Evening journal., 1921-07-02

"BOUT the first Of July Is the
safe and sure time 10 begin surf
bathing. BY that time the water
y Ms warm enough to be comfort
able. except on the Maine and Massa-
chusetts coast-where It is never
warm enough 10 suit some bathers,
not even in mid-August. But enthusi-
astic swimmers cannot wait for any
special date. The call Of the waves
is TOO tempting and by mid-June the
beaches are well filled and the pretty
new bathing costumes begin TO exploit
themselves.
This year bathing costumes are pret-
tier than ever-and each season styles
grow more practical. Some people
frown and protest they grow more i'm
modest with each succeeding season;
these are the folk who held up their
hands in horror when tunic and trunk
swimming suits began to be worn by
women, four or FIVE summers ago. But
now everybody admits that this kind
OF bathing suit Is the most practical,
sensible kind; infinitely more sensible
than a flimsy dress Of clinglng silk
so fashioned that it has TO be worn
over a corset-and this type of bath
those awfu! flannel affairs with braid
trimmed skirts that were always sag
ging when wet, and pulling the waist
out of shape.
Jersey Suits For Practical Use
Now one may have an an-wool
jersey bathing suit In a style so modest
that the primmest taste could not be
offended. Such a suit is all in one
piece, with a short skirt attached at
the belt line and the main garment a
sheath-atting affair with short trunks
that are hidden by the skirt. These
good suits come in various color com
binations and they will stand hard
service. They may be wrung out and
tossed over the branch Of a tree for
drying, without the bother OF careful
rinsing, necessary in the case Of a
dainty silk bathing frock. And they
never have TO be pressed out with an
iron. They are ideal bathing costumes
for all ages Of femininity between ten
and seventy.
After this pattern, but a little more
piquant in style is the orange wool
bathing suit pictured on the maid in
swing. A tricksy little suit is this.
with black belt and trimming band,
and the waist held up by black shoul-
der straps. over her rubber diving
cap the bather has tied an orange and
black silk kerchief, making a dashng
butterfly bow at the left side. Her
stockings are Of black silk with orange
stripes across an open thread pattern
The suit has short skirt attached al
the belt line and the costume Is all IN
one piece, easy to put on and take off
Another wool Jersey suit pictured has
an unbelted tunic a trifle shorter than
the bathing trunks. These trunks are
part of a oDe-piece garment that clings
TO the figure under the looser tunic
This separate garment should alway.
be worn under a clinging bathing tunic
OF this sort; the effect is more grace.
ful and trim, as we'll as much NOR,
modest. But any sort OF corset &.
eliminated now from the bathing cos
tune. No woman who weighs lesl
than a hundred and eighty wears z
bathing corset now. The rigid. for
NAL. corseted silhouette OF the stou
figure Is considered grotesque with
bathing attire which must sugges
supple natural lines. But II the figure
is full. some support is worn undei
the bathing suit; a fitted waist o.
coutr, or a close-clinging garment O.
knitted wool or cotton.
Tassels Part OF Swimming Costume
Tassels are seen on the new bathing
suits and bathing caps-not rubbe
tassels. but tassels made OF wool. An,
the idea is quite practical. for the WOO
tassel shakes out dry and fluffy afte
its immersion in water. A charming
touch of gaiety Is added to a simpl
swimming suit in the way Of tassels a
either hip, as you will note in one o
todays illustrations. This Is one o
the new flannel bathing suits. Nan.