The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-02

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During tho season when everybody
j has feeling of haste and rush is in
the atmosphere, there are many enter
tainments in progress on the same day.
Guests go from one home to another.
in the same afternoon, meeting the
same people over and over. This adds
not little to the gayety Of life.
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When girl has been formally intro
duced she is eligible on every Joyous
occasion at which she is properly chap
erOned. Her mother is usually her
chaperone, although her father may
oficiate in this capacity, or her mar
rled sister, or any youthful matron OF
her acquaintance. A woman who is an
acknowledged spinster and has passed
the border line of 40, may also act as
cbaperone to debutante. While chap
eronage is not vigorously insisted upon
in small villages and rural commune
ties, it is indispensable in the scheme
of life of our larger cities. Girls and
men lose nothing by having with them
when they so to dances, theaters and
other festive gatherings, the presence
and support of an older woman, who
imposes no disagreeable restraint, but
is really protection. ).
The butterfly of fashion starts on a
round as relentless and strenuous as
the routine of a working bee in tih,e
business hive. 1t takes good deal out
OF her, and in a great house pains are
taken to keep her fresh and untired.
If she is up late at night, she is allowed
to sleep through the morning, and the
house bushes itself that she may not
be disturbed. Her maid arranges 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 SEN
sible mother she is encouraged to de-
vote portion of time to reading, mu-
sic, her home and her younger brothers
and sisters.
Society girls are not wholly selfish:
They are. to-day 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 a helping hand to those who
are toiling all day long in shop and
factory. * L,
After awhile, perhaps two or three
years after her debut, our princess
royal is again the central figure on a
bright occasion. This time instead of
the silver strains of the Hungarian
band, there are deep and solemn chords
from the organ loft, where a practiced
hand is playing the wedding march
Down the long aisle sweeps the bridal
train. All in white with floating
veil and eyes modestly downcast, comes
the girl on the arm of her father The
man she has honored by her prefer
ence waits at the chancel to meet her.
The fateful words are soon said. for
richer, for poorer, for better, for worse,
til 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 American
woman should be, efficient, capable,
trustworthy and loving. good wife
and if children are given her, a good
mother.
This is the evolution of the butter
1y.