The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-19

The first casual glance at the mover
ties in bathing suits leads the shopper
to inquire whether these striking COM
binations will ever feel the touch OF
salt water. They suggest, rather,
chic feminine figure posing on the
sand for an industrious camera hend
or an artist whose speciality Is adVer-
Using posters.
Close investigation, however proves
that the woman who loves aquatic
sports is no longer in the tolls OF
grotesuue costuming. She has been
emancipated and is enjoying to the
full the prospect of taking her daily
swim in a garment which is not only
cut on graceful lines, but can be de-
veloped in any color she might choose
for her morning frock.
MOhairs and POpIins.
Mohairs and poplins in fast colors.
blue, red, green, tan and brown lead
in fabrics Washable silks have a few
firm adherents, but their propensity
to cling uncomfortably and conspicu-
ously to the figure initiates against
them, Flannels are used only in the
cheapest grades of bathing suits and
are distinctly old fashioned.
Never before have such elaborate
trimmings and braidingS been shown
on bathing suits. This is largely due
to the fact that the manufacturers
have advanced in the weaving of
washable braids and embroidery ma
terials.
The diversity of designs on which
bathing suits are cut this year shows
that manufacturers have awakened to
a realization that all women do not
took alike in the surf. There are de-
signs for stout women and for thin;
high-necked blouses for thin girls, and
beautiful round necks for girls with
plump threats and shoulders. There
are elbow sleeves. three-quarter
sleeves and sleeves which are mere
puffs. All the smart suits have the
three component paTts-bloomers,
skirt and blouse-worked into one sim
gle, solid, non-partable garment.
Trim Fitting Skirts.
Another feature common to all the
new bathing costumes is the trim,
fitted appearance of the skirts. They
are shaped to the figure and have lost
that loose, baggy effect which char
acterized them in the past.
For example a dark blue mohair,
trimmed with white braid, has a simu-
lated skirt yoke with three rows of
the white braid, fitting snugly around
the hip. The five cores which COM
pose the skirt flare broadly below the
knees, and are finished with three
more rows of braid. The blouse, which
is laid in large box plat down the
front, has round neck, outlined by
three rows of braid, and both blouse
and skirt open on the left side.
A dark green mohafr has a snugly
fitted skirt and blouse that is tight
fitting around the neck and shoulders
and plated into the belt in fine tucks.
1t is cut low at the throat with a
square sailor collar, and fiat, knotted
tie of very pale ecru mohair, trimmed
in a darker shade of ecru washable
braid. The belt matches the collar,
and the shoes are of tan-colored can
vas, with darker tan laces and stock
ings to match.
A Pretty Suit.
A pretty dark mohair is trimmed
in a fetching design of narrow white
braid. The front gore of the skirt is
plain and narrow, and there is slight
fullness over the hips and in the back.
The bottom of the skirt flares, and
each gore is outlined by three gradu-
ated rows of the white braid, each
finished with a white button. Three
lines of the braid run over each
shoulder in graduated lengths to form
a "V'' shaped effect back and front.
The short, puffed sleeves have three
rows of braiding running down from
the shoulder, and a high standing col
lar is finished in the same way, while
the narrow box plat down the front
of the waist has white buttons ar
ranged in groups of three. With this
is worn a blue and white Tam o.
Shanter.
The stockings are dark blue, and the
canvas bathing slippers black. White