The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-01
SAILS TO SEE
s. A. FASHIONS
Margaret Mason Says One
Needs Clothes for
All Seasons
DUCK HER IN GOWN
~ MARGARET MASON
Written for the United pressl

bT MAHGANtI MASON
written for the United Press
They say the two Americas.
The South one ard the North,
viii get more ehumny from nov
on;
Ard 40 I've sailed forth
To learn u we'll take tips from
them,
Or we the tlpsters be.
In fashion, drama. ART and life.
I've zone 20 sea TO see.
ABOARD 8. 8. VERDI,
BOUND FOR BAHIA. RIO DE
JANEtRo AND euENoS
AIRES. Aug. i.-ny Mall
with the closer union OF North
and South America. our Get.
ting together with our South
American cousins. we IN osh-
kosh. Seattle. Miami. Buffalo
and Topeka are much con.
eerned.
The cracker barrel orator a.
the corner grocery has settled
European horror. but 10 all
fused ~ over tho interesting
possibility OF Brsrllians and
Areer,inlans ard chilians Get
ting right patty with New
Workers ard Noosl-rt and Ken.
tuekisrs.
The danes in the Venture ciui
are all agog about Ross on South
Of Panama. and al i2ud ~ ant
Broadway n discussion ~ ths
drama IN Rio and HuenoA Aires has
when Was with sothern anc
Marlowe" pushed clear into tbs
last trench.
No wonder that my woman'l
natural curiosity ~ awakened tuQi
that II ever snooxcsl. and that
hay. decided 20 see Tor myself. or
In more expressive pnrlance. e
give our South American cousins
tho once over before Ne get al
chnmmed up. Consequently I told
the passport man my rlehi name
the color Of my hair IN the original
the number ~ my cbins ard the
date Of my birth-bui Why 20
furtherT
Take IL from me. you need four
season repertoire OF clothes. a
bathing suit. a macintosh and .
bottle OF Mo,hcruila n you conten
plate a brief trip down ,hia way
Food for thought and also for this
fishes Il the necessity FOR Mother
nila
Heavy garments arc essential be
cause June. July and August ar,
the winter months In nuenoa Aires
and brides and roses bloom con
trariwiae IN December
Thin clothes arc needed because
Rio has tropi,s, climate. snug
Cling. "a Il does. Just within tbs
torrid zone. 4 mAckiDto4h comes
In handy because. as you sail neai
tho equator. where often the cool
eat weather ~ tho trip In oncoun
tered. the showers are aE srequcn
and fl.eting as any ~ our Apri
best.
"A for the bathing suit. Il "a In
dlspensable first OF all. because o
the advent on board OF Neptune ans
his dauEht"r Aphrodi,c They ap
pear "a the equator 10 crossed. an,
initiate into the mysteries Of Nep
tunes court all those Innocent
who never have crossed the line be
fore
It's a neat and simple service
You first say "howdy" 20 Neptun,
and Aphrpdlie Aye. then Gomez
the rub You are smoarcd viii
lather OF flour a-d water ans
shaved by NsptuneA own barber
and then promptly duckcd in th'
canvas swimming pool set up o.
the lower deck. After being dui,
ducked you arc handed an clabor
aiely engraved certificate. signet
by Neptune Rex. tho skipper ant
divers lesser official lights. whici
entities you to cross tho Equator
unmolested for tho rest % YOU
dayH for one emerged strun.
for preparedness. and convince,
that a bathing suit In time savei
nin"tenths OF the wear Of sal
water dip on a perfectly good din
ner gown.
Your bathing suit comes In hand'
yet again to be donncd whom masii
eating mangoes. which are pur
chased IN great abundance ant
iuiclness at Bahia. Brazil. the frs
port Of call. When eating thi,
tropical fruit you are bound TO b,
covered both with embarrassment
and mRntc.