"Floating Cloud" debutante gown in white peau d'ange

A: White silk crepe gown, peau d'ange; fitted princess-style sheath with five-gore skirt; full-length; wide U-neckline, plunging in back; sleeveless; white silk plain-weave rouched ruffle edging neckline and hem, self-fringe; same rouched florets with self stem appliqued evenly on skirt; center back zipper closure, silk plain-weave bow where zipper meets; white silk lining. B: Off-white synthetic petticoat; four-gore; shirred tulle ruffle at hem, buckram facing; center back hook-and-eye closure. Worn by daughter of donor, at the International Debutante Ball at Grand Ballroom of Waldorf Astoria, December 31, 1964.