The Washington times., 1922-06-04

ND in the styles Of today may
be traced all the styles Of
former centuries, a colorful and
multi-fashionbook of styles, with
inspirations and ideas that form
a connecting link for the design
ers of 1922 with those Of the days
when the court decreed the mode
and everyone followed without
question.
Bathing suits have no such her
itage and background, for the very
name was unknown a century ago.
Fashion books Of Nen twenty
years ago contain tsw, II any,
fashions Of bathing suits. 80 we arc
in doubt as to what the bathing
beauties wore when they spent the
summer at the seashore-
Perhaps It is a good thing that
bathing suits have but little his
tory from which to draw inspira-
ton, for those forbears whose rec
ords do exist are cumbersome, un-
comfortable and ugly. None of
the three properties is tolerated
by the summer girl of '22.
On the girl of today rests the re-
sponsibility for the styles. Her
active. out.of-door existence and
her independence, carrying with
them an ability to do anything that
has been or will be done, demands
q new style. quite different from
those of the days when women
were decorative and not supposed
to participate in strenuous exer-
cises.
PATHING as a sport has been
known for thousands Of years.
Venus rose from the foam OF fair
isle Of Cythra, and Poppea, wife OF
Julius Caesar. ordered a private
pool for the use Of herself and her
ladies. But suits figured little in
their pleasure; 1t remained for the
popularity Of watering places and
the development Of the modern
girl to produce the now familiar
bathing costume.
"Godey's Lady's Book" tells you
that ladies never participated In
any such mannish sport and The
Delineator" Of 1890 says, Con
servative dressers cling to the
serge or flannel for bathing suit
ings. The ultra fashionable favor
satin. The favorite style is a
sailor.suit effect with boomers
gathered around the ankles. Above
all is brilliantine, for it does not
cling to the figure"
Picture the astonishment of the
bather Of go II she should meet
the girl on the beach today, a real
Annette Kellerman in her simple
short skirted one-piece suit, rolled
socks and hair confined under a
snug fitting, brightly colored rub
Der cap.
Most women prefer to depend on
caps and other accessories this
year to give the expression OF their
interest in color. Scarlet. flame,
orange, turquoise or grass green
caps do their share to bring about
the pleasing color note. A popu.
lar fad is to wear cap Of neutral.
colored rubber. fastened snugiy
under the chin, and to tie a rub
berized satin kerchief of some ray
color over the cap. In this manner
milady insures herself against wet
hair.
VELVET, strange as II may
' seem, is a leading fabric for
bathing this suits this season. II
is soft and dries quickly and is
light in weight, hence Its popu-
larity. Taffetas, satin and ere
tonnes fashion other attractive
suits.
But for the woman who really
swims, there Is a boyish suit OF
knitted Jersey. like the "Jant-
zen" model pictured. Grace, ease.
comfort and style are combined in
such a practical mode.
Ruffled gingham is moro practi.
cal than a description might lead
one TO believe, for It's undersuit Ia
OF soft, warm wool. and ginghsr
does not fads easily and may he
had IN all the pleasing ooiors.
Even II II were impractical. who
wouidn't like 70 pose for q second