South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-15
New Bathing Suits.

There are bathing suits and there
are swimming suits. and then again
there are suits for sirens with a
liking for sand and rocks and pro
found distaste for salt water.
Among the bathing costumes pre-
sented for the consideration of the
southwark bound crowd one finds all
three types: but there is noticeable
pleasing impeachment between
the swimming suits and the siren
effects.
Apparently one need not choose
twixt the utilitarian and the orna-
mental. says the New York sun. One
may combine the two. and. more
over. may do it without distracting
the attention OF the entire beach
crowd from other matters in hand.
OF course there are still the con
servative and practical bathing suits
of dark colored silk or satin upon
the ordinary lines, and some of
these are good looking; but the
woman who wants individuality in
her bathing costume there are other
things.
The rather amazing bathing garb
evolved last season apparently in a
Bakst dream had piquant and at
tractive features. but was a bit too
spectacular for folk of fastidiOus
tastes. This year the same designer
who was responsible for those pic
turesqUe but explanatory earlier
models has done better things.
His fancy is as light but not as
effulgent. Here and there il energies
unchastened and brings about eff
fects amusing and delightful, though
extreme: but on the whole he has
forced the practical and the piquant
10 wed, and many a modern naiad
Will pay his prices without a muir
muir.
Tussor. tub satin and various other
silks and near-silks are represented
among his costumes, but for the
very best models he has chosen jer-
sey. the finest, softest, loveliest Of
wool jersey. light elastic. easily
dried. so friendly 10 dyestuffs that it
! takes exceptionally good color
tones.
And out OF this jersey he fashions
one piece swimming suits, easy,
I comfortable. allowing utter freedom
of movement. and usually accom-
panied for conventions sake by
overrobes that may be worn or shed
at the wearer's will and accordingly
as one purposes actual swimming or
mere splashing and beach play.
Sometimes satin or silk is COM
bined with the jersey for this skirt
/ ed outer garment and possibly trims
I the swimming tights. but the color
| com binatiOns are seldom loud or
conscipuous and the whole outfit.
! even To the drOlly original caps and
hats. that are made en- suite with
/ the suits, are extraordinary original
| and chic without being too freakish
for good taste.
Gold and dark blue, green and
dark blue. deep purple and gray.
] gray and flame, purple and cerise--
| those are some of the color schemes;
| but where the relieving color is very
| emphatic IL is used sparingly and
| very skilfully. just a narrow bind
! ing of it here, a button of il there.
a gay tassel or a splash of bright
! embroidery.
The soft, creamy gray jersey cos
| tune with its narrow bindings and
discreet notes Of flame is one of the
! most delectable of the collection,
and the unusualness of its lines and
detail makes it notable as any of the
! more fiamboyant models.
Bathing or beach capes are partic.
ularly stunning as TO Innings. Some
of them of course are gay both
without and within. but many of the
best looking are of comparatively
/ quiet tones. even of gray or beige OF
oyster white. voluminOus, all-envel-
oping. and lined with silk in vivid
hues and perhaps in wonderful de
signs One costume has a cape of
Paisley wool. fur trimmed. and the
costume itself is of plain black satin
trimmed in Paisley wool. but this is
one Of The extreme models, despite
its foundation of black satin.
Capes OF plain one-tone jersey
with bordering bands, collar and car
of big block check in the color OF
the suit and some contrasting color
are sometimes good looking, as. for
| example. a model of gold and black
OF bathing caps and hats it is diff.
ficult To write. One must see them in
order 10 appreciate them. Many are
little. close. high crowned affairs OF