Œuvres de Florence Hartley
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness; A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society (1993) 95 exemplaires
The Ladies' Hand Book of Fancy and Ornamental Work: Directions and Patterns from the Civil War Era (Dover Books on… (2016) 13 exemplaires
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Membres
- 126
- Popularité
- #159,216
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 22
- Langues
- 1
I did nearly die of laughter when the book had to make a special point not to suck on the end of your parasol while strolling down the street.
However theres a few sections I think people may like for things other than etiquette.
In the section that talks about achievements at the end it goes into a lot of detail about knitting and crocheting. Mainly about different popular types of garments and the popular way to knit them. So if you want some info on period piece knitting this is a good reference.
At the end of the book there is a "receipts" section. Despite how it sounds its instructions for different health care products for the time and how to make them yourself. So also if you are interested in Victorian era products this is a good area to reference.… (plus d'informations)