The Washington times., 1922-09-03
SUB-DEBS PREEN
AS DEBUT DAYS
CREEP ON APACE
Tea Dances to Fea-
ture Coming-Out
Parties.

their bow to Washington this win
ter. There can be heard q distant
fluttering of newly fisdged butter.
fly wings, preening themselves fer
the first flight. One hears proud
mammas and papas boast OF tho
good times they are going to give
their "iittle girl" this winter and
how popular that particular little,
girl Is bound to be. Wise mothers
have already selected the all.im.
portant date for the coming out"
party. Caterers and orchestral
have been engaged and florists
warned of impending huge orders.
SO far II seems as though tho
majority OF washington debutantes
are going to make their bows NJ
tsa dance, following a custom
made popular during the past two
Or three years. One remembers
the formal debutante parties %
several years ago. now almost for.
gotten in this mage OF jazz ard
bright lights. Those parties where
there was no dancing-nothins in
fact. but talk. i6e cream and cake,
maybe q deadly salad and thou
sands Of persons anxious to grasp
the buds" hand and whisper In
her dazed little ears that she looked
"just like her mother at her
coming-out party" Which no
proper bud" Of today wants TO
do, Of course. .. ~.
The tea dances are usually fol.
lowed by balls. big and impressive,
given at either hotels or in ones
own private ball room with masses
Of flowers and the best music 70
be had. II Ia at her first ball. her
very own party, where she. herself,
is the center Of attraction that the
little bud" finds her level.
The tea is just the preliminary
sSirmish. The big ball 10 the real
test.
The debutante 10 wise who an.
nounces her date early In the sea.
son. The early announcement gives
her q chance to pick the date best
suited for the party and quite frs.
quentiy decides whether she 10 to
be, Included on lists for White
House receptions. Not that the
little bud" 10 expected particular
ly to enjoy the White House party.
sans music Of the right tempers.
ture. sans supper and sans dancing.
but the ambitious mother OF the
bud" realizes that q White House
Invitation may mean something In
her daughters career and angles
for II as enthusiastically as though
the little miden was really goins
to enjoy Il.
A number of the prospective
buds" have made the aIi.important
announcement. Little Miss Vir-
sinia Pottie, daughter Of Mrs.
Walter Swallow, is to be the
Thanksgiving debutante. Tho day.
November 30, has already been an.
nounced, and Mrs. Swallow is max
ing great plans for the big event.
The Thanksgiving debut parties are
always important items on the
social calendar. One plans on
spending a certain portion Of the
day congratuiating one or maybe
two or three Of society's newest
recruits.
Last year the sole Thanksgiving
bud" was Miss Peggy Mann.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. I. T.
Mann. Miss Mann made her debut
at one Of the incest parties Of the
season, q large tea at Rauscher's.
followed by ball at her own home
on Sixteenth street. As pretty
Peggy proved to be one OF the most
popular buds" Of last seasons
crop her debut party was . par,
~ticularly happy omen.
The second bud" to have an.
nounced her debut date for this
season IL Miss Emma stitt, daueh-
ter Of the Medical Director OF the
Navy and Mrs. Edward Rhodes
stitt. y She win make her little
bow at o tea dance on December
Il. Emma's older sister. Mary,
was one Of the leaders In last years
debutante set. She was one of the
most attractive Of the buds" and
established a record for popularity
that little sister" will have to
hurry to beat.
So far these two are the only
dates definitely decided. But each
day the list of prospective buds
grows promising an. unusually sue.
cessful dsbutante season. Just q
peep at the list 10 enough to con.
vince one that the buds OF this
year will maintain their sisters
reputation for popularity and
beauty. A few OF them have had
the added advantage Of a year-or
two OF study abroad. Beatrice Pit.
pev. dau9hter OF Justice Pitney. OF