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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 169, 12 April 1930, Page 22

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NOTABLE DEBUTANTES ■Many illustrious and ancient families of the country will have debutante representatives at court this year. The Lord Chamberlain has been hard at work sorting.. out the hundreds of applications, scrutinizing ■ names, and in short, holding in his hands the social destinies of many young girls. . . This year the nobility will be represented by such .well-known names as the following:—-Lady Katharine Homard, sister 'of the young Duke of Norfolk, England's premier Duke and HereditaryEarl Marshal, will be presented by her mother,'' the Duchetes of Norfolk. . Lady' Katharine, is, slim, and wears her long hair twisted in a coil at the nape.of the neck. 1 :

Hon. Mary Elizabeth Elphinstone, eldest daughter of Lord Elphinstone and a, niece of the Duehess of York, is in her nineteenth-.year, and greatly -resembles the Duchess in looks, having the same lovely nut-brown hair with a chestnut glint in it, and frank blue eyes. * A'descendant of the Earls of.Erne is another who is destined to be well'known socially this season. She is Miss Jean Crichton, daughter of the Hon. Arthur and Mrs. Crichton. . Unlike her mother, who is dark and very vivacious, she is fair and'very composed, with wideopen. fearless blue eyes, hair that curls softly round her face, and the complexion of a wild rose. ... , The debut of Miss Diane Chamberlain, daughter of Sir Austen .and Lady Cham- ■ berlain, is one of political interest. Like Miss Crichton, Miss Chamberlain is fair. ,She is much more travelled and sophisticated than most girls of her years, .even jin these modern, emancipated days, for she' has accompanied her parents on all their trips abroad. Among the innumerable interesting experiences she has had are those of such diverse characters as d' .stay with “Doug.” and Mary at Holly.wood; a discussion with Mussolini, which she caried bn in fluent Italian, on sailing and problems of the Soviet: and a visit to the Reichstag to hear German educational systems discussed by the democ'rats. ,

Many lovely young girls are being, presented . a little earlier than they might have been in order to be. able to go out to dances with an older sister. ‘The Hon. Sara Lawrence will be presented by Lady Lawrence, and will then be able to accompany her sister, Catherine, who was presented last year. Lady Perrott, who is one of the most energetic hostesses in society, going to all the big receptions and parties of" the year, will bring out her younger daughter. Helena, this season. She is a . pretty girl with fair wavy hair, an oval face with deeply-set bine eyes, and a charming diffident manner. Lady Mary St. Clair-Erskine is another forthcoming debutante: the Hon. Mrs. Ralph Yorks will be taking out her younger girl. Daphne. '.. ’ An, interesting debutante in diplomatic circles will be Mademoilelle Livia Para-, vicini, who will be introduced by her mother. Madame Paravicini,. wife of the Swiss Minister. ' Lady Patricia Moore,'' although ■ seen about a good deal, has not yet been presented, but will be this season. ■ This much-travelled .girl, who spent much of her childhood in Mexico, is the gifted author of a book on that country, w’hich she has illustrated herself. Her long, dark braids of hair were cut off on her return from America last year, otherwise she would have had no difficulty with the

Court headdress of feathers. Miss Zoe Cooper, youngest daughter of Sir Cuthbert and Lady Cooper, is another coming debutante. She has been seen at several home dances at her Suffolk home.

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