The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-16
Wi|mingtonDe bs AgreeRa|eigh
Ball WAS Just SO Wonderful
Debutantes Return Home Feeling Al
Though They Had Worn Cinderellas
Glass Slippers Over The Weekend

Wilmington debutantes...a bit
tired and feeling as though they
had worn Cinderella's glass
slippers over the weekend:...re re-
turned home Sunday, from Ra-
leigh after what all termed the
most wonderful time of their
lives.
In the words of Jane Sprunt,
Marguerite MacRae, Mary Hill,
Nell Trask and Douglas Nc
Koy, there is nothing like North
Cardinals famous debutante
ball and weekend in Raleigh.
Said Jane Sprunt, when asked
how she felt on being introduced
to all of North Carolina Society
Friday night, "I was petrified
at first, but afterwards the
dance was the most wonderful
thing in the world. It wasn't
real formal and stiff"
Jane escorted by John E.
Preston, wore a white marquee
settle gown with a satin one
shouldered bodice. Trimmings
on the dress were oak leaves
Of satin over the shoulder and
oak leaves down the skirt.
Asked what she intended to
do this year, Jane, a former
student at Edgewood Park
school in New York state, said
that she was going to say home
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Dalziel Sprunt. AS for the
immediate future, she intends
to attend her cousin, Kenneth
|Sprunt's wedding to Betsy Long
in Winston Salem this weekend.
Lovely Marguerite MacRae,
daughter of Mrs. George Gil
lette, of Atlanta, formerly of
Wilmington, also described the
weekend as just wonderful. Ask
ed what she felt like when being
presented at the ball Friday
night, Miss MacRae retorted,
like a horse at an auction sale"
Reconsidering, she said that
she was a little terrified at all
the people staring at her on
being introduced, but after de-
cending the stairs safely, every
thing was fine.
Marguerite who chose her
brother, Hugh MacRae, as chief
marshal, wore a white faille
gown, strapless except for a
tiny strap over one shoulder.
Carrying out the Southern belle
tradition, she wore a hoop un-
der her tremendous skirt, which
was caught at intervals with
silver sequined flowers.
Concerning the dance Friday
night, Marguerite said, "You
couldn't move two steps with
out someone cutting in"
Miss MacRae plans to re-
turn to Finch school Wednesday,
where she is majoring in journ-
alism.
Said charming Mary Hill,
daughter of Mrs. Jennie Gil
christ Hill, ut was just wonder.
full l never had such a good
time in my life"
Mary was impressed by seeing
so many people she had known
before.~-"at Morehead and
Wrightsville." She agreed that
the presentation was the most
exciting part of the weekend
drama of being a debutante
and her comment was, "It
passed SO quickly"
Accompanied by L. Paul
Campbell, Jr. of this city, Mary
wore a white marquisette gown
with a silver lance off-shoulder
bodice. Her full skirt was drap-
ed at the hipline with silver
roses tucked under either drape.
A college girl, Mary expects to
return to Salem college Thurs
day where she is majoring in
music.
Although assistant leader in
the figure, Douglas McKoy had
already returned to Hollins col
lege in Ranoke, Va, where she
is a sophomore, and could not
be contacted, the rest of the
debutantes agreed that Douglas.
looked lovely in her white
accordian pleated chiffon.
Douglas was in the reception
line at the Governor Gregg
Cherry'S tea, which took place
on Saturday afternoon at the
Governors mansion. She was
escorted by Walker Taylor, Jr.
of Wilmington
Pretty Nell Trask, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. C.. Heide Trask,
exclaimed when asked about the
ball, 1T was wonderful, but it's
telling on me today" Nell was
mostly Impressed by the presen-
tation. In one breath she said,
1T was so exciting coming down
the steps, being presented to
everyone in North Carolina,
knowing all those people were
looking at you"
Nell's gown an imported taf-
feta made by Embassy, was
drop shoulldered with a deeply
scalloped neckllne outlined with
crystal bugle beads and rides