<P> The Australian debutante wears a white gown similar to a wedding dress . However, the dress does not come with a train on the skirt, and the debutante does not wear a veil . The boy wears black tie or another formal dress suit . </P> <P> It is customary for the female to ask a male to the débutante ball, with males not being able to "do the deb" unless they are asked . The débutantes and their partners must learn how to ballroom dance . Débutante balls are almost always held in a reception centre, school hall, the function room of a sporting or other community organisation venue e.g. RSL club, or ballroom . Usually they are held late in the year and consist of dinner, dancing, and speeches . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, the last débutantes were presented at Court in 1958, after which Queen Elizabeth II abolished the ceremony . Attempts were made to keep the tradition going by organising a series of parties for young girls who might otherwise have been presented at Court in their first season (to which suitable young men were also invited) by Peter Townend . However, the withdrawal of royal patronage made these occasions increasingly insignificant, and scarcely distinguishable from any other part of the social season . </P> <P> The expression "débutante", or "deb" for short, has continued to be used, especially in the press, to refer to young girls of marriageable age who participate in a semi-public upper class social scene . The expression "deb's delight" is applied to good looking unmarried young men from similar backgrounds . </P>

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