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Show Cottons and Jersey Favored 'For Swim and Beach Outfits By CHERIE NICHOLAS HPHIS is the time of the fcM9'$!S$m&MWMMMMMM year when a maiden's l.!!f:fsl fancy turns to thoughts of : WSfl'ittSMS what's "the style" in play .;':lIS8':SSS:fiWf;l togs, swim suits and beach ifMSMSMSSMkMi ensembles. Now that all na- 1 J 'J HPHIS is the time of the year when a maiden's fancy turns to thoughts of what's "the style" in play togs, swim suits and beach ensembles. Now that all nature na-ture seems to be ioininff in cotton beach stole is a thrilling example ex-ample of what creative genius is doing do-ing with even the simplest of materials mate-rials this season. In this instance in-stance the white cotton is hand-painted hand-painted with footprints for the motif, done in multi-color. The deep fringe is hand-tied of white cotton yarn. One-strap swim suits present a thrilling new fashion theme for this summer. See a clever interpretation interpreta-tion of this in the attractive model centered in, the foreground. Important Impor-tant also is the fact that this suit is made of washable white cotton jersey. For the bra and one-hip one-hip decor Ella Raines, the designer, uses brown and white striped cotton cot-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 season's smart outdoor out-door fashions. This is a glowing example ex-ample of the ingenuity with which designers are manipulating stripes in the current mode. Crisp cotton with peppermint stripes is the material mate-rial used. The stripes play all sorts of capers, some going vertical, horizontal, hori-zontal, on the bias and in other deft arrangement that achieves a designfulness pleasing to the eye. The first appearance of black in sportswear was accepted as a passing pass-ing novelty, but it has proved so effective and practical its style prestige pres-tige is reaching a new high. Form-fitting Form-fitting swim suits of dull-surfaced black elasticised silk are among the smartest, as are also those of elastic elas-tic black satin. Then there is the swim suit of water-repellent black velvet. It's a beauty. Released by Western Newspaper Union. one grand chorus that invites one to come and play in the great outdoors, out-doors, the summer style parade will 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 and ensembles were never more versatile ver-satile and eye-thrilling. Designers are making a fascinating play on stripes, maneuvering them in every conceivable way. In the new fashions fash-ions stripes go up and down, around and around and on the bias in ways that give the garment an individual look. A very important trend is toward costume ensembles achieved with a matching robe or cape or jacket to 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 many-purpose wear. As to materials, crisp striped cottons cot-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 are not only 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 wraparound wrap-around skirts in sarong effects. Bright oriental-looking cottons are all-over shirred for 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 illustra-tion of smart seashore fashions. This stunning ensemble of scarf and swim suit comes from the New York Dress institute. The fetching white |