The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10


full launching means to a girl.
Fortunately, though, the greater
number OF debutantes OF the wealthy
set are launched without causing any
member Of their family to scrirnp. A
+, mother who can steer daughter
through first season without spend
ing $4,000 on gowns, cloaks, millinery
and all the incidentals involved Is
doing well. IA debutante must always
appear in fresh, up to-date costumes,
thoroughly appropriate to the oc-
caslon. a debutante is entertained SO
extensively that her parents are saved
share of the expense they will have
to meet In her second season. but
even then two or three entertainments
OF some size must be given by the bud
during her first winter, beside many
theatre parties. luncheons and like
cour1tesies to tlll in any gaps In her
six theatre parties Of fourteen
guests each followed by a restaurant
supper served in a private room cost
my niece's mother $500, and vet few
theatre parties count for very little
~ q debutante's first season. lust as
SS,OVO which my. sister spent on enter
tanning last year seemed an almost
meagre sam" said fashionable host
ess, who added: A dinner. followed
Dy q eotillion to which ESQ guests
were asked and during which there
were five favor figures each favor
representing really. handsome gift
alone cost one father $4,000. Probaly
$4,000 at the least was spent in honor
of this debutante during her first sea-
son."
When She 10 Married.
A hirdseye view of the outlay in
volved in a case where the marriage
Of debutante took place eighteen
months later was given by married
sister who said that whatever else was
left in doubt there was no debut what
ever that New York girls spent more
and had more spent on them every
year. Reverting to her sister she ex-
planned:
The family, that is, mother and
rather, gave her $1,000 worth OF silver
and $1,000 worth of jewels. which was
moderate. All the same, her trous
seau' including the gedding gown and
Q set OF furs at $500, cost $4,000.
believe the cost OF the wedding was
additional Compared with the amount
spent on some brides of recent date
TINS is very modest, and few of the
girls In the wealthy set seem TO be able
TO get married with a much less ex-
penditure"
Many large items i'm the expense ac-
count of a New York girl have nor vet
been mentioned. Here are some Of
them occurring in one family in the
case Of two daughters
pony cart with pony and attend
ant Tor two or three years at cost of
ABOUT $4,000. Saddle horses, riding
logs. many riding lessons with groom
IN attendance for several years, $4,000.
an extra auto for the girls. $4,000.
singing lessons taken from an i'm
presario for the younger daughter
VINO believed she had a voice. and
specially fine piano for her exclusive
use. $500. A finishing trip to Eurone
for both girls, $4,000.
Even here the account does not and
The fittings of the suites OF rooms
used by the almost grown up daugh-
tiers OF wealthy parents are gradually
assuming a sumptuousness which
makes decorators and furniture deal
ers happy. For instance. the bnndotr
Of the only daughter OF a well known
New Yorker who is not yet "out.p was
recently done over and refurnished at
cost of $4,000, the adjoining sIeepjng
room furnishings costing $4,000 THE
appointments of the play rooms and
the sleeping rooms Of the small
daughters Of the wealthy spell enor-
nous sums, the toys, including eighty
seven dolls in one nursery over which
girl OF six queens it mounting 10
very near the thousand dollar marx
Were an inventory taken Of the
Jewel boxes of some quite small girls
the result would surprise folks who
nave formed the opinion that even
children of the wealthy do not WEAR
Jewels. Wear them? No. OF course
aot!' young mother exclaimed. "ex-
cept on occasion this string or fine
pearls" holding up as she spoke
short throat string of very small per
'ectly matched pink pearls. "But
every year her father adds a hand
some stone to the collection we are
making for our daughter. so that by
ne time she is formally introduced
'he will have few jewels she need
rot lie ashamed Of"