South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-04

NEW YORK, May 3.-"Mother
may l go out TO swim?'
Yes, my darling daughter,
Slip on one of your latest frocks
But don't go near the water"
Whether or not this is the advice
of the modern mother. IL expresses
the idea of the modern bathing cos
tune The line between the bathing
suit and the street gown this year is
so indistinct that 1t requires mag
nifying glass TO see it at all
The 1922 bathing suit carries all
the ear-marks OF the smart 1929
frock-longer skirts, higher necks
panels, low waist lines. metal girdles
everything. II looks as though the
tired business man had better spend
his leisure hours on Broadway.
one wonders why this sudden
modesty in beach apparel Is it be-
cause of the stringent regulations re-
CURED at some of the ocean resorts Z?
Is il sudden revulsion following
the short skirt craze? Or is il a
womens war being waged on sun
burn?
Heretofore, the beach offered us
the only rendezvous where we could
compete with the ladies of the
chorus. 1t was our one chance Of
getting back at them. but now, alas!
Skirts Of most of the high priced
bathing suits extend below the knee.
Necklines are high and made with
Peter Pan collars, exactly like the
rounding collars worn with the slip
on sweaters. In many models there
are long sleeves
The little old Annette Kellerman's
arc scarce as hens teeth In fact,
the one-piece suits that were made
TO cling 10 the form are decidedly
out of form"
With the bathing suit, as with ev-
erything else this season, materials
play the most important part OF
the bathing materials scotch home
spuns. crepe-knits, chiffon velvets,
canton crepes. silk jerseys and ging-
hams are those meeting with the
greatest popularity.
Trimmings of Owls.
A New York establishment that
specialize in bathing costumes is
showing a suit of orange homespun.
trimmed with black owls which are
apple ued on the pockets. boomers
and upper portion of the chemise
slip. There is a parasol of orange
+ hon espun TO match, with two huge
/ owls perched upon an irregular
limb. Orange bathing slippers carry
on the color scheme and an orange
homespun beach blanket takes the
place of the steamer rug.
( Straight chemise slips of chiffon
velvet worn over boomers will be a
favorite model this year. These are
made with rounding necks and are
sleeveless. They are confined at the
hips by a narrow celluloid linked
belt in vivid color Chiffon velvet
sheds water we'll and one looks like
a sleek wet seal when stepping out
of the water in il. Il is not. however,
a suitable material TO sit about the
beach in after a swim. as il does not
+ dry quickly
Ginghams Will undoubtedly be
very much worn by the younger set.
for they constitute the only models
which are cut on the "kiddie" lines
They are exact duplicates OF the
little dresses worn by the six
year-olds with cunning little ruhles
forming the skirt and placed around
the baby neckline. Their long waist
line is finished with a wide sash
which ties in a huge bow in the rear
Suit OF this type is most attractive
when made OF red and white check
ed Bingham and piped in red. Hal.
socks would be suitable for this bath
ing costume. providing the plain
clothes beach officer doesn't see
them.
Charming Suit.
One Of the prettiest swimming
suits of the season is made OF sky
blue crepe-knit with a fringe OF the
same skyblue finishing the hem and
the arm holes. The neck is out
lined in black wooden beads
Another charming s"!t IS made OF
grey silk crepe which has a printed
Paisley border. The upper portion
Of the suit is the plain grey and the
! Paisley design forms the skirt The