Flesh and Fantasy . . .

"A year ago yesterday . . ." drawls wistful, semi-costumed MARY PENNEBAKER, Radcliffe '51, Hot off the New Orleans delta, she's missing her first Mardi Gras over and reminiscing by trying to show three untravelled Yankees how to tell a Course from a Momus.

It seems this Mardi Gras (Shrova Tuesday to you) came over from France in the old days, and now all kinds of parades, Nalls ("rety formal" says Miss Fennsbaker), and singing in the strects starts happening as early as Christmas time. The whole thing's to keep you going throught Lent, which starts today-Ash Wednesday-and everyone in New Orleans had to immask at tonight last night and head for church.

Getting the word are (left to right): RABRAHA HIGGINS, of Angreta Malue; MARILYN MANNILY, of Falmonth; and SALLY FLETT, of Scaredale, New York. All are freshman irring in Cabet Hall.