The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
THE DEBUTANTE'S OWN MONTH
THE TINE WHEN SOCIETY GIRLS
ARE BROI GIT OFT.
HOnors That Greet Them-The At.lIomc
the FaNorite Omins.Cut Entertain.
m"nt-Invitations, Flowers and New
Gowns show cred lpOn Them.

Debut ante parties are row in order.
Fashion, which Is nothing il not sys-
tematic. says there is time for every
thing and that the very best time Of all ia
launch a society bud Is in the last month
Il the year. or course, the Cebutante
rarties always overflow into January and
they occur In fact all the year around
hut more Of them are crowded into Deem
her than Tito nll the other months put
together, with the result that more formal
functions are pushed out Of the way until
after the holidays
Saturday ia the day of days with the
GebWaIte for a reason not far to seek
more men can come to her launching on
hat day than on any other. In corse-
quence for several successive Saturday
afternoons society dashes ia and out of
drawing rooms with celebrity that comes
Of long practice and even then gets little
more than mere glimpse OF any one of
the sweet girl deaW antes
The American debutante. particularly
the New York variety. is a mighty i'm
portant parsonage, ore who has no coun-
terpart elsewhere. who yields a sceptre
which is tie envy OF every other maiden
he world over In other countries young
girls arrive al the borders Of womaI.hood
without much fuss being made TO cele-
hrate the event,
Not 80 over here. In this country com
ing-out entertainments now rank among
The most important Of the winter.
Contrary to what might be expected
the guests are not mainly young people
Society. in fact, is very sensitive on that
very point. II is the older general ions
above all. who are expected to put in an
appearance and by their presence stamp
with dignity the coming out Of every new
candidate for social honors. None but the
decrepit and inflrm may stay away.
Thus II happens that men and women
who ordinarily refuse to cross their thresh
holds to attend the smartcst social func-
ton, 60 to n debutante tea and. moreover
60 willingly Tho capitalist, who outside
Of Wall Street is seen much oftener at his
club than In private drawing rooms, re-
marks refectively as he scans the bit OF
past aboard which came in the morning 8
mail
so Johns daughter is old enough to
come out! Well, I suppose must step
in and take a look at her"
And a whie-hairei woman will read her
invitation with pleased air and say to her
husband:
-why. Polly's granddaughter is to have
We must 60. You remember was one OF
| Polly's bridesmaids"
Every one, In short. succumbs TO the
| charm Of the debutante.
Hints and rumors to the contrary not
| withstaniing. tho favorite coming-out
| entertainment continues to he an NJ home
| held from to 7 p, NJ. at the residence OF
| the debutante's parents or guardian. and
| there seems to be no immediate prospect
| Of change. In the words of a society
| lea'or:
There Is no other form Of entertainme mt
| to which one can invite ones entire visiting
list, and OF course, a deoutante naturally
wants all her friends TO know she Ia out.
The at-home Is often followed by dinner
| TO the receiving party and to about the same
number Of young men, and afterward there