The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19

Mere man would probably say
Funny time to talk about swimming
suits-in mid-February!" But to
feminity mid-February is none TOO
early to be planning for the new
bathing costume; any anyway they
are wearing bathing suits of delec-
table character this minute at Palm
Beach and Miami and on the south
ern California beaches. SO why
should one not know about them
aad be prepared with ideas for next
summer in good season? March or
April Is ar excellent time to make
tho bathing suit--then IL will be all
finished and out Of the way. before
spring frocks and summer ginghams
come along.
New Bathing Suits Extra Heavy.
Like all other features of costume
this season bathing suits are ultra
feminine: dainty and pretty and full
of charm. Even the boyish tanic-
and-trunks suits of wool persey are
embroidered Or trimmed with fringe
to take away the severe, boyish sug-
gestion that was fancied last season:
and the silk and satin bathing dresses
are scalloped, shocked, embroidered
and even beaded. Pretty as party
frocks they are-and quite as be-
coming; especially when there is a
graceful wrap to match the frock.
Bath Wraps Now Indispensable.
II you want to be really smart on
the bathing beach you must have a
bath wrap. No swimming costume is
really complete without its harmon
izing wrap now. The fascinating
wrap Is worn from bathhouse to
waters edge: and one dons 1t Inn
mediately when one emerges from
the waves. 1t protects aIms and
shoulders from sunburn II You sit on
the sand after the bath-one excel
lent point in its favor. But its chief
reason for being is 'becomingness-
and good style. And, of course, Its
particular pose Is modesty--cover>
ing YOU and your abbreviated SWIM
ming suits all up until you get fairly
under water!
One of the stunning Palm Beach
bath wraps Is pictured. And no
where are bathing costumes more
luxurious and stunning than they
are at the winter playground In the
southland. Even Newport in August
does not see such luxurious and
sumptuous effects in bathing attire
az are exploited at winter resorts In
Florida. The swimming costume
pictured is an instance. Frock,
cape, hat and shoes are made OF
shell pink silk and little roses made
OF folds of the silk twisted round
and round trim the frock, cape and
hat; defining a girdlc on the frock
and a yoke on the cape, and making
a becoming trimming at one side of
the rakish little corded silk head
gear.
The frock has n long blouse and
the new petal skirt, cut out in van
dyke points II Is short enough TO
show pantalets or knee-breeches OF
the silk with a saucy rose at the
outer side OF each knee band. The
cane Is an ample affair with a soft
frlll-colar standing up above the
yoke of roses. Pink, silk stockings
and the satin boots laced up with
ribbons complete this allurlng cos
tune. And II can go into the water?
oh. yes, indeed--though its wearer
has probably a maid who will rinse
II carefully and press IL out beauti-
fully after each wearing. Anotisr
bathing costume made In much the
same way is of black satin with
roses of gold colored sflk, and the
cape is lined with gold colored satin.
Black Batillng frOchs hiN"ss
Satisfactory.
Two very charming little black
bathing dresses are pictured, both
new models for southland wear. ana
both showing the pedal trimming
idea--a feature OF the new costumes
one Of the frocks is Of black taiteta;
a rather full one-piece slip run WIN
an elastic at the waistllne which
gives the skirt n graceful flare over
The pantalets. These pantales
are cut below the knee In vandyke
polnts or petals and the petals are
shocked with fine silver thread and
hound with narrow silver braid. the
trimming Is repeated at the top OF
the frock which is straight across
and slashed out I'm petals Two OF
these petals at either side are caught
TO those at the back, forming an
open shoulder; and petal droEs
under each arm, supported by n
strap. The cap has petal brim OF
white taffeta and a silk tassel aroops
m one side, toward the back,
nba other hlaCk frOCk Is eQNQlIy