The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-08

New York, May 3.-1n spite of wars
and run1ors of wars, the dressmakers
and milliners are overwhelmed with
their spring colors, and firm in the
faith that Spanish warships will never
even sight our shores, the traffic in
bathing suits is strong and steady. The
wholesome policy, with regard to SAIL
water costumes, that grace and charm
are most essential to their proper rep
resentation, is maintained with vigor
this season, and from France have been
imported some most delectable designs.
AT the French watering places a
pleasing gaiety of color is characters
tbs of bathing dresses, and careful
F'renchwoman would never be satisfied
to coQuette with the ocean in the sober,
unbecoming blue flannel toys the aver
age American is content to wear Per
hapS it is the talk of war, or maybe
just a phase of the infinite variety of
feminine taste, but a deal of cheerful
red has made its appearance on the
bathing dresses. There is a shade of
warm cerise 1annelette that has caught
the popular taste, and is in process OF
making, with a dull sang de boeuf,
black or cream, white braid, for smart
and lively bathers.
A close vale, smooth surface serge,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DIS MdlCIlDIOOls Is Sent Jul
by the manufacturers as a temptation
30 those who are bound for a summer
by the sea. So light and sprngy is this
goods that it does not become water
logged, as will the ordinary serge or
flannel, and on retreating from the
waves the bather in an instant, is al
most as dry as the proverbial duck
back. A clear water green, navy blue
and steel blue are some of the colors in
which this excellent goods can be
bought, and what the tailor suits have
lost in braiding, the bathing dresses
have gained
CUT AND DECORATION.
The most extensive scrolls and frets
and fioriated designs, in broad and mar
row braids. of white, black blue or red.
wander ornamentally over the blousy
waists and short petticoats of these wa
ter dresses. Occasionally braids of two
colors. as red and white for example,
are applied TO a navy blue serge suit,
or a purely white costume will be en-
HANGED by most appropriate wavy lines
of narrow turquoise blue wooden SOU
tache.
There is no exception to the rule of
low neck and short sleeves this summer
and yet as the bathing suits have in a
way become more elaborate and snowy,
they are also more sensibIy cut Very
wool. A fine mohair is used for this
purpose, and those who wish to wear a
species of corset when bathing can
have their mohair boomers made g.
part Of the lightly-bound stays.
The majority of good skirts are killed
in to the belt so artfully that there is
slight bulk about the waist. and vet
ample fullness at the hem. Nine out of
ten skirts are also bifurcated which
ADDS infinitely to the bather's ease,
while the plated folds conceal this ar
rangement There are, of course, count
less women who along the northern
shores, persist in wearing in the wa
ter the comfortable and dangerous mo-
mar dresses. They more than ever this
summer will exercise a fatal attraction,
since the shops are showing gayest
plaid poplin bathing dresses.
OF course, there are charming plaid
serges to be had, and. persuing the
vogue of the Scotch stripes to the very
waters edge, we see undeniably pretty
outfits all in these criss- cross bands of
gaudy color. That is. not only are the
skirts and blouses Of plaid hanneIsor
mohair, but with these Highland stripes
are worn caps of plaid silk and bright
plaid stockings. A few of such suits
are decorated with fringe. but so bulky
decoration only appeals to the woman
who paddles daintily in the salty shall
lows.
BATHING HOSIERY.
Stars and stripes and rings and bars.
characterize the very long hose. that, |
On the counters call for feminine admi
ration and patronage. Now it has al !
ways been an active grievance of the
woman bather that unless she wore
tight round carriers, o. 4 corset with /
elastic supporters taerefron. she had
no approved means of girding on her
hose. stocking all down guyved as
Hamlets, does not add to ones appear /
ance on the beach, hence many com !
plants.
Now the manufacturers believe they /
have fulfilled a mission of great /
benevolence in offering bathing tights /
which serve as stockings and boomers