The Arrow, Vol. I, Issue 5

              V oM f C o l l e g e o f S a i n t Ro se , A lb a n y , N. Y., A p r i l 7, 1936 No. 5
Vlie coiregg Of Sf. Rose
Albany, New York
Archi>'»t; Caster
STYLES FOR EASTER
Have you felt that certain urge for new
clothes which arrives simultaneously with
the first spring breeze? If you haven’t,
you’re bound to experience it soon. Last
Sunday, while reading the New York Times,
I felt that indescribable sensation creeping
over my being and making me clothes con­scious.
The stores advertised such good-looking
suits, topcoats, dresses, that sud­denly
my winter clothes seemed dowdy,
drab, and lacking in dash. None of the so-called
“touches to brighten the winter
wardrobe” could ever do anything for mine
According to the advertisements of the
Times, practically everyone will be wearing
a suit of one form or another. If you’re
going to have a tailored suit, be sure it is
correctly tailored. There is nothing a man
is more privileged to critize in a woman’s
w^ardrobe than a suit which is supposed to
be like his own. A New York firm offers
the services of the tailor of their men’s shop
to make your suit. Regardless of whether
your suit is being made by a tailor or a
manufacturer, it will be cut from the same
bolt of material wliich supplies cloth for
men’s suits. We have been told that
Schiaparelli regrets having introduced the
grotesque, exaggerated shoulders he in­vented
three years ago, so beware of ex­tremely
broad shoulders in your suit.
Choosing accessories will be great fun.
Since the suit itself will be of dark or
neutral coloring, there are limitless color
combinations to show your individuality. I
love buying shoes, so I’d naturally start
selecting them first. This year the manu­facturers
are trying harder than ever to
put over ’ colored shoes. By the way, what
do you think of this new shade, russet,
which was originally introduced in shoes
last fall and is now being used for every­thing!
Even if you don’t like it, you have
We have now reached the middle of
Holy Week, the week in the ecclesiasti­cal
year dedicated to the Passion of
Christ and during which our thoughts
should center on the sufferings of our
Lord and our actions be performed with
special reference to consoling Him and
His blessed Mother who suffered with
her divine Son.
If we unite ourselves on Good Friday
at the foot of the cross with His sorrow­ful
Mother and the beloved disciple, we
shall surely be among the first to greet
our Risen Sayiour on Easter morn.
I trust that Christ our King, risen
from the dead and triumphing over death,
will bring to each of you a great share
of joy and gladness so that you may join
in the exultant Easter hymn of Holy
Mother, the Church, and sing with heart
and voice the oft-repeated Alleluia.
—Dean S. R. L.
to agree that it makes a grand color for
accessories. New materials for shoes are
also being introduced—gavardine, suedy
leather, reverse calf.
I think it will not be necessary to discuss
mannish hats, we’ve seen so many of them
around already.
A variety of frilly blouses is being shown
by a New York concern to bring in that
feminine touch (it isn’t wise to copy the
men completely—they won’t like it).
You must have at least one pair of short
gloves closed by one button on the back
to use with the suit. And I almost forgot
the necessity of a buttonniere to complete
the costume.
If, because of figure defects, you can’t
a.fford to go mannish with ypur outfit, many
a,lternatives are left. A hat with gaily
colored flowers will do the trick, if you
prefer to be alluringly feminine. To help
carry out the idea, select a dress with soft
frills about the neck, and a dress coat.
Colored gloves are quite fashionable. A
touch of color somewhere—trimming on
your hat, a boutonniere—gives a cue for the
color of your gloves.
MR. IRVINE
Mr. Harry Irvine, professor of Dra­matics,
returned to the college from New
York City, Sunday April 5, after having
played the leading role in the successful
stage production, “Murder in the Cathe­dral.”
Most of us at the college know Mr. Irvine
more in the capacity of director than in the
capacity of actor. His repeated successes
in directing the Shakespeare plays of past
years have proven his prowess as a director.
His recent appearances in New York plays
has confirmed our judgment of him as an
actor.
Of Mr. Irvine’s interpretation of the
Archbishop, the New York Herald-Tribune
states:
“There is an admirable performance in
the rule of Becket by Harry Irvine, who
brings dignity, eloquence, and a convincing
air of spiritual fineness to a difficult part.”
“At a time in life when some men retire,
Harry Irvine—in T. S. Eliot’s “Murder in
the Cathedral,’^ has achieved the triumph
of his career.”
If you prefer to be well tailored but not
in a suit, you may choose from a great
variety of coats. There is the reefer, the
balmasson, the new box coat, or the chester­field.
In using a coat of this type for the
nucleus of your spring wardrobe you have
unlimited opportunity for working out color
combinations.
Whatever you may choose as your spring
outfit, remember well grooming is the basis
of attractiveness and without it, the most
expensive, wellTchosen clothes will never
make you fit for the Easter parade.
MASTERFUL TRIOLET
(Produced by Versification Class)
I sat on a bee.
Oh, what a calamity!
I said “Wo.e is me”.
I sat on a bee.
I wished for the sea;
I doubted my sanity.
I sat on a bee,
Oh, what a calamity!