FADS AND FANCIES.

Manawatu Herald, 10 March 1898, Page 4

FADS AND FANCIES.

Society Levies New Taxes — Debutantes' Bouquets — Engagement Presents. The recent receptions in honor of debutantes have been characterized by a lavish display of bouquets. Thus, far this season great extravagance has been shown by* the admirers of the debutantes in sending congratulations in tho form of flowers, according to New York exchanges. One recent debutante received during the afternoon 40 bouquets of carefully selected flowers, ana one of the bouquets was entirely of rare orchids. Vases gave out, and the floral expressions of admiration were piled on the piano, on the mantels and in chairs. One well known matron expended in one week $250 for debutante bouquets. The custom of giving engagement presents ia also growing and has become a large item in the expense accounts of men and women of society. The custom appears to have been taken into high favor in Boston, where, upon the recent announcement of the engagement of a well known society girl, she received 75 engagement presents. In fashionable society also every effort is made that the gift for a wedding shall be original. Recently at one swell wedding one lady had made to order and sent to the bride n gold matchbox studded with precious stones. Another woman sent a coffeepot made of ivory and gold after designs Of her own fashioning. Pitfalls of Card Etiquette. When an unmarried lady is calling on a married couple with dnughters, what cards ihould she leave? She can leave one for the notherand one for thedaughters,if friends if hers, or one for the mother, with the lorner turned down, but she must not cave a card for the husband, becauso laics do not loave cards upon married men, nd only upon bachelors and widowers ifter entertainments given by them, at rblch they have been present The Gentlewoman. A gentlewoman 6miles, but never »ughs. She talks, but never questions, (he in interested and sympathetic, but lever presuming. She is so soft of voice bat but one in an nudience may hear her peech. Sho is clean, kind and quiet — plet in her dress, her manner, her step ndf her speech. She is restful. She la ood. She is womanly.