One of the sights at Kai Ewi beach the other day was a woman bather in a costume fashioned after the style worn in the gay ’nineties (says the Wanganui Herald'). It covered her body ' wiejl.l, the only •exposed portions being her feet, handjs, and head. The legs were eiicased.' in balloon-like pantaloons, the arras were covered by voluminous leg-of-wition sleeves, and a high collar hid fier i neck. Elderfy and middle-aged people ' jvere reminded of the days, when mixed 1 sea-bathing sas uniheard, of and .the women bathed a mile,, or so dowl i the beach from the men.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5223, 6 January 1928, Page 1
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