The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-13

Warrington. D. G.. July 10.-Fol-
loving 4 conference with . bathing
suit buyer and conn0isseur, added
to considerable personal ohsesva-
ton and intensive research. NJ are
In 1 position to give our readers
the latest ofacial dope on the sea
side situation.
The big buyer sat back in his
sanctum and nursed m insignih-
cant moustache and . foreign &C.
cent.
THE mems bathing suits this
year? Oh, they will be about the
same a. usual-plain and convict
stripe effects" And he waved his
hand to dismiss the utterly boring
subject Of what man wears when
swimming.
"Well. how about the women!
"Ah!" The authority beamed.
His moustache assumed an angle
indicating Joy and pep. He In
formed NJ that he had just bought
q velvet bathing suit which was .
triumph and which In addition to
its other charms, might be worn
in the water. The cost Of this trifle
named Carry Me Home-Carry for
short-was $3.50, and there was
nun to 90 with It to protect the
bather's hands from the heat.
Garry was produced for the edi-
fcation OF the reporter. and the
buyer, who was now fully warmed
up to his discourse. conhded the
momentous secret that scarfs Of
rubber to match bathing caps will
be worn this year. He further
prophesied that bathing suits will
be worn in the mountains a. q nov.
city next season.
Seen ut q Beach.
But there is not much kick in
talking about bathing suits in q
store. or even in looking at them
on blonde wax models. A nearby
beach yielded more authentic in.
formation as to what is actually
being done in the various beach
circles.
A copper-colored ife-guard treat
ed to grape juice loosened up more
than one would think. He almos,
wept over the new order that for
bids guards at that particular
beach to ilirt with the girls. HI
said that it made it harder to pro
tect human life, because the girl!
all said he was an old crawfish, ant
that if he couldn't be polite, they
wouldn't let him rescue them an,
more.
| The guard admitted that condi
tions are worse at several New
York beaches where women police
men have been given pistols ant
authority to use them if necessary
to keep girls in one-piece suits ant
stockingless knees out of sight.
Il One-piece affairs were barred a
his beach, the guard said, but Their
was no law against fancy costumes
and he pointed out a young woman
clad in a purple suit that was al
most al. evening gown. In fact, j
was more than an e,ening gown
for it had all the low neck charac
teristics Of a woman's full dres
uniform, and the shortness of Skin
made it a bathing suit besides. Tn
wearer tripped lightly down to tn
sand, settled a red rubber hand
kerchief around as much of he
shoulders as possible 1.-THE buye
said they would be wearing 'em
and proceeded to look unconsciou
for the benefit of more fully attire
, bathers.
Obviously her beruffled and flute
costume was not created for Sc
.. duty. The life guard said it re
/. minded him of a girl who took
! strictly beach bathing suit into tn
water by mistake. The suit ha
, depended mainly on glue and dr.
weather to keep it intact, and h
had to rescue the young swimme
with a raincoat.
This cry land bathing suit is tn
,, most striking type this year, bu
|. it is not the most usual. Girls a
a rule put on bathing suit in OF
der to go into the water, and suit
are getting more practical to met
the needs of the athletic yOun