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Exploring a lost world of glamour and privilege: that of the Debutante.Until the middle of the last century, London's social calendar was dominated by the Season', a round of social events and parties during which the daughters of the upper classes made their debuts'. Debutantes and their families descended on the capital from all over Britain to take part in this elaborate process that in its blend of glamour, great privilege and archaic and sometimes comic ritual is emblematic of a world now lost. From the preparations and formalities of court presentation to the exhausting round of parties that followed, Debutantes and the London Season is a detailed look at a phenomenon that was central to the lives of generations of privileged young ladies.

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An Exclusive Club The London Season How to be a Debutante The Courts Dancing and Romancing The Last Parade Further Reading Index

Debutantes and the London Season Shire Library

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780747812197, 978-0747812197
      ISBN10: 0747812195

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      Book Synopsis
      Exploring a lost world of glamour and privilege: that of the Debutante.Until the middle of the last century, London's social calendar was dominated by the Season', a round of social events and parties during which the daughters of the upper classes made their debuts'. Debutantes and their families descended on the capital from all over Britain to take part in this elaborate process that in its blend of glamour, great privilege and archaic and sometimes comic ritual is emblematic of a world now lost. From the preparations and formalities of court presentation to the exhausting round of parties that followed, Debutantes and the London Season is a detailed look at a phenomenon that was central to the lives of generations of privileged young ladies.

      Table of Contents
      An Exclusive Club The London Season How to be a Debutante The Courts Dancing and Romancing The Last Parade Further Reading Index

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