Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
sArHINo SpITS.
some of the Designs Worn at the scashore
This Season. "


Her bathing suit is Just now the
chief consideration of tho summer girl,
says the Now York World
First, there is the satin suit, which
promises to become fashionable
favorite 1t is made in all colors,
including black and white and makes
O very effective little costume besides
showing praiseworthy reluctance to
absorb water. 1t is not adapted for
the most pronounced athletic feats, as
it requires rather a generous supply Of
underwear and very stiff corsets The
bodice fits as snugly as any house
gown. and the skirt is drawn rather
scantily about the figure. The trousers
are usually omitted in a suit OF this
sort and long black tights arc worn
instead. When tho wearer of black
satin bathing Buit, with it's rows of
gay scarlot braid, appears on the beach
she has every appearance of being
dressed for fancy dress ball. The
most desirable feature of her striking
attire is that it's smooth fitting waist
and bouiTant sleeves shed water like
birds plumage.
White suits are among the newest
fads, and are usually made of mohair.
They are frightened by deep sailor
collar of red or blue, and have in addi-
tion the usual trimming OF fine rows Of
braid Most often they are made very
simply with braided vest, gathered
bodice. tiny sleeves and short skirt.
A silk sash matching the collar is
ofton pretty addition to whito suit.
Among the inexpensive ready made
suits, the serges and tiannels, there is
one model which seems TO have wide
spread popularity. This is composed
of short skirt and high gathered
bodice, all in one, with full under
trousers in separate Piece. Some
times there will be wool tights instead
of the trousers, tho tights being pro.
| forrod by many as allowing more free
dom in movement. The sleeves of these
suits are usually in short puffs, and
| tho neck of tho. bodice is commonly
| finished with braid sailor collar. The
more inexpensive the suit the moIeit
runs to white braid, zigzag and plain,
and the bigger its collar. uftts.
Among the choice ready made bath
| ing suits, those of satin, silk and
mohair, there Is one model where the
waist and trousers arc ia one piece aud
the skirt in another. N
With these, too, tho skirts are n
shade wider than those Of the cheaper
suits and the ubiquitous sailor collar
scarrer Ono dashing little suit of
black satin had tho neck cut quite low
and finished with a rose quilting of the
Same. Tho sleeves were in short double
puifs and threo Norfolk plaits back
and front of the bodice, was another
novelty. Another bathing dress of upl
common daintiness and elegance was
an importation in yellow China silk.
The bodice of this tapped suIplico
fashion in front, and was ornamented
across the bust with clusters of wide
tucks. The skirt and short puff sleeves
were also tucked and the bottoms
of the under trousers gathered over an
elastic band into tiny frill just below
the knee.
With the smartest mohair suits there
is a tendency to contrast in color,
which will be found very decorative on
the right girl. The suit will be in
one tint and the trimming in another,
in bands for the skirt and with perhaps
a jacket effect for the bodice, and in a
narrow belt or pointed girdle to hold
the waist in trinity. The plain waist
models arc made with pointed yoke
back and front, with plated or gath
cred lower portion.
Yellow is an excellent sea- water
color in tho plain mohair, and IL a
good quality can be had narrow
black and white stripe may be selected
from the novelties. One in blue or
rcd, with white spotts, would combine
dashingly with plain colors or white.
In tho way of adjuncts it seems gen
orally admitted that any easy corset OIL
some sort Of boned body is now a
necessary part of proper bathing got
up, says tho Cleveland Leader. The
trim adjusted look of many of the
bodices depends on q support under
meath. though, of course, many very
light figures may not require ono.
Ii the bathing girl is very thin, how
ever, a corset will build out to more
agreeable limits and helps to keep her
clothes in neat bounds, and in hor
case-as well as for very stout figures
u genuine corset will be found more
satisfactory than the loss defined bone
bodice.
In the matter Of stockings, if colored
ones are to be worn, care should be
taken to select those that will not in
crease the size Of tho fest and ankles.
a size smaller than is generally,
worn will keep the feet from spreading
too much and for slender extremitiee
there are some gay coored stockings
with black sock effects that arc very
stunning. Tho black and dark blue
ribbed and open work hose are also
effective, but thick ankles and clumsy
understandings will find their defecls
emphasized 10y any but tho plainest
black stockings.
For tender feet there are bathing
shoes of black jersey cloth with cork
soles, and the usual clumsy long stock.
ings arranged in the same way.
These, however, are all IN very bad
odor with pretty bathers, and at New.
port and Narragansett last summer il
was observed that many small feet
were protected by little sandals of blacl
or colored satin with cork soes. These
were strapped daintily around tho foo
and ankle with narrow satin ribbons
crossed over the instep. With shapel,
foot the effect was charming.
For women who have pretty wavy
hair, hair that the salt water only
turns unto love locks and graceful
mesheH, it has now come to be quite
the thing to wear nothing on tho heal
while bathing Those who have
straight hair, or who dislike to wei
, their heads, wear oilskin CAPS, oyeI
which bright silk handkerchief i.
tied in front in coquettsh bow. Fol
the sun there is bathing hat of oil
skin with puff crown and the brin
, shirred on wires like u childs lawn hat