Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
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swimming easily and comfortably.
Waists as a rule are not lined but If
a woman is at all inclined to be stout
she will look infinitely better in a
waist made with a lining. A thin
piece of flannel or albatross cloth as
lining to silk or mohair waist, is an
excellent idea, as the flannel against
the skin is far more comfortable, es-
pecially after the first dip into the wa
ter. Skirts are not lined, nor are
sleeves, but lawn lining with yoke
of flannel will vastly improve the ap.
pearance.
What is the correct headgear has
never been definitely settled. Women
who go in for being fine swimmers or
incidentally are blessed with naturally
wavy hair seize the opportunity to tri-
umph over their less fortunate sisters,
and prefer not to wear anything on
their heads, arranging the hair high
on their heads in a most coquettish and
attractive style. The rubber cap, COW
cred with handkerchief or hidden un-
der large hat, solves the problem. of
keeping the hair dry and in curl, If not
naturally curly, and there are some
rubber caps to be found that are in
bright colors and designs, but the silk
handkerchief put on a la bandanna and
entirely covering the rubber or oilslkir
cap is a becoming headgear and an al
ways popular one.
There are no end of fancy straw hats.
many advertised to be trimmed with
unfadable flowers and ribbons on the
poke bonnet order or the large fiat hat.
A peasants cap with fiaring wings is
| one of the latest eccentricities. but it
has not as yet been generally adopted.
The color OF the silk handkerchief is
either the same as the dress or the
trimmings. White, however, is not a
good color to choose, even though the
trimmings may match. Under such
circumstances the color of the dress is
the one to choose.
When cap must be worn the POM
padour should be allowed to show just
little under the bandana handker-
chief, for nothing is more distressingly
unbecoming than a handkerchief tied
tightly over the head, ears and all.
After bathing this part of the hair may
be rinsed out with fresh water if the
breakers have been two violent
Silk Stockings Not Necessary
Silk stockings are not necessary for
bathing unless sandals are worn. The
fashion would prove too expensive for
the average woman. Fine Isle thread
are every bit as good and even if they
last but little longer they can at any
rate be more easily replaced. Open
work hose are never worn with bath
ing costume. With an all blue or red
gown the stockings should be of the
same shade unless there Is considerable
black braiding, in which case the black
hose is effective. With a black cos
tune the stockings should be of the
same color. From time to time sandals
appear and for a while are thought abb
solutely necessary, but almost as sud-
denly they will disappear and for a
while will be quite forgotten. This year
at least one pair has already been pro-
vided with each smart bathing suit.
which looks very much as though this
were a sandal season. The sandals
now fashionable look much like heelless
pumps, with a little strap across the
instep, and if the beach is at all rough
II is of inestimable service. The swim
mer, of course, has no use for this lit
tie slipper, which is quite useless in
deep water and only retards and rend-
ers swimming unnecessarily difficult.
Without doubt an all white bathing
suit is very attractive, but the great
drawback is that it must be heavily
lined, which is apt to render 1t clumsy.
Both white taffeta and white serge are
effective. and the sailor collar may be
of red or pale blue. Deep pastel blue,
one of the smartest of this seasons
shades, is very generally becoming. and
for collar, girdle and handkerchief Is
most attractive with an all white gown.
Instead OF having the wide sailor coll
lar many models are now made with
the square Dutch neck, below which
the material Is laid in wide two-inch
box plaits, the waist fastening ON the
side. This model is new, and hence will
be smart