Evening star., 1909-05-29
Fete Costume Of Pink Linen

sake makes the June prom one of the
most enjoyable occasions of the week.
Every senior and junior taking part in the
charmed event invites the very prettiest
he knows. heaps flowers upon her, se-
cures the smartest carriage the town liv-
cry affords and has her order card filled
chaps. selected for their terpsichorean
talents. A trailing dress WI he absurdly
out of place at this youthful and festive
Jollifcation. and the maid who has 10
hold up tagging skirt all the evening
will miss half her rightful fun-besides
coming home with tattered fiounces.
Tucked net. plain or dotted: chiffon or
simply made messaline satin make the
prettiest dancing frocks for debutantes,
and. of course. slippers. silk hosiery and
colnure ornaments must be in keeping
with the color selected. Evening dresses.
FOR even young rirls just ont, have now
quite decided decolletage, for evening
frocks must be emphatically distinguished
from the collarless afternoon costumes
Chiffon frocks are made over satin.
veiled with a second intervening layer OF
chiffon, and are. therefore. rather expen-
sive. Blond lace insertions set into the
chiffon make such frocks very rich. and
sometimes sashes of pompadour ribbon
are placed between the two chiffon layers,
showing delicately through the outer
frock. White net frocks are really the
most inexpensive. and such frocks are
charming on young girls when made with
plenty OF the material in tucks or tiny
frills and pleatinSs. The net frock is best
untrimmed with lace, unless the lace be
Of fine quality. and It should be made
over some very soft silken fabric.
Messaline satin evening frocks IN dane
ing length are lovely when made up in
the tunic style affected by both Miss
Billie Burke and Miss Grace George this
year. These satin tunics cling to the
figure without too sharply outlining II
and across tn, top where the satin tunic
fits up over che chiffon or lace decollet-
age there may be strip of pearl en-
broidered banding or some other like
trimming. The smartest evening frocks
have no sleeves at all: string of pearls
or scrap of lace passing over the shoul-
der 1t is in better taste. however. for
the young girl to wear a short. transpar-
ent sleeve ending just above the elbow
There is fad just now for wearing
picture hats with dancing frocks. Miss
Betty. II she has pretty head of hair.
will much more wisely go uncovered To
lovelocks with rose or a fiet of ribbon
or some vivid. green leaves in girlish
fashion.
Some light wrap for evening wear will
be absolutely essential. and this may he
In the form of military cape. falling TO
the knees or clear to the skirt hem. and
made of chiffon-weight broadcloth of
some pretty shade or of satin. New
NeTSlDie SdIlH cFepeS may De worn at bOth
day and evening functions, for one side
of the satin is black or in some dark
color. and the reverse side is pale rose.
golden yellow tint according with
the darker shade These reversible satins
are rather high priced. but the capes
made from them are convenient that
one does not hesitate at the extra cost
OF course. such a cape is made very SIM
ply. with a collarless neck finished with
stitching and a fastening of buttons and
cord loops. Sometimes deep hem of the
darker color is turned up on the lighter
side