The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

her successor. the debutante of 1916
IS. and the dates are being published
NJ the meetings of the various dane
ing classes Of next winter. Once again
must the prudent parent TAX, steps
to insure the success Of this second
debutantc. revise once more the care
fully revised visiting list and plan
most carefully as to how the summer
coming winter.
To those who have no debutantes
to manage for the subject is bit
monotonous. for there has been a sur
felt Of it throughout the past season.
when all social entertainments 81 any
moment have been for the benefit OF
Tho very young.
Already comparisons are he ng made
as to whether the debutantes of next
winter are better looking than those
" last, will be more Of success
fundamentally. will receive NOR, atten-
ton. have more flowers sent them
take a more prominent place in soci-
ETY.. &c. The same old story repeat ID
once more. With the entire change of
fashions there will he very marked
difference and not only does this APP
ply TO fashions az regards dress. but
NJ walk. carriage and how the girls
shall hold themselves.
The ingenue type is coming in again
and. It is said. the so-called plctur-
csque but in reality vulgarly con-
spicuous style is gong out. The
summer will decide great many
questions Of this sort. for the type of
The successful summer girl is apt to
he a forsrunner Of the next winters
belle.
One thing certain $ that the flu
ture debutante is at this moment
having the time Of her young life.
After having been thrust into the
background all winter 10y her older sis
ter and treated with scant considera-
ton by every one she now occupies
the centre of the stage. The only thing
Is that she Is required to he more
thoroughly chaperoned than she was.
while the graduated debutanie" is
allowed to 20 about with much more
s.nse Of liberty and freedom.
The second week in April finds, as
has bean prophe,led. an unusual NUM-
her Of people still in town, and while
naturally all talk Of the country life
anu - l'l NV
New York is at its best and brightest.
The storm Of April seems but to
make the contrasting sunshine all the
more brilliant and eXhilarating. The
weather Is growing steadily warmer,
hut there is enough chill in the air To
make the city more than endurable.
and even the most pessimistic must
needs acknowlt dye a sense of eNhiara-
10 IN snei.l affairs
Where the summer shall he spent IL
low pretty we'll decided, the more en-
pensivo houses. so-called cottages,
with nothing of the cottage about them
excepting the name. are not all rented,
Tor economy is still the watchword.
but tn number of summer houses
rented this year far exceeds that OF
any season for a long time. while the
hVel bookings in advance ought to NIL
the hearts OF the proprietors with hope
and JOY.
The schedule Of how the summer Is
to be spent is pretty well mapped out,
with every sort of climate most clev-
erly included. Sea bathing is of course
part OF the routine, but soJourn in
the mountains is as obligatory; stop
at Newport for more formal cayety and
visit to Narragansett for the most
Informal. This. with the country
house visiting that is part and parcel
Il the existence of any one and every
one known socially, will pass the time
most delightfully."-.
The subscription dances are still GO
ing on, although they are OF the most
Informal character now. and it Is quite
certain that society Will dance To the
asst moment. for while the dancing
craze as a craze may nave abated
somewhat dancing as an exercise a.
we'll as a diversion will not he done
away with for very long time TO
come. Now that the more formal en-
tertalnments are over, II Is all the
more popular to spend the latter part
Of the evening where one can sup and
dance, and there are three or four
places as select as can be that society
has delighted to honor and where in
CdeNally there Is always good music,
a capital floor and good enough food
to satisfy the most exacting OF cpl
cures.
The season is over for the large
theatre party, but the small theatre
party is immensely popular at the
moment. while dinners seem to be
essential TO life, that is social life
Luncheons are fashionable also AMI
the really popular woman is having
Just az much difficulty as she did IN
The middle OF winter in trying to
accept all invitations she receives,
desirable and undesirable.
The amuscments for the summer do
not so far promise anything unusual.
all out Of door sport is to he immensely
popular, golf and tennis are being
played already with such enthusiasm
as makes one wonder If they can CON
linue to he kept up at such hlgh
pitch. At the country clubs all the
women apparently have determined
that the game OF golf and incidentally
the golf links are just as much Tor
them as for the men and the ma ages
OF the various clubs are having most
difficult time trying to smooth matters
over and To allow every one n chance.
II is immensely fashionable FOR
husband and wife to play golf
together, and many of the women
who do not wish TO he classed win
champion players are improving I'M
mensely in their game, All winter
long the country clubs have been 80
well patronized that the long line or
waiting motors has given the eject
OF tho summer season at lis height