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...refreshments. “The band was great.” Some students pointed out ways in which future pub nights could be improved. Anthony D. Tijero ’09 suggested more hip-hop music, while Nicolae Done ’09 wanted U.V, lights.Joyce E. Jauer ’06, a veteran of pub night, said that pub nights have helped the College improve social life.“The other pub nights had fun decorations and costumes and it gave them a nice atmosphere. The music is always great. The University needs more outlets for social life...
More elaborate debutante balls can incorporate a competition into the festivities. Jauer was chosen to be the queen of the Gardenia and Musical Club during her first year of high school as well as Fiesta Teenage Queen 2000. For the Black and White Ball, which originated with the hope of improving Mexico-United States relations, she and the other debutantes were actually judged on their “performance.” Among other things, their execution of the elaborate curtsy was scrutinized...
...Jauer is a veteran of the bow and laughs when she hears it referred to by one of its various monikers. “I don’t actually know what the Texas bow is because when you’re in Texas you don’t call it the Texas bow,” she says. But she says the bow (which she calls the “Full Court Bow”) is very hard. Not only is it difficult to rise from the floor, bowers are also hampered by their heavy dresses and hoop skirts...
...Even Jauer, a die-hard Texan who hangs a state flag that flew over the capitol in her room, says that being a debutante is more than an item on her social checklist. A major reason why debuting in Fiesta meant so much to her was the meaning behind the celebration. “It’s a part of me,” she explains. “It’s unique and it’s fun and it’s something that people from all over the world come...
...Tanner bought her dress from a bridal shop. “The skirt had 10 layers and I had to have someone help me put it on,” she recalls. “It was really heavy.” For her coronation as Fiesta Queen, Jauer donned the dress that two past queens had worn, an elaborate concoction of iridescent sequins, mirrors and a 20-foot train. It is now part of a museum exhibit in San Antonio...