The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-15
Costumes OF
Rare Beauty
Are ShOWn
BY BETSY SCHUYLER
NEA Service Writer

In is less unemployed these days
than the social debbies. When they
are not busy being introduced to
society, or assisting at others COM
ing-out parties, they are veritaole
bees Of industry, holding sales
modelling in fashionable costumes
and In other ways raising money
for the nations unemployed.
There never was a year wher
debutantes' gowns were lovelier, more
individual in their styling or more
ravishlng on young beauty. Grs e
Roosevelt, deb daughter Of Colone
and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, looked
perfectly charming in a trock Of
white lame with a shadow design
IN the most delicate Of lavender
pinks, blues, green and yellows. Hel
,3ld-fashioned bouquet was of vio-
lets and yellow roses.
Lace gowns are very popular with
debutantes. Little Frances OttleJ
looked ravishing at a recent DEB
bali in a devastating black lace
gown with low decolletage and
long, long skirt. Scarlet slippers
peeped out from under.
Reba Stevens Kendall wore a
beautiful peach colored lace frock
with a full, long skirt and cape col
lar, and carried pink roses.
Bo4h Wear Velvet
At the coming-out party for Ella
Dunlevy Milbank and her cousin,
Isabella Dunning Palmer, both wore
velvet. Miss NIilbank choosing a
modified Empire frock in powder
blue panne velvet, and Miss Palmer
similar costume in white velvet.
They carried, respectively, yellow
and pink roses.
Utterly different in cut and fab
rio was Josephine L. Auchinloss'
choice for her debut supper dance.
Eillowing green tulle made the
boufant skirt and shimmering
green taffeta the princess bodice,
and her real pearl and diamond
necklace were stunning with her
costume.
Long sweeping skirts are ubi-
quitous by now for evening wear
and even dinner wear. But ankle
length costumes for daytime street
wear are seldom enough to make
it a gala occasion to meet Antoin-
cite Johnson stepping down Park
avenue the other day in an elab-
crate costume, with bands of lux
urious chinchilla.
TricOrn Hats Are FIattering
The tricorn hat deserves all the
popularity debutantes are giving it,
for there is no denying its flatter-
ing lines. Louise Boone wears a
tiny veil with her little velvet head
piece which gives it q charningly
romantic air.
At recent benefit in Washing
ton where Junior Leaguers modelled,
the loveliest picture to my mind
was that made by Mrs. Blaine NAL
Ian in a stunning taffeta gown,
metal embroidered, topped by a chic
tricorn of black velvet with sweep
ing plume OH one side.
1t no longer is enough to have q
black costume with white fur
trim The combination of color is
so popular that smart women are
doing the most unusual things in
the way Of using it.
launching at the Marguery the
other noon, Mrs. William Fleitman
wore a black fiat crepe frock with
embroidered white wool an inch
back from the neckline, topped by
black hat faced in white.
Wears Belted Black Coat
Out doing a bit of Christmas
shopping, Mrs. John w. Stafford
wore a belted black cloth coat with
cloth and fur muff lined with white
which showed little, and black
frock with white showing at the
neck in scallops. She wore a veil
with her off, he-face hat.
The vogue for white hats in
creases. Tt takes a lot of style. to
my way of thinking, and not lit
tie thought to plan a costume that
cries out loud for white hat to
top it.
Two utterly successful whitehall
wearers are Mrs. Orson D. Mum
and Mrs. E. Gardener Prime. Mrs
MUM wore SumptuouS black vel
vet coat and frock ensemble to the
Colony Club at luncheon time, with
white feather hat, little white err
mine muff, white gloves and a gor-
geous diamond bracelet and Clip al
the front of her frocks neckline.
Her pumps had beautiful spar.
king buckles. Mrs. Prime wear:
atop a black frook, with short
Jacket of black caracul, a white fun
muff, white fur cravat collar and 6
bicorn of white felt.
The holidays are bringing many
smart folks home from Europe, anc
some important guests. Among the
latter is Mrs. Paul PhippS, sister Of
the famous Lady Astor.
AS she steamed up the harbor
her young nephew, Reginald Brooks
aviator. flew out and dropped a note
of welcome down on the boat fol
her.
There will be much entertaining
in her honor during her visit, the
first she has made to her home
country for sixteen years.