Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19


kS9Y@eg plenty of money to spend, know how
the all essential becoming effect.
Every woman who has given much thought
dress realizes that the of her gowns depends
the becoming line. She has time and
again that the becoming line is far important
than the fabric OF her frocks. its trimming. its
color, and above all things that it is
counts in selecting becoming bathing
what she does not know is how get this becoming
line-how to emphasize 1t in her suit
1t is only the slightly built average height woman
who select her bathing suit at haphazard The
plain woman, the fat woman. the extremely wom-
an, and the disproportonate figure should all give
thought to the subject II by their looks they
wish to add to the gayety OF the nation.
First. and foremost, the figure receive atten-
ton II one is short wasted chested
should patronize the best corsetiere will
permit buy a reputable make of corsets one that
Will apparently increase length the waist, and
in addition to this add width to the narrow chest
Then her gown must be built to accentuate the
broad shouldered long waisted, slender effect.
Every woman should have ideal image of her
self and should force her mind to hold 1t. Her
feature and her form should be but a on which
to build charming individuality. She know
herSelf be able to recognize her good points and
equally conscious OF her bad This is the great
and important secret of knowing how to dress for all
occasions sttfts
Such knowledge, however must be complete and
order TO reform defects be clearly understood.
The thought that feminine loneliness is and has
never been absolutely perfect may help sin making
realize her defects.
Another thing remember that it is the general
Style and smartness are nothing but intelligence
sometimes than the tying of a ribbon.
it means sudythe study of color and the magic Of
the becoming line. 1t means knowing how to lift
dress from merely covering into making 1t living
part of oneself 1t knowing how select one
clothes and how to wear them. Style is the knowl-
edge OF self
1t is the lack of knowledge of her individual type
that makes many women so badly dressed They
want to what they admire regardless Of
or not it is suited to their particular style. The
result is that they usually look II they stepped
from the comic edition of the papers.
For instance. there yet a stout woman
who didn't have a particular fondness for light tan
herself, fashion doesn't concern herself much about
the fat woman. The fashions each season created
apparently for the tall, slender Consequently.
each the stout has troubles OF her
particularly when 1t comes to the selection of
bathing suit.
Thsre is the stout woman who has narrow shoulders
and large bust and hips There is the rolypoly
woman whose legs too short. and the stout
whose waist is too short. Each type of stout woman
must be treated in a different way.
Generally speaking the stout woman's costumes
should always suggest long lines. She should avoid
conspicuous colors' She should never wear gowns
that Mt as IL they were nodded to her figure. She
look comfortable above all things Unless the
stout womans Agure is finely proportional she should
princess styles, but should always show the
waist line softly defined.
The stout woman whose rather short and
fat should always long sleeves and the sleeves
should be made of one material Polka dots are fash
onable in bathing suit materials but they will never
help the stout woman to look her best, while con
spieuous stripes are out of the question too Tn
stout woman colors II she woul
appear smaller than she really is
The tall thin should avoid vertical lines
Horizontal lines are permissible. She should favo
trimmings that run around her skirt. Plats over tn
shoulders will help to give breadth to her figure.
But whether you the thin the stout you mus
that II is individuality that spells smart
In the making of bathing suit we'll Il
dress generally Not individuality that borders on tn
eccentric but the suting OF the frock to the figure
Bathing suits have undergone a radical and sensi
BILE change this From the heavy gathere
sack AFFAIRS of flannel barrel shaped and tap
trimmed they have developed into becoming model
In q wide variety of materials and styles. Mohair
In great repute. Smart adaptations OF this mate
rial In both striped designs OF blue black and gra
and brown. seen. together with chantecler shade
and the always modish black These mOhairs ar
much more serviceable and keep their shapes bette
than the silks which are offered in every conceivabi
hue, except white
In regard to colors black u.s. as usual, the con
sentative and smartest color with navy blues an
scarlet silks receiving good attention. Plaids an
stripes of striking design and color are also con
sidered smart.
ping and sand baths than for actual swimming pul
poses. A number suits made of tafeta, wit
gored and circular hounced trimmed skirts smart
tucked blouses. and button outlined bands.
The sleeves all these suits are short with rath'
wide siEe allowing free swimming movemeI
and eliminating the need of the elastic band playa
once deemed a necessary adjunct on all swimmiu
blouses.
Black Jersey pantaioons are a new bathing su
equipment this year They usually accompany mo
silk swimming suits for practical use, although tbs
may be purchased separately.
Where silk is chosen for a suit II must be OF vi
usually good quality for the best silk has
tendency to become seazy and unattractive after
few dips the water. The 'silk suits OF this
reflect the high style idea In bathing suits. Thu
present practical ideas together with harmonIol
trimming features and are especially adaptable {
reproduction in mohair and serge OF light weight
The princess and peasant tendencies are ever
where exploited and suits made with the skirt al
had ais Init
the boomers either attached to separate u