South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
VIVID HUES FOR
SWIMMING SUITS
All the CoIors of Rainbow Ap-
pear in New Bathing Dresses
for Women.

The women's bathing suits Of this
season are more brilliant than ever
before; they contain every color Of
the rainbow, in all sorts of pretty
combinations, and they are really
things OF beauty, a joy to the eye at
least, whether they are the most prac-
teal for swimming purposes. Bathing
suits. like everything else in woman's
garb have felt the changes of the past
year. The new colors must be worn
and the attractively-c swimming
dress gives an advantage for the use
OF many of the shimmering materials
now so popular.
A notable tendency in the new
bathing suits is 10 leave the waist as
free as possible. This does away with
the pressure so common in street and
wasted effect. One of the advan-
tages of the latter is that an elderly
woman can have the outline of the
young girl
French ideas have also been taken
up at the American beaches, with the
effect that boomers have become
quite popular OF course, the extreme
French swimming modes will never be
popular in this country, but the fash
ion makers have changed and COM
bined the ideas in such manner that
they are altogether attractive and
practical
Boomers Are Worn.
Quite a number of women are
wearing the short, full boomers with
a short Russian blouse to cover them.
The latter is held in at the hip by
belt, usually of the softest Of kid. The
boomers seem to be quite as modest
safer than the usual cumbersome
swimming skirt and do not hold so
much water.
Women who are expert swimmers
rarely wear skirts, for they hate to
be hampered in this manner. But
those swimmers usually put in the
most of their time at private swim
ming pools. Beach swimming calls
for the conservative costume, and
skirts or the baggiest of bNolners
must be worn.
Red and blue satins. combined with
other dainty materials, are being
much used with some of the newest
bathing suits. Dainty, fanciful and
really attractive caps and coquettish
fichus go with all suits. whether they
are worn at the private swimming
pool or at the public beach. visit
to one of these beaches is about the
only way in which one can really OBJ
tain an idea of how many different
cuots and materials have found wear
ers.
Many Styles Shown.
There is no set style of how the
suit should be made. Each woman
swimmer who has her suit made ac-
cording to her own ideas, has ideas
of her own, and as long as the ideas
are conservative. they may be made
use of without attracting the least
attention with the glaring colors.
At one time there was a tendency
l. Of p
serge, but this material has been
drag. Satin for bathing suits has
undergone a waterproofing process
Which has made 1t highly thought of,
while taffeta is also one of the ia
vored materials.
Like the colors, almost every ma
terial has a call. For instance, shan
tung, a striped ticking and crepe of
the japanese variety are all popular.
One very pretty suit is of satin, with
a deep turnover collar Of white ba-
tiste and a patent leather belt. This
sort OF suit can be made very attract
i've, no matter what the color select
ed.
Bright Colors Popular.
And all the accessories conform
with the same ideas. There is a pre-
dominance of color in everything. The
cap can have bright reds and blues,
the stockings and slippers do not
have to match the suit and there is
an endless variety TO pick from. The
newest bathing slippers have very
SO 2 soles OF rubber or wool, and they
are made very light in order TO serve
the sole purpose of protecting the feet
without hampering the swimmers
movements.
The sailor collar has been almost
displaced by the small turnover coll
lar but where the former is favored,
1t Is a good plan 10 have il securely
fastened TO the blouse at the corners,
in order TO prevent it's Tapping in the
swimmers face and causing a con-
tinual annoyance.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.