Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-07
THE PROBLEMS OF
THE BATHING GIRL

Do you want to have a glorious, good
time at the beach this summer and to
get all the fun and benefit possible out
OF your sea bath, with none of the an
noying consequences so often resulting
from frolic in the waves and restful
loaf afterward on the warm. yellow
sands?
Then take all necessary precautions
against freckles, windburn, sunburn.
faded hair and other mischief that Dame
Nature loves to do summertime before
you go into the water. Do not leave it
all to do after the troubles are SO firmly
established that it takes a long fight to
get rid of them. There are girls who
glory In a nut-brown coat Of tan over
face, neck and arms, and, indeed, to
some wOmen-women with creamy or
olive skins and bright eyes-this summer
browning is often very becoming, and
when 1t fades in the autumn the skin
does not seem to have suffered ap-
probably. But for the fair. thin skin
the peaches -and-cream sort of skin-tan
is not half SO apt to tan as it is to burn
and blister and swell up unbecomingly-
or, worse still, to freckle. Sometimes
long exposure during a single day to
the hot sun results in crop of freckles
which will last whole lifetime, and it
does seem a pity to allow a lovely, fair
skin to run this rsk-or even to acquire
coat of brown which will not come or
for months.
Cold cream and talcum powder are the
invaluable weapons by whose aid sunburn
may be warded OFF, Before leaving the
bathhouse for the sunny beach, rub some
pure. soft cream into the skin of face.
neck and arms. Dip the tip of the finger
into the cream again and again and rub 1t
well into the skin with gentle. rotary
motion. Wipe off all excess Of cream
on a towel and then dust the skin with
talcum powder. which will remove the
shiny look. Safeguarded in this way, the
face. neck and arms may be exposed to
the sun for several hours without i'll eff
feet. II you stay on the beach all day
long second cold-creaming and powder
ing should be given early In the after
noon, for the effect Of the sun is very
schorching.
The wise woman, Of course, does not re-
main on the beach any such length OF
time. but after a dip or two in the waves
and pleasant little rest on the sand.
runs to her bathhouse, gives herself
good rub down and dresses. returning to
the sand II she likes afterward to sit un-
der the shade OF an ample parasol She
will feel much better for her bath and
will be fresher and brighter In the even
ing, while the woman who has baked on
the sands all day in her bathing suit will
be completely exhausted by nightfall.
Girls whose arms freckle easily some
times draw on long silk gloves while sit
ting on the beach. Gloves Of any sort
would, of course. be a nuisance in the
water. and no swimmer would be both
cred with them for a moment but 1t is
not during the brief twenty minutes or
SO in the water that the worst sunburn
is acquired, but in the lounge on the bis
tering sand. Some women have the bath
ing suit made with high stock collar
rather than risk freckles on the neck.
These ugly little brown blotches are
particularly apt to gather on the soft
cushion of fat just at the nape OF the
neck, and once established in this spot
they are exceedingly hard to get rid of.
Don't forget the nape of the neck in the
cold-creaming process. and II your neck
Is a particular beauty point sacrifice q
little Of comfort and wear a high-collar-
ed bathing suit. Black silk or ruohair
suits. smartly cut and with high collars
finished with turnovers of white are al
ways chic looking on a beach full OF
women In Dutch or v necked bathing Co.'S
tunes. II you do not feel that you could
endure the high collar on your swimming
while sitting in the sun or remove the
kerchief from your head and knot II
loosely about the neck
The up-to-date girl nowadays has q
bathing reticule which. with her parasol
or sweater, Is left on the beach when she
goes into the water. In this reticule iS a
soft silk kerchief to protect the neck from
the sun. a pair of silk gloves to draw
over the arms, a tiny mirror, some tai
cum. which may be dabbed on the heated
face with great resulting comfort, and
small comb for the hair.
This brings us to the question OF what
to do with the hair when bathing. There
are caps and caps on the market. each
prettier than the next. but very few of
them really keep the hair dry-particular-
~ II one floats or swims. Even when the
front OF the hair remains dry the back,
down near the neck, is pretty apt to be
soaked. Unless the hair is Immediately
rinsed In fresh water 1t soon becomes
clogged. coarsened and discolored by wet
tings In salt water. and the rinsfng and
drying OF long hair is apt to be a bother
that is neglected when one comes home
tired out from the beach, with just time
enough to dress for supper.
One more bathing hint. When you go
In your bathhouse to dress shake talcum
powder generously all over your body.
This will make the skin dry and smooth
and will assist the process OF dressing,
for usually after a sea bath ones gar
| ments stick and refuse to go on easily.
The busting with powder will entirely
obviate this.