St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-23
pEeuTANTEs. GOWNS.
Dainty Creat3oas That the 1sathf
Belize van De-.

p~,,sy creatseas That the Ysathfd
Bellies WIN Doa.
How busy most Of NJ are st this sea-
son Of the year, ordering and selecting
hats and bonnets, Gowns and wraps OF
every description, to say nothing OF the
hundreds of little things, all OF which
demand our serious attention. Every
where clothes are under discussion. the
stores are crowded and the dressmakers
rushed to death. just after passing
political crisis, and already we hear OF
numerous luncheons, teas. receptions
and dinners which will be given in the
near future, and socially il is predicted
that the season will be gay enough
to please even the most pleasure-loving
of the debutantes, and certainly those
who have joined half a dozen dancing
clubs will stand a good chance OF being
thoroughly tired Of dancing before they
see another season. lam glad to chron-
| icle the fact that several of our future
bellies have taken leaf from the books
of their New York cousins and will
not appear in silks. satins and laces.
such as their mothers might wear, but
will. instead: wear charmingly simple
frocks of chiffon, mousseline de sole,
| creme lisse, tulle and the most exquis-
itely fine muslins, oil Of which. OF
| course. must be made over either glace
taffeta or satin. Not by any means in
expensive are such gowns, but they are
very lovely, and enhance the charms OF
bright. fresh faces. At card party re-
GENTLY I asked one of the most critical
men in the city which Of the young girls
he considered the best dressed. He un'
hesitatingly replied: 1.-THE one in pale
green" and he was perfectly correct
The pretty belle (she has seen more
than one season) was quite charming
in a pale green organdie. sprayed with
a small leaf in a darker shade. TN
full shirt had three narrow runies
edged with black valenciennes lace
and the elbow sleeves were composed o.
four short frills. A deep corselet o
black satin was finished in the bacI
with large bow of black satin, and hal
long ends, reaching the hem OF tn
skirt. and the entire frock was bull
over a glace taffeta silk. just one o
thoee little French dresses we 80 SCI
dom see, as many. when trying to repro
duce such models, think, for instance
that sateen can take the place OF silk
and MS a result leave frocks that ham
wretchetlly, for how can sateer
which is soft and clinging in nature
take the place of taffeta or satin7 An
some have even tried rustling Innings
with vet worse results, for cambria
and all the stuffs are conspicuous on az
count of the dreadful rustling SCUM
they make-like the crinkling noise 9
much brown paper; and now that sill
is reasonable, most girls can amor
three or four slips at least.
One fair debutante in white chihc
frock over glace taffeta is certainl
fetching. 1t has . corselet of roseat
miroir velvet, which divides in frol
into two tabs, fastened with little d
amond buckles. A dainty ruche OF I'll
chiffon surrounds the plump throa
and the tucked sleeves are the sam
. The chiffon employed is covered with
silk pattern. This variety of chiffo
is ranked among the most WELDON
novelties for evening toilets. as the
ere said to wear longer than the plat
: varieties Of chiffon; they seem to
u somewhat coarser in texture, so close
resembling lisse that It Is almost II
= possible to distinguish the one fro
the other.-Phi1adelph Times.