The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-18
DEBUTANTE BALL AT COUNTRY CLUB
BIG SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON

IDebutante'- you We're a wee
schoolgirl with your hair in curls Cor
pigtails) "debutante" was just one
more word to learn in your spelling
book. AS you grew older it assumed
more tangiable form and just when
you were leaving school days behind
you, you found yourself one-a de-
| butante, the most glorious word in
girldom! The visions of youthful
| loneliness it brings-for one becomes
a debutante just when ones years are
| the sweetest. when one is almost but
not yet "grown-up"- lovely
frocks and what thrilling, gorgeous
timesl
And the Pensacola debutante! Old
southern town OF traditions, whose
girls combine the appealing winsome-
ness which characterized the women
of the old South with the charm and
vivaciousness of the present day
sweetest debutante of all debutantes
is the Pensacola girl!
The social event last week was the
I brilliant debutante tea and dance given
at the Country Club on Thursday
when three Of these lovely young girls
made their formal debut, Valerie
| Reese, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
Reese, Eleanor Mitchell. daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. C Ray Mitchell and Rob
bic Hyer daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
\ a. Hyer A charming trio as they
stood in the receiving line, Miss Reese,
/ willowy and graceful with a rich,
warm brunette beauty and a becom-
| ing. sweet, young dignity was a pic
ture in beautiful gown, simply fash
Toned of white satin and tulle with a
/ tulle scarf floating from her shoulders
She carried a great arm bouquet of
American beauty rosebuds.
Miss Mitchell, her delicate blonde
loneliness enhanced by her mobile ex-
preston and play of enhancing dim
pies was symphony in white and
silver. A fairylike creation of white
chiffon combined with dainty silver
lace and long tulle scarf. Her fan
was delicate blue ostrich.
/ Miss Hyer, a perfect brunette with
an adorable and sparkling charm, wore
a girlishly fashioned frock of flesh
| coIored taffeta and real lace with a
corsage of pink rosebuds and narcis-
sus.
I, Other charming debutantes Of this
Season receiving We're: Elizabeth
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well. Elizabeth Durham, NJ pjory
| Christy, Virginia Royal OF Boston,
! Gertrude Wheless of Savannah, Mary
Faith Vow of Atlanta
| Miss Brownson, an exquisite blonde,
was a lovely picture in a simply fash
toned frock Of sea-shen pink taffeta
| with trimmings of tiny pink rosebuds
\ and touches of silver lace
Il Miss Maxwell, who combines with a
certain distinguished air one of the
sweetest and most magnetic Of per
sonalities was lovely in a gown Of
peach colored panne velvet, fashioned
with a striking simplicity, her only
ornaments a necklace and Greecian
girdle Of pearls. She carried large
white Ostrich fan.
Miss Royal who is visiting in Pen
sacola, the guest of Miss Maxwell
wore a fluffy, softly draped dress OF
georEette in the sweet pea coIors.
MISS Durham was exquisite in a
l dainty creation of lavender georgette
with lace trimmings and pearls
Miss Howes gown was a graceful
model OF violet georgette and her cor
sage was OF pink Killarney roses.
4 Miss Christy wore a gnlish frock OF
delicate blue taffeta trimmed with
| pleatings of white silk net and tiny
pink rosebuds.
Miss Wheless was fascinating in a
srock of cloud blue chiffon velvet
adorned with tiny crushed pink roses
I! Miss Mary Faith Vow. guest Of Miss