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Could anything moro nearly ideal Coz
tho dSbutants's ball froclCs be suggssted
than the three little French frocks which
figure In ths central group and have been
copied again and again, with slight vari-
ations, by one popular New York dress-
maker with whom We have talksd3 Grace
f1l. clinging hnes. yet with enough rip
ping ftIlness to soften modestly the
Iines OF the figure; supple and gauSy
materials ia white or delicate color. very
simple trimming. no marked ecoentricity.
decolletaee very moderate--there you
have the dancing frock for the youthful
wearer as Il should he, and the three
models satisky all of these demands.
n One In Of white rnousseiine de sole over
Q plain. ciinging, white satin foundation.
A skirt formed Of little overlapping rufiiss
OF the mousseline shows below Q tuhio Of
the supplest white satin bordered by a
narrow line Of skunk fur. A bodice softly
draped OF mousseline rises above the
bib of tho tunic. is finished around tho
demi-deoolletage with frill Of mousse
line and has little sleeves composed OF
frills. Clusters. OF. large edelweiss are
INC OhAy Trimming 0o'o AO' H'0 AAA0' Va
fur. &.. =, g@.
Even more youthful is the frock Of deli
cate pink mousseliue de sole with q deep
satin hem at the skirt bottom and wide
satin girdle and with little frills OF the
frock material and festoons OF tiny noas-
seline roses for trimming Of tunic and
bodice. A slight shortening Of the waist
line is apparent in this model. though the
bottom OF the sirdle Is almost at the
normal waist line. .a.5
We liked less. the third model. because
OF the satin cuirasse draped around the
body. Such an arrangemcnt requires
very skilful handling and Is not becoming
to every figure. but II did have a certain
smartness in combination with tho deep
skirt ruffiss Of dotted tulle and the mar
rover tulle rufiies OF the bodice and
sleeves.
A model quite similar but with three
skirt ruffies in place of four and with a
graceful little tunio turned UP AZ bottom
IN tapeuse fashion replacing the cuirasse.
was shown US in another establishment
and was an Improvement upon the origi-
nal model.
There are quantities Of sheer light lined
materials suitable for youthful evening
frocks and not too expensive; and. for
that matter, aside from the making no
one Of the three frocks just described
need be very expensive. for the mousse
lines, chi6ons. marquisettes. nets. crepes
and satins are very wide. and no costly
trimming is required.
Some adorable evening frocks OF the
lingerie order. made up in the softest
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hand embroidered. sash gir1sed and worn
over slips of white or palest pink are
much more costly than such frocks as
those we have been discussing but are
of course, the acme Of girlish daintiness
and deceitful simplicity. Charming ef-
fects, too. are obtained by using the
band. motif and hounce embroideries in
place OF having the embroidery worked
by hand upon the frock material. but such
ready made embroideries are best when
they are hand embroidered or have the
air of hand embroidery upon material
similar to that of the frock. instead Of
being Of the usual partly open and partly
blind machine embroidery type.
Many OF the sheer silk and cotton mix
lures are attractive for light evening
frocks. and while they do get stringy very
readily frequent pressing will enable
them to give very good service.
The bordure and painted chiffons are
much used for debutante purpose. and
notifications OF the Vatican lines and
details are often associated with these
Powered stuffs. CrApes and other soft
silken stuffs draped to show sheer PERTH
coats also suggest Louis XVI days.
The hohu in one form or another is
much in evidence on the debutante's e
frocks and SO is the SASH but il is a most
sophisticated sash now, piquantly draped.
and q far cry from pale blue sash that
went with the white muslin of our grand
| mothers. ..
The coming out frock is by common
acceptance white. and is most often of
some sheer material. but for the other
frocks of the outfit many materials once
| considered the exclusive property OF the
older woman are in order. Satin is one
OF these fabrics. owing It's Introduction
Into the list Of youthful materials to its
new and marvellous softness.
The crepes Of all kinds are useful to the
debutante and so is the popular cachemire
de sole. but the richer heavier silks which
are winning favor this season she would
better leave to her elders. We have seen
some very chic visiting costumes for
debutantes made up in chiffon failIe and
the softest Of moire antique, but they
did not appeal. On the other hand, velvet
and more particularly velvsteen seems
quite as modish and desirable for, the
debutante as for her older sister.
Some OF the very best looking costumes
for visiting and the various afternoon