The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-01-07
Fairylike Beauty Marks Charm
ing Gowns of This Years
Debutante.
CALL FOR SIMPLE FABRICS
chiffons and oeoroettes Are Preferred
to Heavier Metallic Broeades and
Notwithstanding Goats
In Vogue.

"FOr GOO0 Dlttle Clri. CeTthiniy
the girls of today have earned their
light to the most beautiful and the
most frivolous of lovely clothes
through the faithful, unflagging and
untiring war services, observes fash
ion writer. Indeed the debutantes of
last year deserve special inning this
year. 1t used to be said one could tell
debutante by her nice, clean little
white gloves which she wore through
out the evening. never removing them
even for supper; for a debutante of
other days was q demure and timid
little soul who carefully refrained
from "unladylike" behavior, and GER
tainly she never "ate," she only nib
bled" at parties. Nowadays debutantes
wear no gloves and do not worry about
their finger tips.
New Dance Frocks Are Fairylike.
Some of the new dance frocks are
fairylike In their beauty, fashioned of
clouds of tulle and filmy lace showing
through the stuff. The life Of tulle
frock is just about one evening.
know of nothing more arresting than
a recent visit to smart couturiere,
where six little dance frocks hung
waiting to be freshened for the next
fray" The tulle hung in streamers
on some and one had been melted by
a sudden downpour Of rain. Some OF
the tulle frocks-for the most part OF
white, as properly the debutante's
frock should be-are delightfully."- COM
bined with a shadow lace. The use
of lace is revival of a bygone day,
for 1t has been many years since the
lace trimmed ball gown. This type of
frock is rather refreshing after the
more sophisticated ones of brocade and
tinsel which prospered for a time. or
course satin, white or palest flesh pink,
is used as foundation for the tulle
and lace dancing frocks. The satin
foundation Is tight and narrow and
short and the overdraperies are SO
placed that they form the extended hip
seam not only on maturer models but
on the most youthful as well. One
maker has pailletted an underneath
layer of tulle with silver spangles
which show with just enough scintilla-
ton through the gauzy meshes.
Simplicity the Debutante's Note.
One expects the debutante to be
gowned with simplicity, and wise
mothers follow this rule In the choice
not only of the debutfng gown but in
the selection of the greater part of the
wardrobe as we'll. The simpler fabrics
such as chiffOns and geOrgettes are
preferred to the heavier metallic bro
cade and velvets. The gowns of pastel
taffetas are lovely for informal occa-
sions. With these little things with
their long slender bodices, pointed in
front and fitted with a sash in the
back, are worn tiny caps of the pastel
silk to match the dress. This is
Partisan fashion just being shown
over here and suitable for theatre and
restaurant wear. Even insthe smaller
cities young girls go about nowadays
to restaurants and cafes for the dane
ing, which seems to be more sought
lIlul ever. II 10 lOi lhio ONNoSi'h ehos
the taffeta frocks of the lovely pastel
shades and their accompanying cap
let's are worn.
The favored shade for evening wear
in the gay French city for the debu-
tante is emerald green. This is en-.
chantingly combined with silver, and
l am sure we can search far and wild.
before we can find a more beautiful
color scheme. Canary yellow is also
very much liked this year, but the
more pronounced shades are left for
older and more sedate people.
Tight Fitting Coats Are In.
The coat suit of the moment most
esteemed by the young girl has
tight fitting basque effect with a rip
pied skirt. For very ,"dressy" wear
duvetyn suits in lighter shades of
tan, gray or blue are much liked. All
of the brown shades are so well liked
this season that they afford distinct
relief from the long favored blues.
However, all can not wear brown.
though in the great variety of shades
the dyers have produced I can see
no reason why all compilations, hair
and eyes cannot be successfully set
Off with some brown tone. The newer
skirts are by no means so narrow,
though they are quite short. The
vestee of colored broadcloth is seen
In some very smart duvetyn frocks.
though the suit with the rippled
and short waistline does not repro
duce these. Much braiding is used.
and choker collars which could reach
right up to the eyes unless one were
afraid Of smothering are seen In great
numbers. For less formal wear the
smart suit Of tweed or English cloth
with Its swell tailored Norfolk jacket
with inverted plaits and belted waists
Is more In favor than ever.
Girls Like overbIouses.
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