The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-21
Would Put Skirts
OH Mermaids
OF Waikiki Beach
Women's Auxiliary Of outfiouer
Club Objects To Extreme Styles
Affected BY Some and win Ask
Supervisors To Tabu Them

II the desires Of a large number Of
Honolulu women arc crystallized into
legislation, rs they expect, Waikiki
will see less Of the women bathers in
future than can now be noted by OBJ
servaht beach louhgers. A campaign is
being launched for an ordinance talu-
ing the styles Of costumes affected nv
some Of this season 3 mermaids and re-
curing an extension on the suits both
fore and oft.
According 20 the plans Of commit,
tee Of the Women s Auxiliary of the
OTtrigg,r Club, a petition carrying the
names OF two to three thousand Homo
lulu, w"nsa is to be presented to the
board Of supervisors ASKING, for an
ordinance prescribing the limits on
female bathing suits. The proposal has
taken practical form and members, Of
the women's committee presented the
matter last night before the OutrigGer
Club for its official endorsement.
No Street ParadSs
The hope is to prohibit the wearing
y women bathers Of mems One-piece
bathing suits and OF costumes that IRE
decollcte by five or six extra inches
md coy as to skirts to the point Of dis
appea rance. It is also expected that
the ordinance will prohibit the promen.
iIle OF nymphs in the semi nude aiong the
public thoroughfares leading to the
beach. Hereafter, when the ordinance
ecOmes law, fair bathers must pro-
lde themselves with full length over
arments when tripping over the as.
\ halt on the way to the beaches.
eve do not want, TO be put down as
orudcs, nor do we want to cumber swim
mers. with so much clothing that their
1 free movements in the water will be in.
'onyeniehced, but we do want to stop
uch exhibitions as are now making
Wuikiki notorious,'' said n spokeswo-
nan for the Women s Auxiliary yes
'erday, " We proposelto secure, II we
an, en- ordinance prohibiting such. cos,
times as are positively indecent, such
| regret to say 1t, as some woman bath.
Hrs are now using.
lust Above the Knee
1--WE propose the prohibition of the
Use of mems suits by women, requir
ing women bathers to wear q costume
With skirt reaching to just above the
knee, and not cut more than four inches
deep at the neck. We do not care what
lateral is used in these, nor are We
,oing TO suggest the use Of stockings
" anything as extreme our way as the
ostumes now worn by some are extreme
n their way. All we want is to stoI
he displays that, are today making 4
necessary for some mothers to keeI
heir children away from the swimming
beaehes.
1--WE expect to get the signatures Of
1t least two thousand. decent women e
,ur petition to the board OF supervi
'ors an Mr., Cristy has agreed to draft
n ordnance for us"
-Iife Guard Oensors
| II is suggested that the life guards
along. the beach be given special police
overs TO enforce, the expected ordi
IanCe, while special police win be used
It the beginning to warn offenders Of
he ordinance,
"We do not expect women to scrap
heir costumes all at once, but we dc
xpect to get rid. Of the most glarinf
'orms Of immodesty at once anG
| TnduaIly cleaI lhe peach OF HI OF theH
'"fore the end Of the summer" sayi
his spokeswoman. ct am sure mos
"eople will agree with us in this. There
re suits being, worn. today by Som'
women that no man would be seen in
Such costumes as some wear arr
creating a condition that is hurting
waikiki. We have heard all the way
rom San Francisco OF the shameless
'xhibitions made. publicly and waikiki
~ becoming known as an Immoral place
rhis IA not the kind Of advertising thu
rromotion committee and others whC
owe Honolulu want, wO are sure. ."