St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
pEBuTANIes. GOWNS.
Dainty Creatfons That the Youthful
Bellies VIII Don.

Bellies VIII Don.
How busy most of us are at 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 1t 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. am glad to chron-
icIe 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,
crepe lisse, tulle and the most exquls-
itely fine muslins, all Of which, OF
course, must be made over either glace
taffeta or satin. Not by any means in
expensive are such gowes, but they arc
very lovely, end 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: 'The one in pale
green and he was perfectly correct.
The pretty belle (she has seen more
than one season. was quite charming
in pale green organdie, sprayed with
a small leaf IN a darker shade. In
full skirt had three narrow ruffles,
edged with black yalenciennes lace,
and the elbow sleeves were composed OF
four short frills. A deep corselet of
black satin was finished in the back
with large bow of black satin, and had
long ends, reaching the hem of the
skirt, and the entire froek was built
over a glace taffasa silk, just one OF
those little French dresses we SO sci
dom see, as many, when trying to repro
duce such models, think, for instance,
that sateen can take the place of silk
and as a result leave frocks that hang
wretchedly, for how can sateen
which is soft and clinging in nature
take the place of taffeta or satin? And
some have even tried rustling Innings
with yet worse results, for canbrlcs
and ali the stuffs are conspicuous on ac
count of the dreadful rustling sound
they make-like the crinlSling noise o.
much brown paper: and now that sill
is reasonable, most girls can AFFORD
three or four slips at least.
One fair debutante in a white chiffeT
frock over glace taffeta is certainly
fetching. 1t has q corselet OF roseat'
miroir velvet, which divides in from
into two tabs, fastened with little t1i
amond buckles. 4 dainty ruche of the
chiffon surrounds the plump throat
and the tucked sleeves are the same
The chiffon employed is covered with s
silk pattern. This variety Of ehiffor
is ranked among the most weleor-s
novelties for evening toilets, as
ere said to wear longer than the plail
varieties OF chiffon; they seem to b.
somewhat eoarser in texture, so closely
resembling lisse that it is almost i'm
| possible to distinguish the one from
the other.-Philadelphia Times.