The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-29

up and down in unexpected places.
Here dwells and works the wizard Of
wear for the demoiselle. Mile. Jeanne
Lanrin, whose frocks. hats and wraps
for la jeune file have become famous
the world over. Since late summer
the house Of Lanvin has been busy
with orders for outfits for American
debutantes Of the fall season. and
scarce one Of the fifty or more Deem
Der debutantes In New York but has
received a box or two Of pretty things
from Lanvin for the coming season.
For December is the month OF the
debutantes in Manhattan; all the for
NAL coming-out parties are scheduled
to take place then and this important
business of introducing the buds hay
Ing been gotten out Of the way, the
gaities of the winter may proceed. with
uninterrupted fervor. This coming out
Is a great event for the carefully
reared young girl who has spent all
her days up to this eighteenth or
nineteenth year in the schoolroom or
in the country-riding. sailing. shoot
ing. skating and playing tents. She
is all eagerness to take her part in the
great social whirl about her and her
little head is full Of dreams Of the
glories' and the conquests to come.
Instead of sturdy and ~serviceable
country toys and a simple tailleur or
two for street wear in town. with
frocks for house and evening wear,
she must be equipped now with ali the
expensive n elaborate paraphernalia
of q properly launched young lady
and. may. be the little debutante does
not hugely enjoy acquiring all these
fine feathers. albeit she has herself,
little to do with tho actual selection
Of gowns, hats. p%etticoats and fallals
galore, which are purchased for her
by q discriminating mamma. Eve
ming gowns there must be; beginning
with the glorified costume in which
the first bow to society Is to be made.
and including also half a dozen Of
more dancing frocks. as many dinner
ftocks and surprising toilettes de luxe
for important balls and for the opera.
To. accompany these evening gowns
there must be a quota of wraps. pet
%ticoats. gloves and slippers or the
pretty buttoned satin boots which are
now the fashion. There must be also
coiffure ornaments. fans and trinkets,
though the most Of these the lucky
little debutante will acquire as gifts
early in her career-a string Of pearls
from grandmamma. a diamond brooch
from grandpapa, mothers sapphire
set. opera glasses. vanity trinkets.
6AoIO SAtdIAl6 6uO tl0 lIho ITOn1 BIS.
tiers. cousins and aunts. all eager to
add their mite of tribute to the new
social ~favorite.
Lanvin believes in simplicity even
for he formally launched debutante.
as her exquisite frocks and wraps evil
dence. Even though absorbed in the
gaities Of a gay season. the debut
tante is still but a girl. and her cos
tunes are made to emphasize this
| fact Sho L. rAvnaQk<~A A.~l- -
course-that Is a requirement Of the
modern evening costurne-and she
may even 9 diamonds and real
lace. once the supreme privilege Of
he dowager. but everything must
suggest a sweet youthfulness, rather
than the dignity Of older years. All
dinner gowns are trained, and the diff
ference between these and dancing
gowns Is that. while the diner gown
may or may not be decollete, the
dancing gown is invariably so-and
usually sleeveless into the bargain.
The new dancing gowns have little
trains at the back and are very long,
to cover the feet. as all draped cos
tunes must be. to be graceful. They
drag softly and Imply about the feet
and must he lifted during the dance.
This draws the soft satin up around
the limbs n displays the pretty slip
per or boot to utmost advantage-to
more advantage. indeed. than If the
frock were shorter. Dancing boots
are Of satin to match the gown and
have sparkling faceted' buttons Of
glass or amber and very high French
heels. The debutante. recently eman-
clpated from the low-heeled footwear
Of girlhood glories. In her ~tall.heeled
boots and slippers and the higher and
more F~renchiied her heels the hap
pier is she.
A charming dancing frock by Lam
win built for a d%ebutante Of the pres
ent aso is Of white chiffon over
white messaline. Tho long. dragging
skirt Is of the messaline and across
It. at the knee, In draped q deep
founre OF white shadow lace, which
slopes downward at the back. Above
this f1ounce hangs a tunic of white
chiffon. gathered In the least bit at
It's lower edge and bordered with
swnnsdown. There is a sash Of palest
pink charmemse. which hangs girlish-
ly at the back in two long ends. and
the chiffon bodice opens in a deep
decolletage over 4 V-shaped tucker of
the shadow a edged at the top with
pearls. Simplicity %personiHed la this
little frock-and almost babyish in Its
ideal yOungness. yet Il bears the stamp
Of distinction IN it's rich materials and
It's fine lines.
II h debutante Ii permitted velvet,
tho velvet must he made UP In a man.
ner that will mark the gown as youth
full. for AZ has heen said, velvet In It,
self 10 too diEniied a fabric for the