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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1909)
, J The New Glove Purse. apd Otfyer poverties for Summer Qirl. THIS Rurruri.r all tha younir women at Newport. Har Harbor ami other coast reaorta will have parasou to carry with tholr bathlns ■ulte, and when tha suit la made of plaid or checked silk, the parasol will be built to match. These bnthliur para sols are Just a wee hit smaller than the sort Intended for street use, and usually they have handles which may bo pushed down Into the sand, so that one may lournro In the lasy sunshine after the bath without even the ex ertion of holding up onos para fcol. The well-known writer, Mr*. Trance* Hodgson Hurnett, was tho originator of the fad for carrying a sunshade with her bathing suit. Down on tho Massachusetts coast whero this au thoress has been wont to enjoy her daily dip In tho Atlantlo. ehe has often appeared In her black bathing suit, carrying a small red parasol, with which she protected her face from tho biasing glare of the sun. This parasol bad a sharply pointed handle, which, when the aea dip was enjoyed, was thrust Into the sand, the parasol look ing for all tho world like a gay scar let toadstool sprouting on the beach. llathlng suits of the best type are al ways rather simple and Inconspicuous In stylo. Tha woman of refinement does not care to make herself conspicuous among a crowd of beach loiterers, and tha striking bathing suit at often Invites Invidious criticism as admiration. Palm Haach bathing aults, which arc always forerunners of styles which appear later In Northern latltudea, were almost Invar iably of black aatln or of dark, subdued silks of satin texture, and with these dark suits were worn snow-white Dutch •oilers of Irish crochet lao*. A very pretty little bathing suit Is shown having the new Klorsullae square Pretty Bathing Suit with Vest. parasols, Ci‘9o9 pro(;Ks, Sweater JaeKets, Bi<s 5^ rau/ J^ at s neck opening Above a narrow vest of tucked white silk. White covered *ilk button* at the edge of thi* vent make a smart and refined trimming. Thi* little bathing suit model I* among the most at tractive of the style* for the 1000 Hum mer. The Summer girl who eirpects to And her fun among the mountain* will pro vide several of the new dresses of linen or gnlatea, made all In one piece and ae oah y to slip on and off ns a klrnona. Tho one-piece dress Is a prime fav orite with young women because of Its jauntlness and smartness and its absolute comfort; but the style 1s one which should not be attempted by ft woman past the freshness of her first youth. A sophisticated looking maid or matron frlvollng In this sort of thing Is indeed a sorry spectacle. For golfing, tennis, tramping and for all outing wear the cool, light skirt of tub linen and a fresh blouse which may be renewed every day, are quite as practical and attractive as even a one-piece frock. This year piquo skirts will vie with those of linen and, of course, the Sum mer girl will have her outing skirts made In what she call* "footing It” length—which means short enough to clear the ground well, even with heel- Icss tennis slippers. The tennis blouse shown I* an Ideal modol for Hummer outing wear; With out any of the aggressively "dressy” suggestion of the peek-a-boo waist— always in dojbtful taste for outing wear—it Is as cool as a broetto and as fine as a cobweb. The pretty blouse illustrated Is of soft mull tucked daintily by hand and hand-embroider ed scallops edge tho cuffs and the turn down collar and trim tho front plait. This blouse opens at tho throat In a loop V- a fad of the season, which will he eminently satisfactory to the athletic girl. A novel and attractive Bummer dress, designed for a lawn fete, shows a tunic drawn Into a straight band at the hem. a surprising return to an earlier fashion. It is likely that we shall also see the reappearance of the pannier and a gen eral desire for fuller skirts. This Bummer dress as a bl&ck-and whlto scheme effected In nlnon or the new fine voile over taffetas, would be really very charming, a spotted net of exclusive character being requisition*! for the short boloro, framed within a lattice-work trimming of tiny Jet beads hammed round with black velvet. The alliance of velvet and an emphatic trans parency is always so chic. Sometimes the band Into which the tunic Is gathered crosses In centre front, and Is carried bo neath In a gradually ascending line until the ends meet at the bAck. while there are also, even at this date, several dl verslties of the waist arrangement. How ever, with the prlncesse silhouette in the zenith of its popularity, few will be In clined to quarrel with the style selected. New Tennis Blouse of Fine Mull. Special Parasols Are Worn With Bathing Suits. Whether her Summer Is to be by moun tain, lake or sea, the girl who is looking forward to fun in a sailboat will provide herself with practical garb, wind and weather proof, yet—as the French say, “of a jauntiness.” The knit worsted sweater is the nautical maid’s own par ticular privilege, and a bright scarlet color will be none too gay to make a charming picture against a snowy sail or scudding cloud masses. Trimness and tautness are the sailorman’s sartorial ideal and they should be also the sailor maid’s. Blowing ribbons, feathers, and frills generally, are out of place on a sail boat and the proper equipment will be a short, free-swinging skirt In which quick movement is possible, a soft flannel or silk blouse which will not be harmed by a ducking, a well shaped sweater jacket and a cap that will offer the least pos sible resistance to the breeze. The long worsted sweaters which art so comfortable for automobile wear are not a wise choice for sailboating. They are snug and warm, but they confine the limbs rather closely and on a small boat where one may have to Jump hastily to the windward side, duck a boom or hop over a centreboard at a moment’s a short skirt with a full swing at the bot tom is safest -and most comfortable. Motoring togs for midsummer must be cool as well as dust resisting. Pongee and linen are the ideal fabrics, and this year's linen motor coats have a smart* ness which will make them popular not only for automobiling wear but for gen eral outing and travelling use over thin Summery frocks. Elephant gray mohair is also used for automobile topcoats, these long coats being cut on very ele gant lines and having high turnover col lars closed with smart-looking black satin neckties. The linen coat shown Is one of the best examples of Summer motoring wear. Like all the coats planned for automobil ing it buttons closely to the neck and la roomy In cut, having also the big patch pockets into which gloves, veil or hand kerchief may be thrust. The lapped seams in buttoned down points are espe cially indicative of up-to-the-minute style. An attractive automobile hat accom panies this motor coat. The hat is de lightfully simp'e, fitting closely to the hair and being trimmed only by the long veil and the big straw cabochons at either side. These cabochons are really the heads of long hatpins which, when the veil has beeen adjusted, ar« thrust through the veil, hat and hair in ver:; effective fashion. A useful novelty for Summer use la the glove purse. The palm of this glbvs is fitted with a purse of reasonable size, which will contain sufficient bills and smaH change for a day in the country. Women are never too well supplied with receptacles for their money or purses, and In Summer they are even less well equipped than at other times, and aa this novelty fills a long-felt want.
