The White Falcon - 09.06.1945, Qupperneq 2

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« Shown above are striking examples of na ive costumes worn by Icelandic women.
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Native Costumes
Traditions and customs
|2 are strong in Iceland. One
of the most charming is
|| the continued wearing of
II the national costume by
« the older women, both at
home and on the street.
For many dress and cere-
£ monial occasions it is oft-
|| en worn by both young
£ and old alike.
« Unlike many other
« countries which clung to
£ their unchanged native
g costumes down through
the centuries and have
g not discarded them in fa-
ll vor of up-to-date Europe-
« an styles, the Icelandic
« costume has periodically
been modified to keep it
in line with current style
changes. While this lias
not yet shortened the
|| skirts, it has influenced
« the tip of the hat, the ad-
dition of modern coats for
£ outer wear and other
£ minor changes. Conse-
£ quently, it is still beloved
|| and worn by many women
B in preference to any other.
8 While the majority of
£ women in Iceland do wear
£ European and American
g clothing, there are three
|| native costumes still worn.
II The most colorful and ela-
« borate of these is the for-
o mal evening and ceremon-
ial bridal gown. It is usu-
ally of white or black
silk, floor length, heavily
embroidered in gold thre-
ad. A white plirygian silk
cap is worn on the head
with a gold crown under a
white veil. A gold belt
completes the ensemble.
Such costumes, all hand-
made by skilled needle-
women, are expensive
— often costing as much
as $1500. For this reason
perhaps they have ceased
to he worn as often as the
other two.
Another is the semi-for-
mal or dress costume con-
sisting usually of a floor-
length black shirt and
jacket. A seperate ap-
ron, usually of white silk
or lame matches an ela-
borate bow worn on the
bodice. A small black vel-
vet cap, with a long
shoulder-length tassel (us-
ually falling over the right
ear) is worn on the head.
The third costume is
about the same, ex-
cept that it is worn with
a blouse and a bolero lac-
ed together in front by
a gold ornamental chain.
A printed blouse is worn.
For an outer garment, a
fringed shawl is usually
worn over the shoulders,
or, for the dressier cost- «
umes, a floor-length cape. «
In recent years, long, g
black form-fitting coats g
have also been wpr^u-fOld- ||
er women still wear their «
hair in two long braids, jl
shoulder length, with the £
ends looped up. under the £
tipy caps. The origin and g
symbolism of the costum-
es has long been lost in «
c
antiquity, hut they are be-
lieved to he of ancient
Scandinavian design. Up g
until 30 years, ago all Ice- g
landic women wore such 55
costumes, the European ||
styles first being accepted
at that time. «
The men, strangely en- £
ough, have not worn any- g
thing like a native cost- g
ume for the last 100 years. 5!
The last one was some- j|
thing like the tight and «
tunic affair in velvet pop- b
ular with Englishmen in g
the 12th century. Now, the g
men accompany their col. g
orfully dressed wives in ||
either business suits or, J?
for more formal occasions, B
accepted afternoon or ev- g
ening clothes. Top hats g
are often seen on the g
streets of Reykjavik. White ||
ties and tails are common «
sights at fashionable Ice- b
landic gatherings. £
RULES FOR PIN-UP CONTEST
Here is a complete set of rules for the PIN-UP
CONTEST:
1. Contest is open to all U.S. servicemen and wo-
men—with the exception of personnel of the Base
Special Service Section.
2. Address the entriesAo PIN-UP CONTEST, THE
WHITE FALCON, Base Special Service.
3. Entries must be filed not later than midnight,
Thursday, 28 June 1945.
4. Contestants may file only one entry for each
division (i. e., Mother, Wife, Baby and Sweetheart).
5. Each entry must be accompanied by appropriate
data: full name and address of subject and relation
to contestant filing entry.
6. No negatives will be accepted.
7. Only one winner will be selected for each class,
making four winners in all.
8. Two cartons of cigarettes will be awarded each
contest winner.
9. Judges for the PIN-UP CONTEST will be: Mrs.
Louis G. Dreyfus Jr., Miss Susan Broadaus; Major S.
E. Cockrell Jr., T/Sgt. B. Altman, and Sgt. R. C. Hill.
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America. Known for his en-
ergy, Stern in the past year
has made two USO tours to
the Southwest and Central
Pacific theaters and has
toured the U.S. twice.
Four days after the com-
pletion of his last engage-
ment the young virtuoso was
en route overseas on his pre-
sent tour. ,
Associated with Mr. Stern
in USO and concert appear-
ances is Alexander Zakin, a
graduate of the Leningrad
Conservatory of Music. After
touring Central Europe, he
became staff pianist at Rad-
io Luxembourg, most power-
ful station in Western Eur-
ope.
Travelling over 170,000
miles in the past 18 months,
their audiences have ranged
from Carnegie Hall to Guad-
alcanal, New Caledonia and
the New Hebrides.
The USO entertainers re-
port that Tarawa, which
they visited less than nine
months after its fall, was
“beaten up.”
All three performers are
unanimous in their praise of
the American serviceman’s
ability to stand suffering and
difficulties, having seen
many of the victims of the
bloody Saipan campaign.
Lands On Dime To Win Bet
Accepting a challenge, Lt.
John Brian, a troop-carrier
pilot from Washington, Ky„
is reported to have freed his
glider from a transport
plane at 2,000 feet and then
brought it to a halt with its
nose resting on a dime.
He had to- have help,
though, because the dime
was placed on a white sheet
to increase visibilitv.
Casualties Pass One Million
American combat casualties
in this war have passed the
1,000,000 mark, with Army
losses at 890,019 and Navy
losses at 112,868.
Allied Authorities Ponder Problem Of
Disbursing Captured Nazi Gold Stores
Washington officials and
newspapermen are ponder-
ing the question of what to
do with the gold which Am-
erican soldiers captured in
a German salt mine last
month.
According to an ANS re-
port, the currencies repres-
ented in the $100 million
ividual such as Hitler or
Himmler or the property of
the nations overrun by the
Nazis.
Speculation in Washing-
ton indicates that the Ger-
man government might have
transferred the gold to Hitl-
er or Himmler because as
private. funds the money
could not be kept by us.
However, the U.S. wouldn’t
have to recognize the legali-
ty of the transfer.
cache will revert to the
countries which issued them.
The gold, representing
only enough to finance nine
hours of America’s war ef-
fort, poses the problem,
though, since if hinges on the
question whether it is the
gold of the German govern-
ment, the property of an ind-
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