IN THE CAUSE OF MODESTY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3545, 5 August 1920, Page 7

IN THE CAUSE OF MODESTY.

In‘Atlantic City, New Jersey, sev

E era} zlrrests were made in June by new lady po‘.iccnlen cxpx-essly commissioned to .s‘zlfeg'lla.l'd the .11H_)1'zl1‘.\' of Anlel'ica’s Br.i.ghton. The oiTellders in each case } 'w{»;'e» .{?é3 A6r'l pongec silk one‘ spicce bathing suits, nf which the skirts pans-ed four inches :I'i_no\'e the knees. One beautiful prismler, not content 'with bare logs, luul «Ij‘:lnlond-shaped 'b“beaul'y windows” in» 1101' bodice, :11[vbeit she wore. fhe 1‘<:g111ati011 lzicc-up bodts and half-hose su‘t’r:;l)lAe for prom‘ol)ades al:c~ng the -sil\’Cx' shore. The lady po'lic.e~lnon. of :1dv:111c0d middle (age, pzltrol‘ed who New Jersey c()ast:4 with an Aexztctitude which set bafghers

V:L—slliver_ with. ‘fear. Some pretty‘ but 'sha.me.less girls were publicly rebuked

_ and othm-s wére ordered to dress. I ] Muted bathlng is the 7111-0 at Amen

Fcun brd‘hin-g‘ Fresorti‘. and’ last year Ethr_‘.<‘e places were more notorious for ;s])n'llin;: couples m 1 flhe beach and §.‘s'llm'o than for s\\'fmming in the sea. . M:ln_v M.’ Hw ‘..mHling' u<r<t'.lxllo.< are far .100 (-‘.‘.vlht‘|l‘:ll(‘ am! «~nst‘.}.' I'o. pernlit 01" Hl6‘-.m l)uin<.=‘ ;<poilf by 5:1" \\‘:lt‘m'. Rlu.~'hing'v'(>pr>l't<-‘:':< YITHI. ("iTl(‘lT]2‘. INCH i\('(',(7'lH' panics] Hm Inzly “t'np;>m's” vu flu-‘iv boats. and m:.\u\' fair mws found th-:>ln-,qo';vc».c. ’2I. nmVill,t_l' nivfuros at nig‘M. Two well-shaped bP.Hl(‘rs made 21 stand for pm'.~‘nn:fl lilwl"r}' 1-xf <T¢=t".""-" T‘.-0

law. They removed fifieir lac-ed shoes‘ and afockings in the presence of the ofiicors and challenged New _Jersey I-.nv to do its worst. ~