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It is a good plan for the debutante to ask
a few of her girl friends to stand beside her
the first half hour.
The mother should introduce guests to her
daughter, who may introduce them to her
friends.
The debutante shakes hands with each one
introduced to her. She dances every dance,
and at the end stands beside her mother to
receive the greetings of the guests.
The girls standing up with the debutante
after the first hour are free to dance and enjoy
themselves as they please without standing
in line again.
MEN. Her mother should select in advance the
man who is to have the pleasure of the first
dance with the debutante at her debut. No
man should dance more than once with the
debutante. If well acquainted with the
family, a man may send flowers to a debutante
at the time of her first debut. A man
should make a formal call on mother and
daughter a day or two after her debut, and,
if unable to do so, he should send a card.
DEBUT. When her mother receives visits after
her debut, the daughter is included, and
should be present. The mother should keep
a complete record of the visits made by entering
the cards in a book kept for that purpose.
FLOWERS. Friends should send flowers to a debutante
at a formal tea given in her honor.
MEN. When calling upon a debutante, a man
should leave cards for her and her mother,
whether the entertainment was attended or
not.
See also DEBUTS.
DEBUTS. A debut may be made at a dinner,
reception, or ball. The debutante's card
should be enclosed with the invitation, reading:
Miss Wilson; or, if a younger daughter,
Miss Minnie Wilson. For an "At
Home" debut, the least formal of all these
entertainments, the name of the debutante is
engraved below that of her mother.
The mother and elder unmarried sisters
prior to the debut should call formally upon
those whom they wish to invite to the ceremony.
Cards of the family are left, including
those of father and brothers.
BALLS--INVITATIONS. When a young woman is
to be introduced into society by a ball given
in her honor, the parents may use a Mr. and
Mrs. calling card, with the words added in
writing: Dancing at ten o'clock, with card of
the debutante enclosed.
Or the parents may use a specially engraved
invitation.
CARDS, LEAVING. At the entertainments at a
debut, as at a supper, cards should be left for
the mother and daughter, and if guests are
unable to be present, they should send them
the day of the entertainment.
ENTERTAINMENTS. Debuts may be an "At
Home," supper, or dinner, the latter being
more formal, and only intimate friends being
invited. When making her debut, the debutante
should stand beside her mother in the
drawing-room, near the door, and be introduced
by her. On formal occasions the
father stands with them. The debutante
may receive flowers from intimate friends
only.
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