Show Dame Fashion Takes the Plunge Bathing Costumes Now v Devised That hat Combine Practicality a and Style By JULIA BLANSHARD NEW YORK Costumes NEA-Costumes that answer the can call ot of the sea thIs summer are subtly and toy ory feminine in theIr loveliness The old plain colored very ery tight sWimming suIt Is out Even when Its It's a severely tailored piece ode tile the bathing suit thIs season tales takes dots strip stripes s cut neckline or the addition or of smart pOckets or ora a a. belt beIt to avoid the perfectly ob- ob There are three main types ot of suits emits this year ear First the regulation regula- regula lion tion suit just mentioned Next the beach ensemble ense meant more for Cor lolling than swimming Third the newest and by all means the most chIc the latest swImming Suit ot of fine wool jersey or sills with shorts that resemble brief culottes Ia rather ther than pants because they are areS S sn I intricately y cut they look more le abbrevIated skirts SHORTS ARE FEATURED The outstandIng contrIbutions to toba ba bathing thing chic thIs year ear are these little shorts They are beautifully cut with yokes or sIde pockets and just enough fullness fullness In the way tray of pleats to gIve them grace yet et keep them practical The bodice of of this t type pe or of suit can an be and usually is dIstinctive I Every French desIgner has straIned straIn straIn- ed his ingenuity In developing a graceful suit of shorts and bodice Some come with striped or checked shorts In the fine soft new jersey weaves One suIt is of white flannel flan flan- nel with a shirt collar COnal on the sleeveless sleeve bodice e. e Another uses the sailor sanor Collar of rich blue on a cream Cleam bodice with blue shorts MAJORITY ARE SIMPLE Fine texture original cut and ne new go gorgeously becoming color are the triple attributes that give grace and charm to these new suits Some suits of plain color snip up hits of jer jersey ey to fling a broad mos mos- r bandS band of color like a rIbbon of hon honor r across the bodice Others are tri tn But the best bathing suits avoid rampant designs and appear deceivIngly simple The yokes okes and necklines of the bodices deserve a word The beI becomIng becoming be- be I comIng V appears in hi many variations varia- varia The square neckline comes in unusual form when silver sUver buckles buck bucl- les fasten it on the shoulder Crew necks are good And the tricky suit is the one with a back that lets down to reveal only suspender suspender sus- sus pender straps or of m width 1 so Milady can get her whole back sunburned Instead of having that unbecomIng line of brown showing show show- ing in her autumn evenIng gowns GREENS LOOK cooL Pinks appear appeal as popular beach color thIs year ear Sometimes they're blended blend cJ with tans and d deep ep browns but just as often with raspberry shades The newest beach shade is yellow This runs the gamut of from lemon lemon lem- lem on to a rich gOlden that is more mustard than orange S Scarlet is goo good 1 But greens arc aro perhaps the loveliest because of their cool appearance appearance ap- ap on hot sands new bathIng suit Is one of the most distinctive thIs year Faultless tailoring gives it a slen- slen slenderizing form Gold wool jersey fashions It of very fine texture texture tex tex- ture with a tan jersey bodice yoke yole that joins tho golden sharp points A tiny gold monogram clots the tan yoke yota The shorts are generously generously gener- gener cut with box pleats all allaround allaround around tho skirt yoke BIG WHITE DOTS For the diver and swimmer who insists on the snug piece one anew a anew new version comes with dollar doUar dots In white spotting a scarlet wool jersey The neckline is a deep V both front and back The kerchief I cap reverses and comes out with red dots on white Taffeta Is new for the beach Inan In Inan an imported beach suit black taffeta tat tat- feta joIns Lido blue and white foulard in a chIc manner The little lit lit- tle bathing suit of foulard has the lines of a trim sleeveless s sports dress with kick pleats ot of blue jerse jersey It is over jersey with black The coat lined wIth the same swIrling pattern pattern pat pat- tern as 15 the frock has a tailored high collar and wide sleeves With fth this the beret Is WOrn which incidentally Is the newest newest and most proper headgear for beach addIcts this summer |