The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-22
BRIEF BATHING
 SUITS GROWING
 MORE POPULAR

It has been the rule with bathing like everything else, that the bath Ing suit fashions change each year But they do not change radically For years the British bathing women nave been ultra modest in the se- lection of their suits. They have in Variably chosen long, bag-shaped af- fairs of heavy material which when wet made it next to impossible for the wearer to swim. Now the shops of London are full of the daintiest of French creations. Abbreviated skirts of cl1nglng mohair and silk are in great favor and there are some sur prlses for the British bathing public now that their season is at it's height
 French women, unlike their sister: in England, have always favored the abbreviated bathing suit. In many of the French watering places the ab- breVlated skirts are worn altogether One of the new fads for the season Of 1911 that has already been adopted by thousands, and to which many of society's physicians have given their professional approval, is that of mas saging with hot sea sand.
 The idea originated with a Paris society woman, and it has been ta- ken up to a considerable extent in this country. It has been found that the sea sand possesses all the health giving properties attributed to the
 
 beautifier of the skin, whereas salt water has certain disadvantages. The sand, when the bath is not taken at the, seashore, is removed with all the salt upon it. It's efficacy is in- creased by heating it, and it is ap- piled With vigorous massage all over the body.
 The Innovations this season are not confined to the fads and costumes of the fair bathers. The old-fashioned bath house is also facing a great change. The square foot area of the stantly increasing until now the same IS a fair sized room. Incidentally to rinse off the sea water under public shower has lost it's appeal. The bathers are demanding individual showers, washstands with hot and tubs. All of these innovations have beeen installed at many of the Allan tic bathing places and have struck the fancy of the women bathers.
 English women. as well as the French, have individual bath houses wheels, and when not in use they are pulled up on the shore When a woman desires to take a dip in the ocean she rents a bath house, gets a check for the same and enters it. Then the bath house is wheeled, she inside
 
 self in the bathing suit and is enabled to step into the water from the bath house. In this way she is not forced to walk down a long board walk be- fore reaching the surf When she is ready to leave the water, she again enters the bath house, dresses, and the house is again hauled back on the dry sand.
 It is easy to make a pretty bathing suit for almost nothing in these days of seamless bodices and narrow petti- coats, and there is no reason why ev- 'ery vacation girl cannot have a charming little silk suit. A pretty model can be made of blue and white striped silk, with bands of plain blue on the sleeves and sailor collar. Necktie and belt can also be in plain blue with the cap to match Knit ted cotton tights are worn under such a suit, instead of the full knickers, the latter being one of the ideas of this season.