10 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore, Wednesday, June 22, 1949
TABOO IN PUBLIC
French Swim Suits Get
Glamor's Cold Shoulder
By BOB THOMAS
Hollywood W) To ihow or not to ihow.
That ii the question facing million! of American women now
that hot weather is upon us. Whether 'tis wiser on the beach
to suffer the stares and glances
of other sun-lovers by wearing
French bathing suit. Of to
stick to the non-revealing mod
Is.
The RlvIera-style bathing suit
Invaded these shores some time
ago, but Its popularity has been
greater among male observers
than female wearers. This sum
mer will probably tell whether
the scanty panties will be ac
cepted in the U. S.
For opinions on this momen
tous question, I asked some of
the style-setting glamour girls
of Hollywood. Here is what
they say:
Barbara Stanwyck "If I had
a figure like Esther Williams',
I'd be glad to wear a French
bathing suit. She's one of the
few girls who could look terrific
in them. But they're not for
m no, sir!"
Esther Williams "I don't like
them for two reasons: First and
foremost, they are just not flat
tering. Secondly, they are im
practical; you can't swim In
them."
Joan Crawford "I think ev
erything American Is better, in
cluding our designers. But what
I've seen of French bathing
suits looks very Interesting.
. Their brevity makes sun
bathing mqre appealing to the
wearer and even more so to the
pay money for French suits.
Claudette Colbert "I disap
prove of them for this reason:
Of the many features of a wo
man's anatomy, the navel is one
of the least attractive."
Eve Arden "They're ugly.
Only women with beautifully
proportioned figures can wear
them. I'm an advocate for
French designers, but this time
they've gone a bit too far."
Betty Grable "If the French
girls want to show their navels,
it's all right with me; but you
won't catch me in one of those
suits. I'll stick to the American
kind."
Gloria De Haven "French
bathing suits are fine for the
back yard. There s nothing bet
ter for sun bathing. But in pub
lic they're taboo. I wear one in
the back yard, but nowhere
else."
Janet Leigh "I don't like
them. Don't get me wrong; I'm
not a prude; I like low-cut eve
ning gowns. But the nudity of
French bathing suits isn't attractive."
Jane Greer "As scant and
binding as they are, I doubt if
any woman could truly relax in
them. Unless the body is per
fect, women would be self-con
scious in the suits. They would
spend two-thirds of their sun
bathing time holding in their
waists and thinking of their
posture.
Marie Wilson "I can't un-
derstand why girls go out and
pay money for Frsnch suits.
After all, you can make one
yourself out of three or four
band-aids."
Church Hits Scanty Attire
Pittsburgh W The trend toward scantier female attire may
turn swimming pools into "sinning pools," an article in a subur
ban Catholic church bulletin warns.
Girls may be tanned by the
sun, but boys may be "blacken
ed with sin," the article said
The bulletin is published by St
Bernard church, Mount Leban
on.
The bulletin blamed mothers
and older women "who have
become exhibitionists" and are
setting bad examples for young-1
er girls. On other playtime
clothes the article states:
"Some shorts are too short
and some of the slacks do not
have enough slack in them."
The article was signed by the
Archconfraternity of Christian
Mothers. The Rev. Joseph L.
Lonergan is rector of the church.
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Beach 'Orchid' Irmgard
Stroessinger, 24, "Miss Darm
stadt of 1949," displays the
"Orchid," a two-piece bathing
suit, at a beachwear fashion
show In Frankfurt, Germany.
Death Claims
Alaskan Pilot
Seattle, June 22 (P) Joe
Crosson, one of the most famed
Alaskan pilots, died suddenly
Tuesday in his office at Seattle's
Boeing field.
He was one of the first of the
famed Alaska "bush pilots" who
flew mercy missions to the wide
ly scattered and isolated spots in
the northland. In 1935, he flew
the bodies of Will Rogers and
Wiley Post to Seattle from Point
Barrow after they were killed
in a crash of Post's plane.
Between 1934 and 1944 he
was Alaska division manager for
Pan American Airways. He re
signed in 1944 and moved to
Seattle to manage the North
west Air Service at Boeing field.
He is survived by his wife and
four children.
Vomen Discuss
Color Question
Seattle, June 22 Wi A speak
er from the south today asked
the Slat biennial convention of
the American Association of
University Women to settle
once and for all the question of
whether Negroes shall be ac
cepted to membership.
Dr. Gillie A. Larew of Lynch
burg., Va., South Atlantic re
gional vice president, set the
stage for what she called a "pa
ramount issue" of the conven
tion with a plea that delegates
not sidestep the issue with a
temporary ruling, which they
hope "may one day be superseded."
The controversy was touched
off in 1946 when the Washing
ton, D.C., branch rejected the
application of Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell, Negress who holds ba
chelor of arts and master arts de
grees from Oberlin college, and
who was a member of the na
tional group.
A court ruling held that un
der present by-laws the branch
was within its rights and could
not be compelled by the national
to accept a member.
The executive board todav
will consider a proposed change
in by-laws to cover the subject.
Woman on Board
Fruitland Mrs. (VH1 Mill.
was re-elected director with oth
er members Arnold Caserude,
chairman and Norman Gydesen
wun Mrs, ueorgie Gerig, clerk.
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