Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

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ling beauties who are In the first freshness
OF their bloom. 1t enlists all who remain
attractive. and girls and boys though they
enter II with /zest. have by no means the
monopoly. NOR do they take precedence of
older peoplf. Yet there is nothing in the
world SO sweet. so bright and SO bewitching
as girl In her early twenties particularly
II she is(an American girl
On the occasion of her debut the daugf-
ter receives with her mother and Is sur
rounded by bevy of friends OF her own
age She is rooed in simple white but
you need not fancy that her toilette shall
be- inexpensive because it does not look
elaborate. One pays a round sum for sim
/plicity when French dressmaker sends in
her bill. Whatever this young girl wears
Will be certain to suit her. Youth sets off
dress. and she needs no ornament of gold
or jewels. Flowers are her only adorn--
ment. She holds them in her hand and
the house will be heaped with them and fra
grant with their incense, for friends send
them in lavishly, and every time the bell
rings a florists messenger will be at the
door. Flowers are banked on the mantels.
they stand on the piano, they fill every
available space, and this, not in summer.
when they may be had for the picking, but
winter when they cost a geodly sum-
After a few words of greeting and con-
graduation to the mother who presents the
daughter smiling compliment or two to
the girl herself. and little desultory chat
with friends, the guests drift naturally 10
the dining room, where they find a table
shining with silver and lighted with candles
and spread with delicate viands Here
there are more beautiful girls, or else
young matrons pouring tea and coffee.
somewhere behind O. screen of palms there
is an orchestra, and music lends its charm
to the elegant occasion. 1t is not good form
to linger too long in the dining ROOM. as
the guests at large function are coming
and going and must be served in successive
RELAYS Never Shnuld nFDtract her STAY
in a crowded house, and house Is usually
crowded at a reception of this Importance.
Do not forget to look for and have few
minutes conversation with the girls
father, who though the master OF the house
is much more likely to remain in the back
ground than to appear with any promi-
pence. This Is one of the times when
husbands and fathers, who have furnished
the sinews of war, are not very conspicu-
Gus.
During the season when everybody has
a feeling of haste and rush is in the atmos-
phere, there are many entertainments in
progress on the same day. Guests go from
one home to another, in the same after
noon, meeting the same people over and
over. This adds not little to the gayety
of life
When a girl has been formally introduced
she is eligible on every joyous occasion at
which she is properly ehaperoned. Her
mother is usually her chaperon, although
her father may officate in this capacity
or her married sister, or any youthful ma
tron of her acquaintance. A woman who
is an acknowledged spinster and has
passed the border line of forty may also
act as chaperon to a debutante While
is not vigorously insisted upon
in small villages and rural communities,
it is Indispensable in the scheme of life OF !
our larger cities Girls and men lose moth
ing by having with them when they go to !
dances theaters and other festive gather |
ings the presence and support of an older |
who imposes no disagreeable re- |
straint, but is really a protection.
The butterfly of fashion starts on round !
as relentless and strenuous as the routine !
of a working bee in the business hive. |
1t takes a good deal out of her, and in a |
great house pains are taken to keep her |
fresh and untired. If she is up late a |
night. she is allowed to sleep through the |
n orning, and the house bushes itself that |
she may not be disturbed. Her maid ar |
ranges her bath, takes care of her clothing |
and waits on her hand and foot. She soon |
learns the art of selection and chooses her |
pleasures. and if she have a sensible mother |
she is encouraged to devote a portion OF !
time to reading, music, her home and her |
brothers and sisters.
Society girls are not wholly selfish They |
are today actively engaged in parish and |
settlement work; they are the unofficial |
aids of clergymen; they assist the deaconess
and the visiting nurse and their sweet |
faces are seen in homes of poverty These |
girls often reach out helping hand to |
those who are toiling all day long in shop
and factory
After awhile. perhaps two or three years
after her debut, our princess royal is again
the central figure on bright occasion. This |
time instead of the silver strains of the
band, there are deep and solemn |
chords from the organ loft where a prac-
ticed hand is playing the wedding march
Down the long aisle sweeps the bridal |
train. All in white with a floating veil and
eyes modeStly downcast, comes the girl on |
the arm of her father. The man she has
IGNORED by her preference waits at the
chancel TO meet her. The fateful words
are soon said, for richer, for poorer. for
better. for worse, till death us do part.
The mystic rite that binds true hearts for
all the years are spoken. Our society girl
has taken upon her the vows of a wife.
Here she will prove herself what an Ameri-
can woman should be efficient nanahIa