Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

hers just before leaving for Washing
established custom. Harriet's black
ribbon bears a beautiful "slide'-a
pale pink cameo. The monocle is a
very charming fad. and can be used
with pretty much the same effect that
a Spanish beauty uses a fan. And Il
is vastly becoming. too-ths black
ribbon gives a chic air 10 the frills
and rufles that finish the neck Of the
modish gowns, and makes a white
throat all the whittier.
The monocle fad began IN the East
and has spread out West and South
with rapidity.
N LONDON post card to an Atlantis
n friend bears the news that Mrs.
James B. Duke-and, Of course.
Mr.. Duke and the baby-are returning
to the States in two weeks time, ans
will go direct to their country place
In Somerville. n. ], Mrs. Dukes So
cial triumphs have been sufficiently
heralded for all OF US to know them,
and, of course, all OF us are very
proud to know Of them. Mrs. Duke.
as you all know, was Natalie Holt
Inman, formerly Of Macon but more
recently Of Atlanta.
1t seems that Southern women are
the ones who are making the greatest
social success abroad Just now, any
way. There's Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt who is one Of the Wilson
girls, you know-not Woodrow. Ev-
erybody is envying Mrs. Cornelius
being made so much Of by Queen
Mary lately. It is rather unusual, you
know. for Queen Mary to enthuse
over anyone. especially an American.
Then the Duchess Of Roxburghe-she
is also one of the Wilson descendants.
and, az everyone knows, is in highest
favor with Englands royal family.
no not conclude from the fact that
~ most of the buds" are TO bloom
out first under the shelter OF
their own vine and fig tree, that club
social life is to be less popular this
year than heretofore. assure YOU
quite the contrary is true.
Atlanta's popular clubs are pre-
pairing to contribute some brilliant
events to the autumn season. The
Piedmont Driving Club, for Instance.
has been fixed up beautifully for the
winter and will open the season with
a grand ball preceded by a reception
and many, many dinner parties. The
Driving Club was the scene of MANY
delightful affairs last year. as you
know, and, of course, It will be equal
ly as popular this season.
The Nine O'clock German Club will
give Its initial ball Of the year at the
Driving Club, on the evening Of No
vember 27-the night before Thanks
giving. This ball is always compu.
mentary to the debutantes, and the
buds who are most sought after ON
this occasion prove thereby their So
cial leadership for the season.
The president of the Nine o'clock,
Jesse Draper, who is to be one of the
autumn grooms Sounds funny, after
mention OF 80 many autumn brids.
doesn't IT'D, will have married ans
had his wedding journey and returnsd
by the time the ball takes place.
BY the way, the Nine O'cloclSs
members are marrying fast, aren't
theyH Originally a bachelor orgapi-
cation, 1t seems TO me that tbera a..
more "chaperons" than beaus AZ tbs
present time.
| HAVE been told that the mother.
Of the buds this year are banding
themselves together for. the pyr-
pose OF laying down certain rules for
the young men Of the social world.
One Of these rules is the forbidding o.
the use Of their daughters first names
in general conversation. Another is
the smoking Of cigarettes in the draw
ing room of their homes.
l have often wondered at the chs
tom, which is very general in So
ciety, Of addressing a girl by her FIRST
name at all times and places, and bv
all the men who have had the honor
OF her acquaintance for three days or
more. Someone tells me that the Gus
tom is a Western one originally, but
think not My idea is that the Gus
tom was inaugurated here. because 50
many Of the young girls and men
were children together and grew up
together. But the girls were lax N
permitting new acquaintance to use
their first name also, and once al
lowed, the custom grew to such pro-
portions that almost al the young
women in society are now called by
their first names.
However, if the mammas form =
combination and really abide by Il. we