https://freerepublic.com/tag/sanitizethisstory/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2019 17:10:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3751319/posts <p>In the south, it has been traditional for a young lady (debutante or “female beginner”) of high status to “come out” into adulthood. It’s a formal rite of passage into society of an educated, wealthy, sophisticated young lady now ready for the privileges and responsibilities of adulthood. It is a recognition of her availability of being a wife and mother—in that order. This coming out takes place at a ball and elegant dinner. During the evening, the debutante displays her ability to walk, sit, dance, and eat without tripping over her gown or dropping a croissant down the front of her dress.</p> Barbwire https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3751319/posts#comment Wed, 22 May 2019 17:10:49 GMT