Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-18
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And the dcbutantcs this winter.
Isn't il Il lovely thing 10 talk about
Every year tn. social season ccntcrs
around the group of young girl" who
make their first formal appearance
in society and many lovely affairs
are given In their honor. II Is -
strangc thing that so many people
look on "A girls debut as something
abnormal. when She must be rushed
and pushed and otherwise harri.d
from entertainment to entertainments.
in AN agony OF fear that she may
not be asked TO this or that func-
ton. when IL is really very simple
thing. II is as much part Of a
normal girls Development AS any
other piGt OF Her life. # IL IS only
taken in the right spirit She goes
Off 10 school. finishes her education,
'"mcS back home and s introduced I,
the friends OF her father and mother.
II one is fortunate. one has 81 ball or
reception, but that does not in the
least d"tract from those who ,ucrcly
begin 70 assume their social duties
and ''so out as the thrcadbarc old
social phrase has il.
Coming out is IA happy. lovely part
or any GIFTS NE. ANA should Hcvc.
be taken as seriously as many people
do--cven TO the point of Emporium
ing friends for Invitations in this
and that direction. What "a silly
thing to do. Every girl. who is a
real girl. wants to make her own
way. without any assistance from
well meaning elders. The things
that your friends and your family's
friends do to make your coming out
winter joyous ono ar@> lovely low
'rS 70 hold always In happy memory
hu' never the sO-cdllcd 'wirc-pulling"
mat has over and over again narrci
IN" winter OF a girl, who ordinarily
would have been It real belle. So Il,
d"hutanic should be ContcntcI in
t"rcsting person with eyes and charm
All lrchh FOR the new phase Of life
she IS entering, ana she should walk
as ono strolls Ia garden. pickin,;
>ho flowers that please her fancy.
Last winter was ii brilliant one. and
~1inc unusually handsome entertain
oicEtS wcr. given. but then each year
i"chons with the lure OF the ur-
known. In. spite OF a dire rumor TO
The contrary, Their. are only som.
y
E!chmond society this season. Thca.
inc!udc: MSS Elizabeth Cecil. haugh-
tor % Dr. and Mrs. Russell Coon
MISS Ruth Gordon. daughter OF Mr.
ana Mrs Thomas &. Gordon. Miss
Grace Shepherd daughter OF MIR. ana
Mrs. James Branch Cabcn: Miss
susan Johnston. daughter Of Mrs
George Bon Johnston; Miss Dorothy.
Charles Robins; Miss lean Hcynulds.
daughter ui Nh. ANA Mrs Thoma.
irniand Reynolds. Miss Jane Scales
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Well.
aatou cobb. Miss Virginia Dounan.
daughter of Mrs Allan Donnnn: Miss
I'hriopc Anderson. daughter of Mr.
"'t Mrs 81 George Anderson, Miss
Elizabeth Warren. daughter Of Mr.
md Mrs. George Warren: Miss Eliza
10th vita, daughter of Mrs Samuel
Ii. VIII, Miss Elizabeth Patterson
daughter ui MIR AMI Mrs Archibuid
Patterson. Miss Ma!oric !Iaskins.
daughter OF Mr.. and Airs Robert
iinsi.lna; Miss Ruby Vaughan Biggcr
daughter ui Mr.. ana Mrs. Thomas
iitskins Hisger; Miss Sarah Capcr-
ton. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. CHI
ford x. capcrtoi: Miss Elizabeth
Robertson, Daughter OF Mr.. ana Mrs.
J.. Y. Robertson; Miss Anne Benson.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund /.
henson, Miss Elizabeth Wallace.
daughter OF sir. and Mrs. Gordon
Wallace. Miss Virginia Wallac.
daughter "f Mr.. and Mrs William j.
Wallace Miss Catherine Scott.
daughter OF Mrs. Waller Scott; Miss
agnes Moylcr. daughter OF Mr. and
Slrs. John Moylcr.
Others may be added before ia.
season really begins the last OF Oc-
tober. sim others may bc Withdrawn.
Ion various reasons but the debut
antos FOR The winter are "a matter
oi vast Interest TO the society set ia
Richmond. and the nrst month OF
autumn is already half gone.
BRENT WITT.