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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1913
Page
16
The Terpsichorean Club hosts a winter Fashionable Society dance in Mobile signaling the start of debutante events. Mentions the Country Club autumn dances, possible debutante names, and the festive tone of the Gulf City social season with guests and visiting residents.
Mobile social notices recount upcoming wedding plans for Lady Barbara Overton Winston and Colonel James Winston at Uniontown Alabama with reception at Westwood estate, and the couple’ s housekeeping to begin in Uniontown. The column also tracks Miss Ellen Randolph Ruffin becoming Sister Rita at Emmetsburg Maryland and other regional society movements and travels.
The Mobile Yacht Club plans a welcome-the-season dance after a successful farewell event last week. Debutantes from last season and new buds will be crowned, with Miss Lucile Rush presiding as she hosts a guest Miss Jewell Davis of Icksburg. Since her arrival Davis has enjoyed multiple social events including a Yacht Club dance and a Vineyard supper hosted by Mr. Tom Burns.
The Gayfer sale in Mobile features Duchess Satin and silk fabrics from $0.75 to $1.50 per yard with wide selections in new colors and finishes. Crepes wool crepes and crepe de chine in street gown shades offered up to $6.00 yard, plus trims, brushes, combs, and dainty ribbons as bargain items.
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