Bright Colours on the Beaches

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 256, 19 January 1928, Page 8

Bright Colours on the Beaches

Vogues in Girls’ Bathing Costumes One should say swimming beauty for the days of giggling girls at the water’s edge are past. Most girls swim, and some of them with cleaner and more beautiful strokes than the men. Of necessity, then, swimming suits are more workmanlike affairs than they used to be. but possibly all tbe smarter for that. Some people, the lucky ones who can afford to go to some of the fashionable sun-bath-ing as well as sea-bathing resorts, have a bathing suit as well p-s a swimming suit—one to laze about and even play games in on the beach, the other for swimming and diving. . - - The bathing toilette for _the more fashionable resorts is naturally a more elaborate one, though even at these places you may find that it is wisest to let simplicity be your keynote. With bathing particularly it is always as well to remember that only the most perfectly endowed can afford to look conspicuous. A good plan is to keep your bathing suit reasonably simple, and if you must have something original and colourful, let yourself go a little with your bathing wrap. Most attractive towelling ruav be bought by the yard nowadays—striped and checked in all colours and contrasts. Wraps are simple enough to make, but perhaps you would prefer just to have a long length which you can wrap round as you please? Little cretonne kimonos are certainly attractive. They are to be seen for river bathing and sea bathing, and a little sunshade to match makes an attractive finish.

Nov for your suit. A well fitting suit, and by this one does not mean a tight suit, is best. This year little suits with coloured or fancy tops are all the rage. The idea originated in Canada, where the white vest and black shorts are particularly popular for men. Women’s suits are naturally more fanciful — black and white check with black is one attractive combination, orange and black, red and black, green and black others. Your cap must match, of course. But if you are a swimmer, and your hair is curly or you don’t mind getting it wet, the handkerchief, tied gipsy fashion, is probably the most attractive solution of the cap problem. A cap may be' worn underneath if you wish.

You may. however, slill prefer the one-colour suit, and the black or Davy suit at that, and these can hardly be beaten if they are well cut and finished off with a scarlet or white belt. If you indulge in one of the ultrasmart costumes, for beach wear rather than sea wear, you . will probably find it is made complete wih a little' brassiere. Indeed, many suits are so fitted nowadays, and they are certainly very practical for the girl

; who “lives” in her suit. Beach ! games are quite a feature at some places, apd your bathing suit is, after all, the easiest garment to play in. Last, but not least, have two suits in use for swimming alone if you live in- the sea. ' Where bathing conditions are ideal, people bathe three or even four times a day, and what is worse than getting into a damp, cold suit? And be careful how you sun bathe. I Lie in the sun before you go into the i water rather than when you come out, j especially when you are breaking i yourself in, so to speak. And if you want to tan evenly and becomingly, rub a little olive oil into your skin oei forehand. If the sun is very fierce, i have a shady hat or sunshade to protect your eyes.