The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
The Swimmer and !; '. E ......... :. the Tennis Player
Bathiner Costumes and Cloaks-The New Blouse 10 ,: s,s Athletic Young Women-Outing Suits 7 < T'qggz s1so1a, and Morning Wear
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and Morning Wear

-TARLY summer clothes have char aeter of, their own. They are
 lighter than. those Of spring and less firnsy than those for August. s5uting- costumes, blouses to play golf End tennis in,~trim skirts for walks, little frocks of chal1ie and cotton voile for cool evenings. - --
 --i Bafhings dresses are. of course. in 5s vor -fn- Jiily. as they are in August s,nd among the wise minority who &now-tl1at bathing is at it's best then, IT September too. I"
 For children bathing suits of jersey .ssoth of. .bright.red. are the safest as well as- the prettiest. A scarlet suit tar1ruts get beyond the danger lines .sery well without attracting attention. while it is a difficult business for the mother or maid watcher on shore to keep track of a small blue-clad bather. 1t was ,Narragansett Pier that orig mated the pretty bathing dress. When our mothers were young, grey and blue flannel was the only wear for sea 1aths.-The uglier one looked the greater proof of ones modesty was it. The maiden who shrank even from the ambrace of the sea made herself look such a freak that one marvels that it wasn't Father Neptune who did the enrfnking. Those flannel bags trimmed with white braid and Ip4ds with pam talets and long skirts were enough to turn the tide
 But we have changed with a. venge- nce,.and let those who say that we are not an artistic nation and that this Is not a beauty-loving age cast their tyes u,eo5h upoh ths nymphs that sport in fhe waves or ornament the coast re- borts from Maine to California and see how promptly he will revise his opin- jon. The first presentable water suits were made of mohair. That was con sidered quite a step toward the aesthetic. millennium The girl with a fnohair suit looked down upon her fan pel -bloused fellows and they ~cheered each Ofh hef-with tfe assurance that she of the mohair suit must feel terribly chilly and would undoubtedly have Pneumonia, if not consumption, before She had taken the regulation twenty one dips, '~
 {. ThE next step was tickfng-some of it striped broadly in white and blue, 4or all the world like the mattresses. IL was heavy when dry, but not as heavy ass flannel when. wet, as the water felr from it like water off the back Of the proverbial duck. Duck lawn came next, q fine grade of tick ing or denim. It is still used and wears splendidly. In reds >and greens and blues it makes. mos seryioeable, and attractive-suits. Jersey cloth is an- other old favorite come back this year and in wide demand by women who have a tendency to get blue in the face after dip in the sea. The wool next the skin wards off the blue complexion. The sweater suit, which is a novelty of the ,mprnef frt: Serves ftheT same pur- pose as the~jersey suit. The sweater accompanies the suit and one can slip it on the moment one emerges from the breakers and theR-Femove it before Hle second dip If, preferred it san be svorn- in the water. Many girls who kwira, well say that a sweater is preferable to a blouse of any kind, as j1 gives complete protection and al most perfect freedom of motion. f y. The. tafeta silk bathing dress has its