Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

PARIS. Dec. II. Grand
mother was lifelong proud to
be a New Yorker. but when
she made her debut in 1900
even she had to admit zone
hasn't really been presented
until one has been presented
to Washington society"
This years Capital crop of
% has a more exclusive air
about it than New York's 400"
which is this years deb list,
not the bluebook!
At the last Courts, 800 ELI
gible girls and women were
presented to Queen Elizabeth.
By tradition they all curtsy
before a huge birthday cake
at their Queen Charlotte's ball,
but this time. in sheer des-
peration, the committee drew
lots to cut it down to a rep
resentative 10 out of the 800.
British debutantes come out
in the spring. ours at Christ
mas, and French girls just
wander out in an offhanded
sort Of way. "DebUtantes" in
France are typists at their
first Jobs. The closest French
people come to debut parties
is when Nine. de La Quelque-
chose gives a ball and let's it
get around that it's in honor
of her daughter more or less.
Can Make the Circuit
Enterprising mamas can
manage the American season
in the winter. London in May,
June and July, and if daughter
hasn't made a match by the
first of August she should be
taken to Monte Carlo for the
month. If that doesn't work
cd be amaZedD she ought to
be shipped to Venice for Sep
TENDER. If she's still on the
market when the season moves
back to town she must be
brought without further delay
to Paris and left on her own
Gov tho tf-ifotpr
This is precisely what has
happened and is happening to
one of last years New York
starters. AT this point she is
studying at the Sorbonne.
iris Ashley knowles made
her debut with Margaret
Whigham, Britain's all-time
glamor deb who's now the
Duchess of Argyll. This year
their daug tiers. Penny
Knowles and Frances Sweeney.
came out together. Extremely
pretty Penny was forbidden to
go to night clubs while she was
a debutante. Such a reStric-
ton does not make an English
deb a freak.
Undisputably the worlds
most eligible male debutant
and the decades biggest catch
is Second Lieutenant the Duke
of Kent. At 20 he has shown
decided interest in the social
whirl but not an ounce to-
ward Bl1tain's elite young
ladies. The dates he's made
on his own and repeated have
been with middle class girls.
Like all active duty royalty
he has the right to sign a COM
plete legal signature with a
single Christian name. He
signs a lone and regal Ed
ward"
The other week in a London
night club a green waiter,
knowing neither the Duke nor
protocol, glanced at the Ed
ward" on a check. Edward"
he said haughtily, Edward
who, Ell? Yull ave to do bet
tern at sir. Let's see your
surname, heh!"
First to Write Check
Incidentally the Duke is the
first in his family, except the
Duke of Windsor Of course, to
write check at all. When le-
ultimately used, the lone
Christian name on a document
is as high and mighty as you
can get. Yet it was widely and
fatuously commented that the
remuneration of Peter Town
send was signed simply Mar
garet.' - Actually. nothing
could have been less simple"
She, by the way, is the
latest to be mentioned as
future Governor General of
Canada Just as weirdly
the 6-foot-2 Lady Hambleden
is rumored her next lady in
waiting. The Viscontess has
recently produced an heir,
which makes the idea as i'm
practical as it is unlikely since
she is the daughter of Musso-
lini's ambassador to Hitler.
1t seems a minute ago that
the Queen and the Duke were
youth" incarnate and even
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