Patricia Poekel, Lauren Brown, and Alexandra Chunn join the evening as “post-debs”.
Emily Weber represents Texas at the International Debutante Ball.
Carlson Young celebrates Hadley Nagel’s coming out at the Waldorf=Astoria.
Debutantes form a line and greet guests before the ball.
Cadets carry the flags of the different countries and
Girls await their debut, holding bouquets of
states from which the debutantes hail.
pink flowers with silver accents.
patrick mcmullan
“Where do snowmen go to dance?”
“Snowballs!” Sorry. I just think the joke is topical. And at least I’m not complaining about the weather! I still got around... On December 16, the Cinema Society and the Creative Coalition hosted a screening of Casino Jack. The film followed the D.C. corruption scandal that led to the fall of Jack Abramoff, played by Kevin Spacey, and many other politicians, activists, and lobbyists. I recalled my internship on Capitol Hill, wondering where all of the excitement had been (other than at Rhino, of course). Afterward, everyone regrouped at the Setai Fifth Avenue where Patrick Heusinger and Andrew Jenks mixed over Grey Goose cocktails.
That Saturday, I boarded a Bronxville-bound Metro-North train at Grand Central Station. Decorated in tartan, I joined Carver Diserens and his family for the annual “Carol Sing” at the Bronxville Field Club. The evening was perfectly festive, including a meal of helping upon helping of scalloped potatoes and a rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” revised as a result of my date’s affinity for Gibsons. Before leaving, I heard a woman scream, “WASPs gone wild!” A couple of days later, Marquee’s seven-year anniversary in Chelsea hosted a similar crew, but with more tacky sweaters. (Kidding.) I spent Christmas in North Carolina winning at Scrabble and seducing Alex Ovechkin at a Hurricanes-Capitals game. Also, unwrapping presents. After returning to New York, F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 1 1 4 1