. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 13.âBathing dress of black "'mohair,' c. 1901). (.Smithsonian photo 60383.) bathed or swam in public. The dictates of fashion and standards of modesty continued to conflict with practical considerations. As with street dress, seem to have been an important though unseen bathing article necessary for maintaining smart posture. In 1896 it was reported that Unless a woman is very slender, bathing corsets should be worn. If they are not laced tightly they are a help instead of a hindrance to swimming, and some support is nee
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 13.âBathing dress of black "'mohair,' c. 1901). (.Smithsonian photo 60383.) bathed or swam in public. The dictates of fashion and standards of modesty continued to conflict with practical considerations. As with street dress, seem to have been an important though unseen bathing article necessary for maintaining smart posture. In 1896 it was reported that Unless a woman is very slender, bathing corsets should be worn. If they are not laced tightly they are a help instead of a hindrance to swimming, and some support is needed for a figure that is accustomed to wearing stays.*" While describing the bathing dresses a\ailable in 1910 an article noted: "Some of these are made up with . . princess forms that are boned so as to do away with the bathing ; " The bodice of the bathing costiune continued lo be bloused, but by 1905 it was modified to be merely An article appearing in 1896 noted that bathing suits should be cut high in the neck, not tight around the throat, but close enough to prevent burning by the Sim. The sailor collar continued lo be used during the late 1890s but became less fashionable shordy after the Uirn of the century. Nevertheless there had to be some white around the neck for the bathing dress to be considered smart. The puffed sleeves, which had become popular in the late 1890s were modified in breadth and length to allow free use of the nuiscles in swimming (fig. 13). In 1897 fashion magazines were suggesting that .skirts of bathing dresses looked best when the front breadth was shaped narrower toward the belt, while by 1902 the skirts were fitted over the hips in order to delineate the figure. In 1905 pleated skirts again became fashionable, although flared skirts were still acceptable. Dark blue and black were the popular colors, although white, red, gray, and green were also used. Flannel was no longer recommended for bathing dress; serge
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