Word: bloomerism
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...Paris' new creations blossomed forth in the magazines. The contrast was startling. Many of the French styles seemed outlandish to the American eye. Jacques Fath offered maternity-like tent coats ("the green cone"); Balenciaga suits had elbow cuffs like parachutes. One Schiaparelli model looked like an oldtime Bloomer Girl (see cut) in an evening gown consisting of a short halter and harem-type underskirt. By comparison, conservative Hattie Carnegie's trim, attractive "spider web" evening gown looked just the thing most U.S. males would like to see their wives...
...season opened last week with a mediocre performance of Moss Hart's "The Great Waltz." The dancing was above par, but the singing and acting were disappointing. This week The Circus is presenting "Bloomer Girl," and in successive weeks, "The Student Prince," "Annie Get Your Gun," and "Finian's Rainbow" will be performed...
Attack: McWilliam (Williams), Wadleigh (New Hampshire), and Patterson (Springfield); Midfield: Fiertz (Dartmouth), Rockefeller (Yale), and Lyons (Dartmouth); Defense: Atwood (Springfield), Fields (Yale, and Bloomer (Dartmouth; Goal: Vincent (Springfield...
First period: Lyon (unassisted) (D), 0:16; Quimby (Bloomer), 1:10; Lyon (unassisted...
DARTMOUTH: Attack: Mason, Fowler, and Caldwell; Midfield: R. Fiertz, Lyon, and Geigerich; Defense: Fenton, Bloomer, and Fauver; Goal: A. Fiertz...