The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Young Women Must Take
Care to Select Harmonic
ing Gowns for Debute.

a.
TOR the debutante, the season
- promises to be cas- of iacss
i and silks. satins and velvets.
She leaves elaborate embroid-
cries and heavy brocades to her mucn
older sister. and instead sne favors the
soft charming fabrics that are so
s1aited to the debutante type OF to-day.
FShe has learned the values or beauty
that beauty is proportion, and that
to dress beautifully Is to dress in har-
mony, not only with the season ana
fashions OF the moment, but with ones
age and type. She realizes that the
most profound thought her little head
is capable of must be temporarily ap-
piled to each detail of her costume,
from the jeweled bandeau TO the tip
of her buckled shoe.
This task however. is easier than II
sounds, for no longer is she limited 10
tulle and white She has the baZaars
of the world to choose from. and she
glides into the beau monde with a
knowledge of background, a frail little
Diana lacking perhaps the mystery lent
by more sophisticated frocks, but stu
surrounded by the same glamour that
prevailed In her grandmother de-
DutanIe DAYS. olc lc W W a SA4AAiANto
star for a season at least. and her ward
robe must be In keeping with her i'm
portance.
Velvet Is undoubtedly the smartest
material OF this season, and. In the form
of silk or chiffon velvet. may lend Its
chic as a foundation for the youthful
costume Taffeta. with Its romantic
eighteenth century charm, is always ap-
propriate and becoming. and this season
II Is being so much worn that the de-
butante may have several taffeta frocks
IN various textures and designs. II she
finds that satin enhances her type OF
loyeliness, the debutante will wisely
combine II with lace. which brings
freshness to this material; and, while
they are not new, frocks made entirely
of lace still enjoy unquestioned FAVOR
In her wardrobe.
Where frocks of metal cloth combined
with lace or embroidered materials are
concerned there will be moments In the
debutante's life when the temptation to
possess one will be almost more than
she can resist. But unless she Is IN
deed very 'old for her age" unless she
possesses an air of sophistication Whicn
demands the gowns that her older sister
wears. she must beware OF such elapo-
rate costumes. No evidence OF bad taste
Is quite so glaring as a fresh checked,
rather, overdressed, in heavy metal laces
or velvets. entirely unsuited to the
youthful lines of her figure. To carry
off the sinuous draperies of the more
formal mode a debutante must possess
not only height and we'll developed
figure but poise and sclf-possession-
qualities which one does not associate
with the young thing at her debut.
Lanvin's frocks are delightful, but
then who should fashion youthful clothes
more charmingly. since she has drawn
many of her Inspirations from her dainty
children's clothes with which she first
established herself? Her skirts are full
and longer than those shown by any
other house. This means. then. that
they will be worn by the debutante and
quite generally by all OF us. for the ten
dency is to follow the youthful mode.
In fact her robes de style for the young
girl are so lovely that they have already
become a fashion for the older woman.
Only Lanvin could have created the
exquisite combination of silver and that
shade of sky blue which possesses Just
the accent lacking in bleu pale, and
which is so essentially jeune file. For
the debutante who has a tendency TO
plumpness, such dress as this one.
which follows and improves every line
of her figure. is splendid design.
Another important question relates to
the appropriate accessory. The discrimi-
mating debutante realizes that elaborate
Jewels are not for her; on the other
hand. the simpler ornaments are hers
by right of precedent and tradition,
Worn with a simply cut bodice. n string
Of pearls or apple green jade are far
more appealing than the ornate parures
which she longs to preempt from the