Evening star., 1898-11-19
Copyright Isas. ny the international Literary and
News Seryi.e.I

ftrtyr1Etf- lS!N. tbe lnternafl0DSl Literary and
News SersireI
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
NEW YORK. November 1S 1S9S.
Its odd. if you think of it. that Decem-
Der should ne the buds month-that the
tn of the old year should herald the be
ginning of the new life of the young girl.
But so it has been for generations of buds
and blossoms From the 1st Cf December
10 the 1St of January the older women step
hack postpone their entertainments and
hold themselves in readiness 20 welcome
the buds. that And in the chill of carly
winter the atmosphere TO coax their flower
ing.
The old-fashioned crush with its crowds
Of people trampling each other under foot
D they tried To dance iN a room rot quar-
t'r big enough. and with ten times too
many poor flowers willing and big band
Of music. and fifty or hundred carriages
tangled up outside-ail that blare of trum-
pets gave place to the simple debutante 5
tea. as tho tea in its turn is now giving
place tc the more formal reception or musi-
sale EIt the central figure is the same.
however the accessories alter from season
TO seasou-the young girl whose parents
cau together their aCquaintances to pre-
sent her the young woman.
Whether or not bride is always beautl-
ful at her wedding. a bud is always pretty
at her coming out, standing beside her
mother and her mothers friends, wearing;
her white dress. holding her roses or
Chrysauthe hemums and surrounded by her
court of other hUds-YoUng girls whose de
hut has preceded hers by not more than a
week maybe.
There are shy girls who all summer have
dreaded the ordeal and to whom not a
pyramid of bouquets could be CompenSa-
1ioU, and there are girls almost too COM
posed. prepared to enter society not with
the tentative step and slow advance of
one who feels an unaccustomed way. but
hy a single confident and intuitive leap;
EUt alike to brave and 10 timid the COM
ing out is looking over by the pack
an assortment of the bellies who will reign
IS beauties and as favorites and of the nice
little things vino aren't counted. AS a look
ing over it is prepared for with circumspec-
tiOn.
Gowns Chosen With Care.
The toilets of many debutantes are
chosen abroad with as much care as a
brides trousseau. since the French give
more thought than other people to the ar
raying Of the young girl This autumn.
however. larger proportion than usual
are being made in New York, patriotism
having become fashionable.
For an evening occasion white is almost
Invariably chosen and for afternoon
some light color. The afternoon IS pre-
terred toy many people as offering the
ing uew little girl to her mothers circle.
Som Of th- wealthy girls in New York have
been presented on their coming out to less
than fifty of the family intimateS-two or
three 10 receive with the mother, two or
three to look after the tea-only a couple
of servants showing. The more public ap-
pearanCeS have come later with appropriate
EorgeoUsness. Some girls have been
brought out al Newport in the summer or
early autumn 10 escape a city function.
At an autumn tea d few weeks ago in
a country colony. the young girl who was
honcred Wore pale yellow taffeta that set
off admirably her brilliant brunette color
II Z and made her sparkle like a topaz in the
dim old parlOrs. Folds of white chiffon
were drawn across the bust and back
shirred chiffon filled in the guimpe neck
and transparent chiffon made the long
sleeves The belt and rosette were of white
velvet. in the middle of the rosette was
a topaz set in gold. The skirt was trimmed
only with very narrow silk and chiffon ruff
feS BY way OF contrast to the yellow tones
Applied Moonshine.
But nearly all the coning-out dresses are
yet in preparati tion. One that looks as if it
might be meant for some such dainty use
IS Of white t&ffeta embroidered with blue
chenille moons. The skirt has an odd quill
Ing of blue ribbon at the hem and is dIaped
with a jUaic overdress edged also with
quilting y bertha of white chiffon, blue
hF0tted. - drawn about the shoulders AMI
ties on the bust in 4 spreading bow
Some Of the debutauteS' evening dresses
ere all white chiffon, puffed and tied uD
v i'h " hite rit bOnS- one such very youth
iul IA effect and dainty, has the bodice,