Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-19

MARGARET MASON'S !
NEW YORK LETTER :
BY Margaret Mason.

~ Wbdt SdiSS n0oOus
Mother, may / go out to swim?
Yes, my darling daughter.
Blu be sure to take your rubbertzed scarf,
Your bathing wrap,
Your knitting bag,
Your beach cushion,
And your beach umbrella,
So you'll be attired as you'd ought'er
There's nothing to it II you a to
be in the swim this season you'll need
a wardrobe trunk to carry all the little
accessories of your bathing costume.
A bewildering array of beach c,Ish-
ions, round, oblong, or the square or
linens, satins and taffeta are all
matched up with accompanying bags to
hold your knitting and beach umbrellas
to keep off the ardent sun n attract
the no less ardent son.. TIC be a success
on he or the surf o simply
must have one of these swagger sets.
You can pick the shape of your cushion
to suit your own outlines.
Then there are the stunning bathing
wraps of satin or jersey with a rubber-
lied lining. Modern sea nymphs are all
wrapped up in these dashing toga like
garments. Some are in one toned jersey
conspicuous for the richnes and vivid
ness of that one toned Tue while others
are 4 mass of V%aricOlor and moderniSt
design that would make a scene from
the Russian ballet look sick and pallid.
Divers ones are bound around the edges
with a contrasting tone while again q
fringed finish is a ~favorite.
IL you are wearing one of the new
fringed CARTS of tinted rubber with a
border or squares Or dots in a contrast
ing tone you can turn almost as an eff
fective cold shoulder and a much less
involved n than when all done up in
one of the voulminour bath wraps.
Much seems to have gone to the
aquatic damsels head judging from the
Oriental turbans of wound rubberized
silk finished with fringe or rubberized
tassels. the rubberized Quaker bonnets,
rakish rubberized tams with rubberized
pompoms n every form of rubberized
military cap. irrespective Of allies or
one piece affair Of jersey satin or tat
feta, with the accent on the jersey worn
over little straight Knockers of matching
material.
The jersey ones which are particu-
larly smart are banded around the
sleeveless armholes and the reckless
necks and the knee length hens with
embroidered designs of worsted in
brightest shades.
The taffeta suits Of black or blue are
most effectively plain with a piping of
gaily colored figured silk kept ali on
edge or a wide sash girdle Of Roman
striped, plaid or Oriental designed silk,
Shades of Miss Cleopatra Ptolomey,
but the new Egyptian bathing suits
quite take the palm (of course a date
palm) for being up to date by reverting
to the most ancient date. Smartest
things in bathing suits in the Nile and
in the days of the Rameses nave been
dug up for our 1917 adornments. The
suits are of satin in dark shades
though n Of Nile green is most appro>
pirate - and they are little straight
lined, n piece models like their more
conservative and conventional Jersey
sisters. They are appliqued, however,
around the low neck, arm holes and
around the hem with lotus flowers,
queer two headed gods and ~hierogyph-
les in most approved mummytcase de-
signs and colorings. There are stock.
n g and bathing shoes and caps shaped
like Egyptian headdresses and beach
cushions and parasols, and, yes, even
knitting bags all appliqued to match.
They are a sort of cross between little
Egypt and a package Of cigarets and
o can't help feel the sands Of the
desert were a much more fitting setting
for 'e1n than the sands of Bailey's
Beach or Atlantic City. Some of the
bronzed life saving guards might be
pressed into service as Nubian slaves
and retainers, just to carry out the local
enemy. that you glimpse bobbing above
the pillows, OF resting above the beach
pillows.
AS for the bathing suits themselves
they are surprisingly simple, service.
able and swimable this year. They are
almost invariably a little straight lined
color and a few lighthouses shaped like
the pyramids wouldn't be amiss.