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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 18, No. 5. April 30, 1954
For Females Only... — Stranglehold or how to Tie Him Down
For Females Only...
Stranglehold or how to Tie Him Down
Modern fashions for men have a severe drabness of colour and uniformity of design: there is almost no outlet for individuality. Women are more fortunate—every inch of their clothing Is personal expression—even their lips can be adapted to mood . . . When you think of the Immense scope men used to have in their dress—Elizabethan days for Instance—and compare it with the imprisonment of the bottled-up modern man, you understand the disappearance of great exploits and great adventurers, and you realise how important the tie is in the development and integration of the male personality.
It is obvious then that the tie provides the clue to a man's whole character: the following hints may be found useful. Since few men ever change their ties, it is fairly easy to judge what they are like.
- Blue: Gallantry, ability to concentrate.
- Brown: Practical, painstaking.
- Green: Confidence, sense of humour.
- Grey: Sympathetic, enjoys male company and Caf.
- Red: Tendency to impatience, rapid decision.
- Maroon: Normal.
- Yellow: Happy-go-lucky, sudden enthusiasms.
- White: Truth (this colour is seldom worn).
The deeper the shade the deeper-rooted the characteristics.
Beware of the man who wears pastel shades they are the dilettantes the true misogynist. Beware, too, of judging hastily the same colour often denotes the corresponding vices.
- Checks: Large checks show the mathematician, small ones the philosopher.
- Tartan betrays a craving for the glories of Scotland.
- Splashed: The idealist.
- Striped: Diagonal—school-boy complex, shyness, lack of originality; Vertical or horizontal—talkative, tendency to argument.
- Wiggles: Friendly disposition, optimistic.
- Speckles: Difficult to please, definite likes and dislikes.
Knitted ties indicate female affection (less advanced than a Varsity scarf).
The man who wears no tic is the strong silent type unless his shirt is of an expressive nature—though this ran also be a sign of retarded character development and inhibitions.
We trust this review will be of use in advanced study on the subject.