beach dress for the south

• The chic woman at Antibes and the Lido, last summer, borrowed ideas from the well-dressed man for her beach clothes—and the American woman who is going south is doing the same. Bathing suits such as the black and white jersey at the left from Best, and the low-backed green celanese suit edged with white from Franklin Simon will be worn, as well as beach suits like this Mary Nowitzky mandarin coat and shorts of white linen over a red jersey, and the more informal polo shirt tucked into a pair of wide linen trousers which the lady who has her back turned is wearing; both are from Altman. The other young woman shown above is smart in a white crepe dress with a band in two shades of yellow around the neck; Bergdorf Goodman.