Word: mimi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mimi and her parents dash out of the dining room before the champagne is gone to get into the receiving line. Mal Fitch and his twelve-piece band, fixtures on the Dallas debutante scene, strike up some Glenn Miller. The guests snake out of the ballroom, through the foyer, to the front door, where fleets of limousines are still depositing the newly arrived. The men emerge crisp in white or black tie; the women are elegant in gowns of every description, occasionally worn under the pelt of some endangered species...
...Mimi's ball is a slam dunk affair, with two bands, countless bars, and tables groaning under mountains of pâté, strawberries and cheese. All this is matched by ample dollops of gossip and boredom. Was this bigger than last week's ball? What about the decorations? Where did that dress come from? What do you think this cost? And where in God's name did Mimi get those rubies? "I think they went through the telephone directory," complains one older gentleman, unhappy at the size of the ball. "I could invite anyone I wanted...
...Martin explains. And the bills are not inconsequential. Estimates vary wildly, but a first-class debutante ball starts at close to $50,000 and can run into hundreds of thousands. Some fathers take it better than others. Tom England, whose daughter Kyle, 22, made her debut a week before Mimi, has a secret survival tactic: "Drink...
...generation gap becomes unbridgeable when the White Animals start playing serious rock in another part of the club. The White Animals are Mimi's favorite band, and she had them flown in from Nashville for the occasion. She and her escort, Dayton Macatee, 23, are dancing up a storm. That Mimi and Dayton get along so well is no surprise; they're both well-bred, well-off young Texans. Keep in mind, though, that Mimi had nothing to do with the selection of Dayton as her escort. In feudal fashion, Idlewild made the match, based on criteria known...
...gyrating to the White Animals. By state law, the booze has to stop flowing at 2. It does, and Fitch calls it a night. But the White Animals continue, and so do the revelers. At 4 a.m., the remaining stalwarts head off to various homes for a nightcap. For Mimi, it has been a "very quick fairy tale." She has even less time to savor it. At 11:30, there will be a luncheon in her honor...