The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-14

SIMPLICITY THE THING
FOR DEBUTANTE'S GOWNS
BY SOPHIA eEANEREr.


London. Oct I3-Ball-room attire
always becomes a burning question
during the Scotch Highland gather
ings, while it is, hardly too late at
the present mo- nent to consider the
prospects of the county and hunt balls
during the late autumn months.
The gown of the debutante is al
ways of far greater interest than that
or her elder sister. and a return to a
charming simplicity will be a feature
or this seasons ballroom attire for a
girl in her first season
Light and diaphanous materials.
such as chiffon. tulle point d'esprit
net, blonde, md the always popular
tambour lace, will form the basis or
the most charming little frocks, which
will rely for their effect on their
freshness and cachet rather than on
the actual cost OF the materials. The
prettieSt of these are the examples
fashioned of the new Malines tuiie.
which is mounted oyer. glisteninE
foundations Of soft white satin OF sill
yer tissue. while the fashionable flet
looked upon in the light of the debu-
tante's material par excellence. this
season, the Smartest gowns being de
signed in this dentelle
Silk net with close snowflake spots
Is among the fabrics Of the coming
winter while pearls make an ideal
adornment for the dress OF girl In.
her teens. The snnartest trimming for
these little net gowns Is Malines lace,
the idea being to give them as
soft and fluffy an appearance as pos
sible, much f1ouncing being employed
to achieve this end. Little ruchings, OF
white or silver ribbon are likewise.Sin-
u
tracing from the simplicity of the
gowns, these give a very definite charm
and allure"
Outside the realm of the debu-
tantes attire, white velvet is likewise
high in favor. The charm Of. white
velvet evening gown. is 'unquestionable.
and. although undoubtedly extravagant
wear-the velvet being apt, to soil very
qulckly--it is sure to be largely adopted
this season. The favorite trimming is
a raised green embroidery carried out
in mixture Of silk and paillettes, all
shades Of green being employed. 81
A gown of this description Is usually
carried out in the princess style, in
close folds all round, the embroidery
being introduced as a border. Ernbroi-
deries OF irises and lilies reproduced in
beads of all shapes and sizes and In
various colors are immensely to the
fore, the sleeves being usually OF the
wing description. slashed up TO the
shoulder In lieu of white velvet, white
and silver brocade is likewise to be
seen, the design being picked out IN
tiny crystal beads and seed pearls and
trimmed with Brussels or blonde lace.
Black evening gowns will be invaria-
bly, trimmed with jet and sequins, the
sombre effect being relieved by a mar
row lace or tulle tucker round the
decolletage. while the sash Is carried
With e.
sells.
On all sides one hears the same
story of the surprising vogue which Is
10 be accorded to yellow this winter for
ballroom wear Like everything else
which is ultra fashionable and much
talked of in the realm of woman's. at
tire. yellow will probably be as extern
slvely worn by the wrong woman as it
VIII be by the right, and will lose half
its effectiveness in consequence. The
enormous range Of different shades in
this color will, however. mitigate the
possibility OF selecting an unbecoming
tint, and from pale primrose to deep
corn-color there will be some dozen or
more graduations of tone. One or two
striking gowns have been made of LEM
on-colored chiffon trimmed with appli-
cations of the finest faced cloth. "a
combination which is as effective in the
realm of evening gowns as 1t Is novel
Poppy-red will be very much used in
the realm Of evening wraps this sea-
son, as we'll as Venetian and Indian
red, most of the theatre coats which
are carried out in these colors being
fashioned of velvet or velveteen. AS
regards the latter. there is a. great re-
vival in its popularity OF late and the
manufacturers nowadays keep so we'll
abreast, of the. latest vagary of Dame
Fashion in the matter of color that al
most as wide a field of choice IS offered
as in the one of velvet itself
One of the most effective, shades in
troduced in velvet is known as "bleu
lin," which is an exact imitation of the
blue fiaxfiower, while grays of every
description will likewise be used with
good effect
EXPERT KODAK FINISHING.