Debutantes Rise In Society with New Arrivals
Pictures of Miss Constance Ball and peers show a season of debutantes from Ogontz graduates to New Orleans connections. The piece notes social calls, new neighbors, and evolving etiquette including the rise of telephone calls in modern social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Ball
Robert L. Ball
Ogontz School
Philadelphia
Eleanor Barclay
J. P. Barclay
Miss Ball
Ogontz
Grayce Norcross
Augustus W. Norcross
New Orleans
Social Etiquette and the Perils of First Calls
A column on how social customs shape conversation with new neighbors and visitors, noting men often neglect proper party calls while women enforce etiquette. The piece cites Antonio Light and the telephones as symbols of modern social life and the duties of the social elect.
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Neill
The Social Season Ties Women To Formal Calls
A brisk portrait of society life, detailing informal calls, afternoon tea, and formal receptions as social fixtures. It notes embarrassment for mothers and indignation among hostesses, and praises the efficiency of the at home day with carefully chosen calling cards.
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Mattie Helen Terrell
J O. Terrell
Ethel Eldridge
W. T. Eldridge
Sugarland and
Houston
Theodore W. Friedrich
Antonio Light
Marre
IETY
Miss Fthfleldridge
Isseleanor Barclay
Cones