New York, May 31.
It is a rather different type of girl who will step out onto the beaches this summer. All winter long she has been grooming herself in the fine art of beauty. She has taken to petits way as her town coat. It will flare to her knees from a hugged-in waistline. If she's an exquisite she will have it dyed to match the colour of her suit, and perhaps even trimmed and belted with the same material that it is made of.
Millinery Chic Her beach hat will be a genuine millinery product. If she courts comfort and shade at the same time, shell don a big straw or pique sunbonnet and look as pretty as a Kate Greenaway miss. With her dressy slacks or beach frock she can wear a huge hat of straw, made with a tall crown of plaid or checked gingham rising above its floppy brim. Smaller hats have crowns that mount like the turret of a Cambodian temple. To dive into the waves shell slip a fubber turban onto her head.
Now that we are on the subject of accessories, a word must be said about beach shoes. The platform soles of clogs have been developed into rockers, the solid mass having been carved*out, so that while the height is maintained the structure is no longer solid; the shoes thus make for lighter and easier locomotion. Other models are like Turkish shoes with upturned and pointed soles, the vamps being of woven coloured webbing. They are secured by strings that tie around the ankles, For running and tumbling on the sand there are endless types of practical shoes in white or white combined with another colour.
"Dame aux Camellias"
This Sarah Bernhardt-y fashion was Tevived at the Paris Summer Openings. It is guaranteed to intrigue onlookers as you dance or walk to your seat in a theatre...to call forth lingering glances as you leave a roam..to make your "good-might" as fascinating as your "good evening."
Bags are big and startling in their colour design, They may be striped in many hues, like Joseph's coat. Tambourine-shaped bags are edged with a contrasting hue. A favourite is a white disk rimmed with navy, four bright red arrows pointing toward the bullseye navy circle in the centre. Another favourite is shaped like a melon satchel; it is of blue denim—the soft shade of a French workingman's shirt—bound ti coats and frills; she has trained her hair to reach fresh feminine heights, and she has accustomed her waist to letting itself be nipped in. Her complexion has been delicately tinted to meet her mood. In short, she has
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