Restrained in the way a debutante is not, the way a bride pretends she understands. From Wordnik.com. [Smooth « So Many Books] Reference
That posture is what was called the debutante slouch. From Wordnik.com. [What Shall I Read? (THIS BOOK) - A Dress A Day] Reference
Quite often though, a debutante was a young woman, 16 (sweet) to 21 (maid) ready to look for a husband. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
Or if they had more social status, they were a 'debutante' or 'a nurse.'. From Wordnik.com. [Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: What's Kanye West Got to Do With Jared Lee Loughner?] Reference
No man should dance more than once with the debutante. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
The cards of a debutante may be sent by mail or messenger. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
The debutante shakes hands with each one introduced to her. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
And not one debutante in ten out of a winter ever gets to go!. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
A debutante should leave this matter to her mother or chaperone. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
A debutante always receives with her mother standing by her side. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Elinor had gone to find Ross to show him the completed debutante, so. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
Jackie gonna be a football star, Diane's debutante backseat of Jackie's car. From Wordnik.com. [John Mellencamp: A New Recording, An Old Sound] Reference
A privileged debutante, allegedly shot and killed by a mugger, still at large. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2006] Reference
Friends should send flowers to a debutante at a formal tea given in her honor. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
When calling upon a debutante, men and women should leave cards for her and her mother. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
GORANI: And in an Atlanta Georgia Zoo, a furry debutante makes her first media appearance. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2007] Reference
If there is no brother to escort the debutante, he does so, and she is seated at his left hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
A good order is for the mother to stand nearest the door, the debutante next, and the father last. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
The debutante was alarmed over the prospect of being taken in to dinner by the distinguished statesman. From Wordnik.com. [Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers] Reference
If well acquainted with the family, a man may send flowers to a debutante at the time of her first debut. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
She's perfectly gracious -- she was raised in the South, after all, amid white gloves and debutante balls. From Wordnik.com. [Reese On Earth] Reference
The debutante turned party girl was found dead in her home last week, but she might have been dead for days. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
Whereupon they groomed Mary to such good purpose that I doubt if Society ever looked upon a lovelier debutante. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Minds Her Business] Reference
It says the party girl, debutante walked out of the LA lockup this morning after a mere three days behind bars. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2007] Reference
Jackie was a very well bred, French finishing school, she was young and hot, but still the breathless debutante. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2009] Reference
No more sympathetic act of friendship can be shown a debutante than to contribute toward the success of her party. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
The 1975 film examined the bizarre lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie, a former debutante. From Wordnik.com. [Fabulous: It's 'Grey Gardens,' Again] Reference
When calling upon a debutante a man should leave cards for her mother, whether the entertainment was attended or not. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Her mother should select in advance the man who is to have the pleasure of the first dance with the debutante at her debut. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
The debutante, and especially her mother, should be relieved from all such responsibilities before the guests begin to come. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
A debutante should use her mother's card with her name engraved under her mother's, but after a season she uses her own card. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
When calling upon a debutante, a man should leave cards for her and her mother, whether the entertainment was attended or not. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
When making her debut, the debutante should stand beside her mother in the drawing-room, near the door, and be introduced by her. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Her party and evening dresses had puff sleeves, lots of sparkle and hand-painted floral prints for the contemporary young debutante. From Wordnik.com. [Designers Reclaim Individual Voices] Reference
If a man is unable to make a formal call upon a debutante and her mother at her debut, he should send his card by mail or messenger. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
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