Word: dresses
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...WELLS, Sec.The photograph of the CLASS DAY OFFICERS will be taken at Pach's, Tuesday, at 1 p.m. The photographs will be taken in dress suits, and caps and gowns; wear cap and gown outside dress suits. Every man must be present...
...gowns will be worn all day, and through the evening. No dress suit will be worn, or if it is, it must be worn under the gown. It is expected that, as usual, visitors and under class men will not wear dress suits in the evening...
There is one point in the committee's recommendations which we should be inclined to question. The committee doubtless has admirable and well considered reasons for deciding that the gowns shall be worn through the evening. While recognizing the advisability of having the Class Day dress as uniform as possible, and while seeing the force of feeling which wishes to keep up the scholastic idea of the senior class throughout the whole day, we cannot but believe that, practically considered, the gowns on a hot June evening, especially in a crowded room where there is dancing, will be rather uncomfortable...
...special recognition, a great point would be gained. They might, for example, occupy some prominent position in the procession, and take such places in Sanders Theatre that they could easily be called up to receive their degrees in person. Then, too, there might be some distinguishing mark about the dress, something to show that such and such men are those who have attained the highest grades of scholarship in their college course...
...carefully and consistently written. The description of the little old lady is so telling as to be worthy quoting, though it consists of only two sentences. "She must have been about sixty, but her face was one of those so thoroughly good that they almost seem pretty. Her dress was exquisitely neat, and her hair was drawn smoothly back from the forehead and partly hidden by an immaculate white...