New-York tribune., 1908-12-29
THE EXPENSIVE DEBUTANTR
Inroads on Papa's Check Book Made By Her
Coming Out Tea"

No lonr.r ca1 the eldest daughter Of the house
slip into society quietly and without
heralding Instead, she lands with splash III ule
very centre Of the whirlpool. ana the coming oA'
tea with the dinner and dance that follow on
the same evening. the other entertainments given
by elderly relatives childless old friends OF TINS
family and by her young married friends' niAke uP
a schedule that leaves no day without some luIc-
tion for many week She also has to receive Win
ali her young girl friends, and even With mere &C
q1aintances, for they may be Of influence III Ine
special set quoted as the smartest, and In the
yearly "debutante trust no stone Is leIt
nv each fond mamma TO make her own particular
bud grow at the very pinnacle OF the sonie"ii iial
tborny bush of social achievement Country cousins
read Of the success Of each event and are eIau-
fed at having subject to discuss WIN ahen
friends who are not nearly related TO q eto-
rioys career" The country cousin alone OF Iiie
vs rio1Is relations does not know how much he'u
cash is paid out for the glorious career she en-
,ies ane would hold UP her hands In horror AT tne
s,,r, total Of the cost of the short season Every
one knows the cost Of the opera box tor 'hat Is
given in black and white when the sale Is Hl4oe-
and 10 have one In good position is al h1lpoi
tsut for the parents Of the success can ieHI
II n other girls parents the nights tnat tneS
will not need IT, and so keep In the very ron ron
rank OF the people to be cultivated An Open" O
adds greatly TO social status
may cost at least g minute for the ten hours o
endowment and $500 is g moderate esuIldlo u
what the caterer, wine merchant a"Hll.e H
and the noT1SL QlNlde up D0N'~--
them The musicians for the dance are oI -
included In this estimate, but the faVors lot
ootillon are not, nor are the caros anu
+bereo7 counted IN, nor yet the Trock 'he la4 oi
wears This has been matter Of deepest thous,''
- - 6++ine for this day is second only IN
ir,rortance 10 the wedding day, which Is OF cours'
an event merely imagined as yet IN inc a1l7I 80,
NV b,y the youthful beauty The conlng-ouI Oh
a., - : ce-tajutv white and simple, but II must pe
= zo-.+oo5 bv the country cousin that this parucu-
1s- kind Of simplicity only be purchased Lo'
s1q5 1t is more tender and fragle loo' C-lat -
orchids the pearer carries Ten 10 one INC 80 -,
is trampIed on during the conins-out lesCi ~,
-T.+, to one the tuIIe or chiffon is torn TO rlp-
hons and hundred TO one II goes 10 Lie Eleal ~
erss next day and afterward BACK 10 'ue -,
,oskers for freshening up. Ihe molneI u
ZOO Ia a matter of moment but II VIII 40 &c, C W
for future dinners and opera as well Win d ''''''
change - 49,, -, -,,ich
Then there must De come special 9e"e. us -,
the 6eh1I4ante can remember the date OF hel eiHE
into the world. It may be only ring ana Il hi"s
IA q string of pearls This entirely oepehuS -
nana,s check book: and medium sfzeo SulIs VI
pearls of matched lustre costs in the nele No.
of $1,000 the gift enables him to remember "i0
date, TOO. ,. +,. 20
IT Is nowadays customary for a theatre party 'o
ba e41an shortly after the debut, supper ana III
formal dancing following at the deputaIte Iolil
From forty fifty guests are lnV11eo' WHICH ~
several boxes rows of orchestra Sea's' aliH
'r,,sses are provided to collect and convey IN
,o,,e 1,eonIe from point to point. Three huhdIeU
5oIIeTs mora for this comes out Of the bank
Auart from the Of the family motor taAlcapS
galore are called Flowers have to be sent 10
debutante friends and some dinners gwen ioI el-,
Tv,-bao,z and bridge parties returned, and
,ev GOWN every two weeks is almost a necessity
The dsbutante starts off with six ct least, whlch
viii do duty for as many weeks, but the tnoueh'-
f,7l mother invariably plans for others 10 repIde
them and with such accessories as slippers. even
,rg vraos fans and other fneries the up-to-date
debutante represents a cool $4,000. Only her wed
ding will surpass ia excitement this first taste Of
3oy at being Of The world