New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CHAT OF THE SEASON.
THE DEBUTANTEs BALL-How TO TAKE SEA.
BATHs-PICNICs. OLDFASHIoNED AND NEW.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. KNIT.

THE DEBUTANTES BALI<-HOW 10 TAKE SEA.
BATHs-PICNICs. oLD.FAsHIoNED AND NEW.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS KNIT.
TING BAG-SILK PAPERS.
II Is becoming the fashion give girls a little
taste Of society the summer before they come out.
This s an excellent plan. 1t goes far TO that
painful shyness which IS the bane of many debuantes
first A pretty custom which has come
to Us from abroad is to give these young neophyics
O bal blanc.' AS the denotes. every
thing IS whitc-the flowers. the ribbons, the girls
dresses and all. older girls are asked these
"6ud parties" but all their possible partners for
the seasons balls invited. The effect of oil
this virginia. wMteness is very youthful and pretty
and II has the merit OF preventing any particular
consciousness the part Of the madens about Their
dress and appearance.
"A girl must have many sides there IRE facets
to diamond srit every ones requirements" said
harasscd young woman Of society the other day.
"Only consider for moment what Is required OF us.
The world expects to be highly educated in all the
solid branches; and then the top of that we must
be good lingulsts, toerble musicians. must be able
TO write fairly good letters and notes, and II possible
paint q little and model a little-in short be up In
oil the musical and artisuc fads of the day. Besides
oil this fathers think we ought to understand the
cuisine to be good housckeepers and 70 manage OUT
allow ances In a busincssKke way. Our mothers have
also their reQuisitons they willing enough. poor
dears spare all household tasks-w too Wiling
dare say, for good but. on the other hama they
exact great deal From us. They wish MS TO be con-
vcrsaonal, to be graceful to have form that Is in
tangible pulling and untcac habe. something that VIC
are supposed 10 have by instinct and In short hardest
task Of alD TO be success our brothers expect
TO pay tennis, TO ride and drive well, 10 under
stand the points OF baseball and football and TO be
lawfully Jolly Moreover to hold our own in society
We must dress we'll and understand the fashions,
while to please our men friends must take keen
Interest In horses and dogs and be able TO talk OF
their merits understondngly at the bench shows and
horse shows Then to be popular with our own sex
We must not be above talking clifons' or discussing
the affairs Of the different members OF our set
aAnd finally, we Try for the sake of our own COO
sciences 70 do a little Summing once or twice
week and help at fancy fairs. How can people ex
pect all this Of poor motall But they do
II Won wish your daughters TO learn to cook, now Is
the time to teach them that accomplishments Much
may be done during this period OF summer leisure
tho subject be taken up earnestly Md certain amount
Of time be daily given TO its study. The dread OF
facing cook whose temper is not apt to be OF inc
the dog days and the heat of the stove are
generally the greatest drawbacks to amateur cooking
These difficulties however. obvated nowadays
by the Oil stoves which greatly improved OF late
and are supplied with every possible convenience.
you your children really to learn the principles
OF cooking, let them do everything themselves; build
them little outdoor kitchen give them an
utensils and materials. Half grown girls will almost
always take the greatest pleasure In Such an occu-
patton, and Will delight In giving afternoon teas or
small luncheons specially invbted guests
Every agrees that each girl should know how FOOD
Is bought and stored and cooked but very few OF our
educated madens acquire such knowledge. IL is easy
to understand the difficulties that In most households
stand In the way Of girls learning cookery So much
time is devoted TO education that mothers are )usu
fed in thinking that their girls need relaxation after
the hours OF study 1t just for this reason
that such an occupation should in vacation time be
made an amusement and pleasure. Instead OF task
At luncheon OF ten not long ago the question was
asked how mustard mixed and only one girl out
OF the lot could tell. The others Ind simply never
thought how with Whist IL was done. While
"breed winning" may be the mans work, food-pro-
vidng Is certainly the womans and II is q subject
well worth the best Intellectual efforts
With summer weather picnic parties come again 10
the fore Oldfashioned picnics however, when each
person brou ght q basket and it was always some one
elsen who TO have remembered the various Us
scntas OF salt and pepper and butter which were gen.
orally forgotten when the corkscrcw TO open the DOT
ties was invariably left behind and when cake was
the chief thing provided by every one And the
civers of the feast packed up their baskets dis
pensng with servants rs part OF the mn-ail these
old-tme pcncs to have departed These simple
md primitive methods becoming obsolete. II
people give picnic nowadays they d. 1t In =" good
STYLE, and taho as much trouble in having the arrange
mcnts properly carried out as they would do FOR IN
entertainment given ut home. Newport or LenoA
p,cnics are very grand affairs Indeed The party Is
pcnerally conveyed 10 delightful spot on the
owners coach and there they Joined by other
friends In equally smart taps. The coach contains
a cearctte for Wines coth-lincd drawer TOT p'a'e'
another for glass etc and the weltrained men ser
wants pack and unpack all Dcccssaries In the most
mcthodcal manner everything being as well cooked
and beautifully served In the hosts own nome
Another favorte fashion Of the day is to give very
large p,cnlcs and 10 invite fifty sixty people 70
meet at some given spot. These large parties usually
are usually given entirely at the expense OF the host or
hostess or sometimes several people unite In sharing
the expenses, certain number OF invitations Doing
allotted to each subscriber. Another favorte mcthod
Is 10 invite each person to join and pay his own ok
penses this is commonly known as "Dutch Weat
and is perhaps the best arrangement OF all as INC
weather Is such important factor In days ouune
tbft It is risky form OF entertainment Peopie arc
ALWAYS so glad OF the excuse for spending n certah
number of hours together in the open air that pic
MICS whether old Fashioned" new tangled VIII
always be popular.
allow soon can we bathc1" is the universal cry
from young people at the seashore at this time All
orc longing for a tumble in the surf or FOR the Iohg
ocghtfpl swms which are practicable I'm still water
and IL In lust on account Of this universal eagerness
that IL bccoves 10 be careful Sea banning Is al
admirable tonic. but II 10 also dangerous thing 10
overdo. In the first place people should ho'
begin bathing too early. The LIST Of July is q"''e
soon enough In spite Of the numerous "warm waves
OF June which make long for the bathing season 10
begin The winters chill is hardly tlawed out be
fore that time.
Another point TO be carefully guarded against with
eager young people is the length OF Time ''es 'ro
opt to stay in the water. While sen bathing communal
with proper atmospheric conditions and moving "a'o
possesses virtues that be found In no otncr eu"'
1t is great mistake TO believe tha' " as'oeH WIZ
every one TO the extent IL on COMING o"'
the ups arc blue It sign that 10 u no' ha'"s