BATHING IN STYLE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 2, 18 January 1937, Page 11

BATHING IN STYLE

WITH holidays coming and long, lazy days ah surfing and sunbaking, these smart new. bea cessories should be of interest to about-to-be-hc makers. Several styles of caps are included amoi collection. Four well-known Sydney girls pose i fashions, e.g., Mrs. John McNamara, Misses Ma: Dare, Meg Fowler Smith and Joan Hodgson.

BEACHWEAR FOLLOWS FORMAL FASHION

beaeh wear follows closely after f ormal fasbions and the most vsophistieated garments for day time are adapted for snn and sea-bathing holidays. The swing-back swagger coat kas inspired • the ' new swagger beach wraps, whieh are made of Terry towelling, with jaunty •carf collars and huge pateh

pockets.. They are easily managed by the honie dressmaker and, as they need no lining, hang well. Some of the coats are in striped towelling, but the most attractive are carried out in white or natural and embroidered in gay eolours on scarves and pockets. Monograms make effective trimmings and can be quick-

ly worked in thick wool or stranded cotton. If wool is used, ehoose a- "swim wool" whieh is fast to sun. and water. Modern sun bathing suits are also simple to make, with their brief pants and triangular tops. The latter can be knitted gay oddments of wool and se of them will ring the ch, ek or ple to out i:

HANDKERCHIEF POSSIBILITIES

gMART accessories can be made from handkerchiefs of fine lawn or linen, either hemstitched or bordered with narrow lace. ✓ One of the fashionable jabots can be contrived from a fairly large one, neatly ironed into nariow folds and slightly gathered

the gathers nearer the top and pinning a . scarf brooch along them,.to give a tiny heading, very dainty in effect. A charming finish to a shortsleeved frock ean be made by cutting a small handkerchief acros3 and using the pieces as cuffs. •