The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

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~ elors to complete her house
party. DO run down over Sunday
two such pretty girls are to be with
me-" is much more likely to entice
the elusive bachelor whose white-fian-
neled presence on tennis court and
veranda is absolutely necessary to give
the weekend scene its proper setting;
than I'VE should be glad to have you
join our little party over Sunday -
some married friends and dear Aunt
Eliza are to be with u.s. So the
charming debutante Is very sure of
receiving two or three invitations for
every weekend the summer through,
and her wardrobe must be plentiful to
stand the strain of so much packing
and travelling about through the sum-
mer weeks. Unless she Is provided
with maid, also, her dainty belong
ings will soon show signs of their
stressful campaign-if they are not
reduced to rags and tatters half way
through the summer; for the happy
hearted young girl racing through the
hours crowded with engagements, gives
small thought to the bothersome
stitch in time"
The debutante who has made her
bow to society and has become an ac-
cepted factor in social affairs will
probably have more or less to say on
her account, about the details of her
summer wardrobe; but whereas the
young business woman of the same
age, making her. own money and ac-
customed to think for herself in sar-
torial matters, does all her own plan
ming and shopping for summer days.
the debutante, only Just emerged from
the scho oolroom and still more or less
hedged about with parental authority,
has very often no hand at all in the
selection Of her wardrobe. Her man.
ma plans it all, gives orders to dress
maker and milliner and sees to it that
the pretty daughter is supplied not
only with enough wearables, but with
wearables of exactly the correct sort
for her years and her type.
Special Shops That Cater 10 the Deb
utante.
Jeanne Lanvin, the clever couturier,
whose house on the Fauborg st. Hon
ore Is a maze Of quaint little rooms,
Railways and unexpected staircases,
has been called the interpreter of girl
hood She makes specially Of clothes
for young girls from childhood to
womanhood and she Is the reliance of
the French mother who takes her
young daughter to Lanvin secure in
the confidence that the frocks, hats,
wraps and lingerie provided by this
intelligent and artistic couturier will
bring out the very best points In the
girls beauty bearing and personality.
Lanvin is imaginative and realizes,
moreover, that the young girl may,
wear many effects that would be outre
on the older woman. Her clothes are
picture clothes. yet they are never BIZ
zarre or posterish picture effects, as
are the jeune file wearables of Poiret
who also makes specially of youth
full raiment .Grace is the fetish of
Lanvin and she has the sure eye for
color that never makes mistake She
uses only the softest materials. the
finest machine embroideries and real
laces; and wherever handwork can be
substituted for machine. sewing it's dis
tinction Is added. Naturally it costs
to have Lanvin clothe a debutante;
but the high price is well worth while
lin consideration of the exquisitely
dainty and charming finished effect.
French Dancing Frock Ideally Girlish.
Classically simple. and youthful in
line Is the Lanvin dancing frock pic
tured. Straight little skirt and square
necksd bebe bodice are Of charmeuse