Show Cottons and Je Jersey sey Favored For Swim and Beach Outfits O By CHERIE NICHOLAS r f i fi i. i I I r rI t I r i i f I fj 0 TIL F THIS T HIS is the time of the V year when a maidens maiden's 1 fancy turns to thoughts of what's the style in m play togs swim suits and beach ensembles Now that all na na- ture hire seems to be joining in one grand chorus that invites one oneto oneto oneto to come and play in the great out out- outdoors outdoors doors the summer style parade will willbe willbe willbe be made up for the most part of sportswear and seashore fashions Judging from the signs that cast their shadows before this is going to be a most glamorous season on the beach for the new swim-suits swim and md ensembles were never more ver ver- versatile versatile versatile and eye Designers are making a fascinating play on stripes maneuvering them in every conceivable way In the new fash fash- fashions fashions ions tons stripes go up and down around and around and on the bias in ways that give the garment an individual ual look A very important trend is toward costume ensembles achieved with a matching robe or cape or jacket to tobe tobe tobe be worn on the beach This applies to sun frocks and play clothes too the idea being to add a wrap that will tune the outfit to purpose many-purpose wear As crisp striped cot cot- cottons cottons cottons tons are very much in evidence on the beach and in the sports realm in general Seersucker is being made up ever so smartly in styles that tha are not only looking good-looking but extremely practical This year washable cotton jersey is making a great hit for swim suits and exotically flowered rayon jersey is being made up into brief wrap wrap- wraparound wraparound wraparound around skirts in sarong effects Bright oriental-looking oriental cottons are over all-over shirred for fitting figure-fitting swim suits with bra tops One of the big success fashions of the season is the stunning suit of red rayon jersey which is shown to the left in the accompanying illustration illustration illustration tion of smart seashore fashions This stunning ensemble of scarf and swim suit comes from the New York Dress institute The fetching white cotton beach stole is a thrilling ex ex- example example ex- ex example ample of what creative genius is do do- doing doing doing ing with even the simplest of mate mate- materials materials materials rials this season In this in in- instance instance instance stance the white cotton is hand- hand painted with footprints for the motif done in multi The deep fringe is tied hand-tied of white cotton yarn strap One-strap swim suits present a thrilling new fashion theme for this summer summer- See a clever interpretation tion of this in the attractive model centered in the foreground Important Important Important tant also is the fact that this suit is made of washable white cotton jersey For the bra and one- one hip decor Ella Raines the designer uses brown and white striped cot cot- cotton cotton cotton ton jersey The single strap over one shoulder is of the same brown stripe The beach ensemble to the right takes on a costume look because of the matching coat that so smartly complements it You will see this trend to add a coat or other beach wrap emphasized all the way through this seasons season's smart out out- outdoor outdoor outdoor door fashions This is a glowing ex ex- example example ex- ex example ample of the ingenuity with which designers are manipulating stripes in the current mode Crisp cotton with peppermint stripes is the mate mate- material material material rial used The stripes play all sorts of capers some going vertical hori hori- horizontal horizontal horizontal on the bias and in other deft arrangement that achieves a pleasing to the eye The first appearance of black in sportswear was accepted as a pass pass- passing passing passing ing novelty but it has proved so effective and practical its style pres pres- prestige prestige prestige tige is reaching a new high Form- Form Formfitting Formfitting Formfitting fitting swim suits of surfaced dull-surfaced black elasticised silk are among the smartest as are also those of elas elas- elastic elastic elastic tic black satin Then there is the swim suit of water-repellent water black velvet Its It's a beauty Released by Western Newspaper Union |