The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-16

outrageous bathing suits; and
" every now and then some bath
" ing beach appoints censor who
Is 10 be stern and incorporating
about the styles permitted on his par
ticular stretch OF sand. But as mat
ter OF fact there are very few out
rageous bathing suits and almost none
TO be found on tho beaches where you
and l do our bathing. At certain
benches pntronized by certain classes
OF people bizarre and outrageous cos
tunes that tho grlm-eyed censor might
take exception to may possibly be dis
covered; but honestly, have you count
ed six such costumes in your own
summer environment?
The truth is that few women really
care to make speCtacles Of themselves
on the sand. Most women go IN bath
Ing 70 have good time and they
like to look "a modest and inconsp!cu-
Gus as possible while engaged in the
sport. The more gaudy bathing cos
tune, the moro panels and scallops
and sashends and fallals It has, the
sadder it looks. coming up out OF the
water; and the average woman
realizes that a simple suit OF good ma
terlal and good lines Is always the
wlsest choice.
One-Picce Slipon Model Rules
The sllpon bathing dress, fastening
at the shoulder has proved so incom-
parably better than any other style
that It is now the regulation mode for
swimming costumes. Tho straight
slipon tunlc may fall straight. or may
be tied in. with a sash. II may extend
.k,.. l. J. l.a.Hg.
tho hip to show fun knickers. Very
smart, and quite inexpensive bathing
dresses are made Of black sateen, the
hip-length slipon falling over fun
bloomers Of the sateen. Near the left
shoulder OF the tunic is an Rppiiqued
fruit pattern---say two apples. one red
and the other orange, with a few green
leaves. The fruit IS cut out OF SILK or
linen and Is appliqued TO the sateen
with black wool
Kn!ckers OF swimming costumes are
gathered into cuffs" now, and are
seldom finished with an elastic and
shlrring. The "cun" may be wide or
narrow and II fastens with one or two
buttons Just below the turn OF the
knee. Some bathing knickers are
shaped like short, loose trunks or
panties but this style OF knicker IS
covered by the short tun!C. which
falls almost 10 the knee.
For Safety Have Air-Vent At Belt OF
Knicker
on this page, several times, has
been printed warning about the
danger OF almost alright bathing
bloomers. And there Is no harm in
repeating the warning. Bloomers fas-
tening closely at the wa!stline and
knee become, after being immersed in
the water and partly dried out again.
almost alright In short they are
another kind OF water-wings, Filled
suddenly witk air, when tho wearer
leaps or dives from pier into the
water they will initiate; and unless
the unfortunate wearer Is an expert
swimmer the distended air-hlled
bloomer will turn her upside down IN
the water, her feet sticking out at the
top and her head pointing toward the
bottom and only a very strong effort
will reverse the position. This dis
aster never happens when knitted
Jersey trunks are worn; but II you
prefer knickers or hloomers OF closely
woven stun like sateen, gingham or
heavy satin, put two or three air
vents near the wais;line so that II you
Jump into the water your neither gar