Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

even grandmother dress with so much
similarity. often the only point of differ
ence In their costumes is that the youth
full toys become the pretty young girl.
and are anything but appropriate on the
mature women. The wise mother in max
ing ready her young daughter for a first
season in society sees to it that though
the new frocks, wraps and grande to-
lets for ceremonious occasions are of
sufficient elegance, they still have that
charm of girfshness, that coquetry and
jauntiness that may only be affected in
the early twenties with perfect grace.
And so if skirts are short the little de-
butante's are short enough to show her
slender ankles. If muffs are huge. hers
are immense enough to be quantity pic
turesque. If hats are rakish her saucy.
pretty face may stand the most rakishly
tilted brim and audaciously pointed
feather: yet withal, she must suggest
youth and not daring il her ensemble.
A very lovely comingout frock. brought
over from Paris for a December debu-
tante, is of white chiffon embroidered with
tiny white porcelain beads. and this
chiffon frock is hung over faintest pink
chiffon. which, without definite color
effect, gives softly rosy glow to the
pure white. There is straight narrow
tunic embroidered foot deep above the
ankles with the white beads and more
of the embroidery deccrates the top of
the bodice which is finished around the
decoletage with folds of white tulle over
rose tulle. The heavily embroidered chiffon
tunic falls over a white satin skirt, which
trails very slightly about the feet The
young debutante, Of course, does not wear
train. but for impressive costumes like
the coming-out gown or opera gown the
skirt may drag softly around the feet.
Many charming coming out costumes
are of white. with a touch of silver. On
do Yl- or n g
used. A lovely brunette who came out
last winter wore a white chiffon frock
dropped over cloth of gold and carried
huge bouquet Of vivid jacqueminot roses
4 lovely young girl whose coming-out ball
is planned for a night late in December
will wear gown of thin, soft. white
velvet, made with a classic simplicity that
will well become her tall, slight figure
and regal, gold-crowned head. This vel
vet gown has bodice made half of real
point lace, the velvet being crossed over
one side in surplice fashion. The waist
line is high and a scarf end OF the lace
falls to the feet over the narrow, 81 ghtly
trailing velvet skirt. There are no sleeves,
but three strands of pearls fall over each
arm, the long, white gloves meeting these.
In the hair will be worn a broad, fiat
band of white velvet ribbon. eu'ed at
either side with a row of pearl beads.
The pretty young thing just poisoning
into society is reveling in girlhoods curls
this season. Curls are at zenith or
popularity, and while every woman-much
as she may yearn to-cannot adopt curls
with impunity, they are the bonnie debu-
tante's divine right, and she is making
the most of them. Her evening couture
is all aquiver with little dancing curls,
which, in their careless grace, suggest
youth, even though they may be most
artfulIy arranged, and good part OF
them. even. an artificial requirement on
my little lady's part. For IN these Gays
even the debutantes do not desplse false
curls-if false curIs be needed to complete
a modish couture.
The hair. in front, is loosely waved or
parted above the brew, with soft waves
coming down over temples and ears. AT
the back it is dressed rather nigh in d
chisnon of the little curls which covers
the entire crown. and around this pls
circle CT curls is wound a flat RIBBON !
band, which fasters underneath the bar
rangement is the .'1S2o' style, with |
cluster of curls over each ear and |
braid coiled across between the two Gus
tiers at the back. In either ease the mar !
is dressed high from the nape or the |
neck. the low saesins hairdressinS not |
being worn just now by even very young |
women.
Nothing makes one feel 50 completely |
grown I'D, SO eHtlIelS IedtN i'l any -
ciaI situation as an appropriate ana
sumptuous evening cloak. The little |
debutante loves the very feel of her
splendid fur wrap, and even II me gar
ment be but of satin. or even of broad
cloth she trails its folds behind her ana |
draws it about her with conscious
sense of added dignity and statellness III |
her new estate.
MANY of the younger women this win
ter are wearing allwhite wraps, either |
of white lace over chiffon. Of chiffon over
satin, of white satin heavily embroidered
or-most beautiful of all-ot white ermlne
or its substitute ra bbit fur. Velvet wraps |
are worn by older women. One seldom
sees them on the debutantes: they are
rather too heavy and regal in erect. "A
most lovely evening coat. worn by
dehutante- to be this season at the opera