Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1917 — Having the Charm of Simplicity [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Having the Charm of Simplicity

To design gowns that will suit the taste of the .debutante and be suiteci at the same time to her youth, is someLhingOfa probleni. - Most very young women wish to clothe themselves in styles considerably too mature for them. This is like putting a dainty watercolor in a heavy overwrought gold frame. But mothers must emphasize and bring home to their daughters the charm of youth, which is best expressed in frocks that at least have the appearance of simplicity. A pretty taffeta frock well suited to the young girl is shown in the accompanying picture. It is a demure, Quakerish-looklng affair with only parallel rows of cords set in the bodice and skirt to relieve it of entire plainness. The skirt Is plain and straight and is gathered to the bodice. The girdle Is made of the silk and tied In - knot with two tmds, at thefront. A plain organdie collar with hemstitched hem finishes the neck- This might be replaced by a collar of the less expensive laces, but to ho spetMl advantage, for the collar of organdie

has the same style and character as the gown. Dresses 'Similar in style are made with a slightly raised waistline and worn without a girdle. In these the bodice usually buttons down the front, while in the model picture the fastening is on the shoulder and, along the underarm. *