The herald., 1897-05-23
HAYS DAINTY DEBUTANTEs
AURE TO BE AN ATTRACTION AT
ENcLAND'S GREAT EVENT
Gowns They Will MISREPRESENTATION
Ceremony-Schools That Teach
How to Handle Train
snecial correspondence to rhe Herald.


like the American Beauty rose. will be
one of the notable features of the queens
Jubilee. This has been placed beyond
all doubt by the personality of the young
ladies whom Ambassador and Mrs. Hay
have chaperoned through the awesome
channel that leads to the harbor of the
royal presence. Many very handsome
young women who hail from the United
States have been presented" at court,
but the debutantes of 1897 in court life
from the other side are unusually at
tractive.
Glancing at the list of names Of those
who have bowed low in the royal pree-
ence, there is noticed one of the most
notable of the New York pretty society
girls, Miss Daisy Post. Perhaps one of
Miss Posts claims to prominence iekhe
fact that she is said TO be engaged to
Bradley Martin, jr., the son OF that
couple whose masquerade ball will be
famous in New York annals long after
official history hae been forgotten. Then
there are Miss French of New York,
Miss Taylor and Miss Caroline Phelps
Stokes of the same place, and Miss DreX-
el and Miss Julia Rush of Philadelphia.
Even though small, this is list for the
portrait painter to revel in. The Gains
borough beauties will certainly have to
loook to their laurels.
Amba assador Hays contingent at the
Jubilee festival ball will, for the reasons
stated, undoubtedly be the cynosure of
all eyes, wherever it may be located. In
spite of all that has been said for and
against the American beauty, as COM
pared with her English cousin, the DOM
inant opinion in British society today is
that the English girl, with all her charm
and pretty ways, must train herself to
be a trif1e more womanly if she would
win the prize in the beauty contest. The
American girl is pretty, chic and full
of womanliness. The English girl is in
clined to be a trifle stiff and little pa
tronizing, while her beauty is not of that
sort which rises above any charm of
manner. It is noticeable, even now, that
1 number Of the pretty Americans who
will be present at the queens jubilee are
centers of attraction at social events.
They are not all rich, by any means, and
the old story of money and title can
not be told of them. 1t is simply because
they are attractive, and, really, there is
no one on earth who likes the American
combination of wit, beauty and woman
Illness more than the Englishman.
I know of party that is going to oc-
cupy one of the most prominent of places
among the sightseers next month which
will be composed of four young ladies
from America, with the mothers of two
of them, one young man from America
and three Englishmen with titles thai
cause the Anglomaniacs to prostrats
themselves before them. Any one of the
three Englshmen referred to is consiG-
cred a prize in the matrimonial market.
Either of them might view the jubilee
events in a company which includes the
prettiest girls in all England All this
home honor they have pushed aside. how
ever, for the sake. of acting as escorts
to those whom the Partisan calls "la
Belle Americane." 1t is safe to say,
too, that there will be, with the possible
exception of Ambassador Hays party,
no gathering of femninity that will at
tract more admiration than the little
assemblage which l have described lie:
those who will scott at the American
girl and say she seeks only title. L.er
them come over here and observe from
a proper environment and they will
change their minds.
1t will not be only in the crowds of So
ciety members who will observe the out
door features of the jubilee that the
American girl will be prominent. Tho
chances are that she will achieve her
principal success a. the reception that IL
scheduled to take place, an event that
the queen will honor with her presence.
Here the young woman from over the
seas will shine resplerdent in gorgeous
gowns and glittering gems, although it
is only fair to her to say that the gems
will not be too much in evidence.
And the gowns. All that is original,
all that money will buy, all the effect
that genius can produce, will be appar-
ent. For instance, this is what Miss
Post will wear: A gown of blue satin
elaborately trimmed with gold lace. yell
low primroses and satin to match the
primroses. The waist, which is cut low,
is embroidered with gold and finished
off with gold lace and primroses. For
the sleeves there is a ruffle of the lace,
intermingled with the flowers. The skirt
is also festooned with gold lace. and the
train, which is lined with primrose yell
low satin, is edged with gold embroid-
cry, deep lace ruffles and punches of
primroses. There is a gown that would
delight the heart of any woman who loves
pretty materials which they all do.
The gown which Miss French will
wear is not a whit less charming. 1t
will have full white satin train with
border of chiffon ruff1es and lace. and
will be lined with silk. The bodice will
be cut low and have epaulettes of snow
drops. The sleeves will be made of four
very full ruffles edged with chiffon and
with lace chemisette of pleated chif-
fon across the front There will be n
broad satin band or bodice edged AMI
embroidered with pearls, with a large
bunch of snowdrops at one side. The
seams up the front of the skirt will have
very fine pearl trimming running I'D
to the waist line, and a full heading of
snowdrops a the top of the ruffies.
%, AL this recalls to mind the fact that
the presentation at court is something
which the uninitiated fail to appreciate
You know you must never turn your
back on her majesty This makes L
very hard for the person presented to
Properly manage the elaborate cos
tune in which she must of necessity be
arrayed. Think of having to back clear
across the room with train that is as
long as etiquette will permit and which
cannot be picked up" fron1 the floor.