BATHING DRESS FASHIONS
Fashions in beach and bathing costumes are simpler than they were. Tiie dress intended for serious swimming is very plain. it usually con- | si.sls of shorts and a tunic made in j some unshrinkable woollen material. | As a rule, the shorts are dark in colI our—navy or b)a-ck is the most fashionable shade—and tlie tunic, whicli is sleeveless and low-necked, is lighter, it is often brightened by gaily-col-oured stripes. Sometimes a sleeveless cardigan in the same material is added for wear on the beach. Shorts of black washing satin, allied with a tunic of cream, ornamented with pipings of the black satin, made a distinctive costume. To complete it there was a gay bathing wrap in scarlet and black, and the bathing shoes, cap and bag to hold the costume were scarlet, too. Turkish towelling, which is dyed all shades and woven into many effective designs, is used for a great many wraps. Rubberised cretonne and printed linen is also used for some effective beach ensembles or threepiece suits, more suitable, perhaps, for sun-bathing than sea-bathing.
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Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17849, 23 October 1929, Page 3
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