Calves, Knees, Waists

What U. S. college girls are wearing, and how they feel about such a fighting subject as the corset was revealed last week by Manhattan's Women's Wear Daily. Surveyed, and well surveyed, were campus fashions at Smith, Wellesley, Vassar, Sarah Lawrence (see above), Duke, Purdue, Chicago. The corset found few defenders. One Smith girl, declaring "Beauty at any price," was for it; and a Vassar girl predicted that "they'll come to it" if the fad lasts. Other trends:

>Skirts range from a conservative two inches below the knee to a little above it, which Vassarites "seem to love." Duke and Purdue reported no above-the-knee skirts at all.

> Slacks, grey flannel or corduroy, are popular at Vassar, Smith, Sarah Lawrence, are forbidden at Wellesley and Duke. Purdue co-eds like jersey culottes (pants disguised as skirts).

>Socks reaching just below the knee, launched as a successor to ubiquitous ankle socks, have not caught on, although cold weather may bring them out. A Chicago girl wearing them was stared at. Wellesley finds them "very unflattering to legs."

>Hoods are good with raincoats and evening wraps.

>Smith girls are wearing bustles in the evening.

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