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Show I PRETTY GOWNS OF THE DEBUTANTE. DEBU-TANTE. Taffeta will hold its own for pop ularity in dance frocks, and no de-ibutante de-ibutante will consider her trousseau complete without one or more of these charming affairs They usually 'have circular skirts, tight fitting over waist and hips with godet tarts around the feet. No matter what the skirt, howev-ier, howev-ier, the bodice is wrapped or draped ,wlth chiffon with a glint of gold or silver fabric showing through or used as decoration. Bechoff-Davld brought out some .wonderful metallic fabrics before fashion plans were interrupted and while these last they cannot fail to be In evidence on nearly every gown for the debutante or for her older sisters and cousins and aunts, to say nothing of her mother, who will be queenly in black velvet and golden tissue until the velvet supply, too, Is exhausted A touch which cannot but add to the display is the single corsage flower, flow-er, which has again made its appearance appear-ance with success USE WARM WATER ON SILK BLOUSE. To wash a soiled silk or crepe de chine blouse, make a suds of warm water Never use hot v"tjr. as that stiffens the silk and changes the color. col-or. Never rub the soap directly on the fabric, but make a thick suds-Then suds-Then plunge the blouse In it again and again until it seems thoroughly clean. Rinse in several changes or' water of tho same temperature as the suds and wring gently Iron wet, with a thin piece of muslin over the silk, and then wilhout the muslin Iron on the wrong side unless the silk is naturally shiny If it is stiff, rub it between the hands and then irou again to remove the wrinkles. |