The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-07

She is the dehutante. OF course.
You will know her this eeason ny her
wide open eyes, for It Is not the fashion
to he fat and the thin faced girl "a always
the girl with big eyes
You win know her by her shiny hair
for, having just emerged from tho nursery.
speaking nguratiyely she has had time
to groom and brush and brush again. un-
Ill her hair shines In her nrst season as
IL will never shine again.
You will know her. too. by that trans
parent red in her cheeks. Rouge is never
transparent II has thick look put on
ever SO artistically.
You will know her by her manner, for
the dehutante Is not nervous, and she Is
woman OF the world enough TO keep ncr
! poise. She has been drilled for years for
Just this one supreme moment.
In crowded room you will know her
by her gown. The regulation first season
dress. this early part of 1900. Is rounding
In the neck with shoulder straps. brought
up broadly over the arm and fastened ON
( top with buckle. or with windmill bows.
The bodice Ia straight aud long. as for a
beanpole woman: the skirt IL straight nut
1t stands out with a tullness OF Its own
created by that which is underneath. by
the rufties, the many skirts falling over
each other, and the rlppling pettlcoat.
| Her sleeves may be long, debutantes,
and II IL is her first evening out they will
! probably be So Miss Wilson one OF those
famously pretty Wilson girls OF London
wore diaphanous dress OF tulle ana nous
seline de sole. The corsage was draped.
/ The skirt trimmed With draped ruflies
From the shoulders TO the thumbs the
pleevos sweat down in one long beautiful
unbrokcn line OF taffeta over which was
gathered the tule, Around her pretty
neck hung string OF pearls. Tears for
4 a debutan,e. Strange choice!
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Miss Rcthschild who was 10 have como
out in London in a magnificent way. made
her debut in a plain little dress of blue
crepe de chine. that soft material they
are always trying to supersode with their
newer cnos, 1t was OF turquoise blue with
a decorous little rufHe Of white chiffon a.
the neck the sleeves were kuuckle long
and pointed at the thumbs inside tho
wrists there showed tiny ruches OF chiffon.
She wore no jewels. for she has brothers
in-law aud cousins In the Boer war and
the Rothschlds are patriotic She wore
not even pearls so that the time honored
custom OF presenting each girl OF the fam
lily with a pearl upon each OF her birth
days, in order that she may have string
to wear at her coming out, was violated.
At the debut of Miss Parsons, one OF the
new beauties OF New York's new season,
one Of the guests, herself dehutaute,
Wore a bodice OF snow white Liberty satin,
The skirt was OF moussellne do sole
Around the foot of the skirt was deep
rufhe OF white lace with roses get In.
This setting in OF flowers In laco Is a
process which is not as difficult as II
sounds. but which produces an effect that
is wholly beautiful. The flowers are made
of silk and slightly stuffed to make them
in relief II requires some art to make
a silk rose from plain silk
This can be done In a very simple way
by choosing lace with roses In pattern,
Pieces OF silk In pink and red are set un-
der the lace roses making them stand ou'
apparently in relief.
There ia another way TO sew roses In u
gown. Roses OF velvet are slightly stuffed
and are sewed fast to the silk or velvet
after which the material rs cut away un-
derneath. making the roses a part OF the
fabric.
Wherever you see the dehutante she viii
look like flower. Goethe's exquisite
"Thou are like unto a flower rs exem'
plihed in real life for the fair new girl o.
1900 looks exactly as though she were
. picked off bush. Ii may DO a rose, Of
it may be a gladiolus or II may be vin'
OF which she reminds you, but you viii
surely see tho flower In her.
The pretty fashion of sewing coloret
silk into the flowers In lace pattern II
said to be entirely new. New York dress
makers, who know so much, declare tha
it. Is new to them. IL would be interest
ing TO know ii II has ever been done be
fore. II you wish to experiment buy
piece OF lace with big roses In the pat
tern. cut out pink satin exactly the siz
and shape of the lace roses. tack II un
; derneath In an invisible way. and thu
flowers win look e1actsS Ike natural
ones.
I At Miss Crocker's debut one OF her as
sistants chose very charming way o
raising a neck which. TO her mind. unac
customed. might have seemed too low
Her gown was Of pale green satin crepe
with long sloeves but low cut corsage
The corsage was bordered with pale greer
silk fringe. Around her neck the pretty
debuntante had drawn scarf 0f ehiffor
edged with fringe and had knotted IL al
the bust front. allowing tho ends 10 fal
almost to the floor As her figure was
tall and slender the long hanging ends
added to her height and style
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Tulle is striped with baby ribbon for
the debutante' me beautiful Shdue ol
yellow tulle which is made up over whit,
tafIeta is striped by running the narrow
est bands OF white baby ribbon through
the tulle. In clusters OF three rows each
The bodice is trimmed in this way, anC
the skirt You would declare II To be
new aud beautiful kind OF satin striped
dlaphanous material.
Ribbon. too long neglected, plays an i'm
portant part In all evening dresses. Yot
see 1t gathered on both edges and sewe.
in pattern-shape upon dresses OF pam,
velvet. Stuffed roses make a ponderou
and impressive. but becoming trimming
for panne. The roses are appliqued e
make them set out in relief They ar,
caught down slightly in the center L
make them look more natural.
You picture the debutRnte as Away
dressed in a bail gown. ever wearing
conventional smile. ever at her mother
side. with the eternal bouquet In her hand
Yet she has other gi$ses.
There are times when her pretty neck
once all curves becomes very long ant
rigid. Encased in the armor Of fashion o
1900 II is a different neck from the on,
you had scarcely dared TO admire or tina
evening when. fresh from plnafores, /
was most adorable.
The neck Of the girl OF 1900 is clothet
with stin stock. which. If she be