The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

I
 NA a nice, long seance with my diary W X book, I just start remembering ! and memory will not let d person write It seems so prosaic to pit it all down IT ! m e~n cold words when the hours are s- ] luminous with beauty. The life of debutante may not be useful one, bu' certainly it is very beautiful. And once 1 in Sunday school, my teacher told me | that being beautiful and being good were almost the same This morning I fee almost as if I were in fairyland, it is SC lovely outsde-all white and glistenl with snow, and it makes me quite con tent to lie back and dream.
 One of the happiest dreams is of Mrs Fosters supper last night for Blanche Divine and Grace Murphy. It was really beyond description, and all of the debu- tantes and lots of nice men were there There were flowers and ferns and the
 most tempting supper, and really jolly fun in spite of the fact that it was "a
 Sunday nighter.'
 All of which reminds me of Saturday night and the dance Tt one of the clubs. wasn't there, but some one told mo ef one particularly interesting costume that attracted the gaze of all present. She was very New Yorky," was this visitor, and her smart little urban sat at CO., ouettish angle above her very beautiful blue eyes-I got the description very
 complete-and her really lovely face. She was the very picture of modishress
 from her red fox neckpiece to her white, bespatted feet, and no one would have noticed any difference had it not been that in the whirl of the dance, her
 skirt swayed gently, hising above her spats Then came the surprise-for dis closed to view were Cor was) that sensa- tion of the season-pantalettes, not the frilly ones of our great grandmother s
 day, but matching her coat suit, of dark
 and heavy material. The whisper flew from one to another, until finally every one was watching, evidently to her em- barrassment, for l think she realized that
 Birmingham has not yet risen to such heights of fashion.
 Debutantes seem to have the center of
 the stage till brides come along, then
 we must take minor part. But we don t mind at all for we are living in hopes, ourselves. Now, this week, Belle Roberts and Susie Nabb are to be tead and dined eaborately. Miss Jenny Walters lunch con today for Belle and her bridesmaids
 is to be lovely, for Miss Jenny always entertainsS beautifully, then there are ever so many parties every day. Every
 week more engagements are announced, rfoi, ,o,,fc fO,. dred Jaffe and Roberta Lamb will be-
 gin, and for Kathleen Hayes, whose en-
 gagement will be announced next Sun
 day, I hear.
 I'm going calling this afternoon, for I know I will find everyone at home, and ,,I do so long for a beautifully gossipy 1 chat with folks. Then think how ex- | tremely "vogue-ish'' I will look all bun
 dled up in my furs. It is pity that
 south, for we lose all of the advantages of really winter clothes.
 Tuesday-The days are going blithely by, and I am in the very lead of the gay parade. It does seem like a real cir
 GUS and I feel as if the whole world were dancing to some Pied Piper tune. And that reminds me of the old adage that folks have worn threadbare about Paying the Piper,' and I guess that's true. But I don't believe the price will eryone else. There is such a joyous camaraderie about it all.
 But I didn't start out to write 'The Musings of a Debutante,' so I'll continue
 along the way of every day. I invariably
 get philosophical at night when things
 are all over and I'm cuddled up all comfy before the fire. There isn't a dearth of things to write about, for this was one of my very busiest little days, and so ex- quistely lovely, every thing was. There was Margaret Moores luncheon and bridge to take up all of the earlier part | of the afternoon and then a rushy little | trip to town later. Margaret entertained 1 for Susie Nabb and Mary Mott Williams, ! who is visiting Elizabeth Locke, and | both of them looked awfully smart in their fetching afternoon costumes. Miss l Williams is quite stunning looking girl. tall and lovely, and she wears the most cnarmlnS clOllleS llHdS know she will be rushed beyond all con- l ception of poor me-
 We had luncheon, tete tete at ] l O clock each one of the small tables be- ing decked out in blossoms to look its best. There were violets and jonquils and hyacinths, blending the beautiful pastel l colors, and a delicious luncheon to enjoy with them. Then afterward, Margaret s aunt Mrs. J. D. Moore, served coffee III | the dining room graciously, as always l and she was seated at a table made | lovely with basket of pink roses and l narcissi. The games were awfully exclt- | ing, and at the close of the series the | two guests of honor were given quaint
 little smelling salts bottles with enameled l tops.
 l Susie Nabb is such a glowing, pretty
 blond, of the type that is seldom seen. A l few days ago l saw her down town trying on spring bonnets, selecting them for heI l rousseau, I presume, and she seemed I to be the very model for which they were made for every one was becoming. She Is to have the simplest sort of wedding | pni,, sha nd