Debutante.  A debutante should make her debut between
       the ages of seventeen and twenty, and
       should not appear at any public function before
       her debut.  She should be thoroughly
       versed in the laws of good society.  She
       should be extremely cautious at all times in
       her dealings with men.  She should follow,
       without reserve, the advice of mother or
       chaperone.  She should avoid forwardness,
       and be quiet in manner and in speech.  Men
       acquaintances should be carefully chosen, and
       great care exercised in accepting invitations
       from them.

  Afternoon teas (formal).  When a tea is
       given in honor of a debutante, she stands beside
       the hostess (usually her mother), and
       each guest is introduced to her.  Flowers
       should be liberally provided, and friends may
       contribute on such an occasion.

A debutante should not make any formal visits alone the first year, and should not receive men visitors unless her chaperone is present.  Should a man call during the first season, and neither her mother nor her chaperone be present, she should decline the visit.  She may make and receive visitors alone the second season.

       When calling upon a debutante, men and
       women should leave cards for her and her
       mother.

  Cards.  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.  Personal cards should not be used
       during the first season.  If she is the eldest
       unmarried daughter, her name is engraved
       (as, Miss A—­) beneath her mother’s name,
       but if there are other sisters, with the initials
       (as, Miss A. A—­).

       The cards of a debutante may be sent by
       mail or messenger.

  Dances.  A debutante always receives with her
       mother standing by her side.  A good order
       is for the mother to stand nearest the door,
       the debutante next, and the father last.

       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