How much would a girl like Georgiana Darcy be in society before actually coming out? The discussion in MP suggests that girls who were not “out” were to be seen, but not heard. Particularly, would Georgiana have been expected to play any part of a social gathering at the Darcy home in London? Be in the reception line? Dance at a ball, if they had one? Were young ladies eased into their roles as debutantes, or were they invisible until they were introduced? And was St. James’s requisite?
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