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Nov 25, 2019 · In the early years of debutante presentation, there was less dissent. But as options for women grew, women became more conflicted about what a debutante presentation meant, and more aware...
In the early years of debutante presentation, there was less dissent. But as options for women grew, women became more conflicted about what a debutante presentation meant, and more aware of their status as objects or pawns within a larger schematic process. Some women felt as Edith Wharton did, describing her season as a “long, cold agony of ...
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KENSINGTON PALACE is a perfect venue for “The Last Debutantes,” an exhibition about the dizzy, champagne-fueled world of the Debs, their Delights—and their demise. The palace’s faded grandeur and dusty royalty fits, as snugly as a Balmain dress, a time and place where sequins and satin, tiaras and veils signaled a young aristocrat’s launch into soc...
[caption id="WhenYoungLadiesWerePresentedatCourt_img2" align="alignright" width="313"] PERHAPS NO MONARCH in British history was as much a product of his times and his environment as was King Edward VII. Both cosseted and driven by his parents as a boy, as an adult, Bertie—as he was universally called—was kept largely indolent and frustrated by his...
[caption id="WhenYoungLadiesWerePresentedatCourt_img3" align="alignright" width="260"] THE “LADY WITH THE LAMP” is the icon—patrolling the military hospital corridors and wards in the Crimea deep into the night. It was there in the mid-1850s that Florence Nightingale earned her veneer of sainthood and her fame. Recognized as the virtual mother of m...
May 16, 2024 · The term debutante or ‘deb’ (from the French debutante, meaning ‘female beginner’) is used to refer to a young woman (typically of an aristocratic or wealthy family background) who is of an age to be presented to society as part of a formal ‘debut’ (possibly at a debutante ball and as part of a season of social events). Ages of ...
A debutante, also spelled débutante (/ ˈdɛbjʊtɑːnt / DEB-yuu-tahnt; from French: débutante [debytɑ̃t], 'female beginner'), or deb is a young woman of aristocratic or upper-class family background who has reached maturity and is presented to society at a formal "debut" (UK: / ˈdeɪbjuː, ˈdɛbjuː / DAY-bew, DEB-yoo, US: / deɪˈbjuː / day-BEW; French:...
Dec 7, 2007 · When the date of a drawing room was announced, letters poured into the Lord Chamberlain, suggesting names of ladies for presentation. Everyone who had kissed the Queen’s hand was able to nominate another for presentation. But it wasn’t guaranteed that any name submitted was accepted.
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Sep 23, 2021 · A debutante’s presentation at court was what marked a young woman’s coming out into Society with a capital S. So 1958 was to be the last royal Season, and anxious social commentators predicted that its demise heralded the end of the Season altogether.
