Buchdetails
Format
Gebundene Ausgabe
Seiten
159
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Jan 1, 2005
Verlag
Conran Octopus
ISBN-10
1840914505
ISBN-13
9781840914504
Beschreibung
From the front-inside dustcover:
“This charming book of rhyming rules is a nostalgic look at that bygone era when the perfect hostess’s maid put out your dinner gown, and the perfect host met you at the station with chauffeur, footman, and Rolls-Royce.
Illustrated with delightful period drawings, it covers every problem of running a home from simple rules for simple servants to the qualities that make marriage a success. Every possible guest is treated by Miss Henniker Heaton with the same care, whether he be Captain Fitznoodle who announces his intention of dining with you one day next week, or a friend from the tropics who arrives TO STAY!
There are sinfully delicious menus for every occasion including buffet lunches for the local cricket team, picnics, and suppers before the theatre. Interesting sidelights for the truly perfect hostess include rules for bridge, stray thoughts on beds, ideas for children’s parties and a list of necessities for every room in the house.
Almost fifty years later, this is still the perfect gift for any hostess. The text has been faithfully reprinted from the original; only the servants have been changed to protect the guilty.”
“This charming book of rhyming rules is a nostalgic look at that bygone era when the perfect hostess’s maid put out your dinner gown, and the perfect host met you at the station with chauffeur, footman, and Rolls-Royce.
Illustrated with delightful period drawings, it covers every problem of running a home from simple rules for simple servants to the qualities that make marriage a success. Every possible guest is treated by Miss Henniker Heaton with the same care, whether he be Captain Fitznoodle who announces his intention of dining with you one day next week, or a friend from the tropics who arrives TO STAY!
There are sinfully delicious menus for every occasion including buffet lunches for the local cricket team, picnics, and suppers before the theatre. Interesting sidelights for the truly perfect hostess include rules for bridge, stray thoughts on beds, ideas for children’s parties and a list of necessities for every room in the house.
Almost fifty years later, this is still the perfect gift for any hostess. The text has been faithfully reprinted from the original; only the servants have been changed to protect the guilty.”