“Boys and girls, do practice self-denial and do not drink much soda water either. Remember that soda water is very bad for growing bones and teeth as well as for your stomach. Besides, by taking it, you get into the habit of drinking, and if you must have soda when you are young, you will […]
Category: Advice
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Your Nighttime Beauty Routine
A reader wrote this week to ask if I could share the “nighttime beauty routine” from Constance Hart’s Handbook of Beauty. I featured the one-night-a-week beauty routine and the morning beauty routine years ago on the website, from this 1955 beauty paperback. All of these refer back to other sections of the book; if you’d […]
Speaking of Marriage…
Just saw this over at Boing Boing: images from and commentary about a 1962 book titled When you Marry.
Mrs. Abigail
Miss Abigail is going to become a Mrs.! The question was popped amongst the redwoods at Big Sur. Obviously he did his homework and read about best places to propose in my book. In the chapter titled “Rules of Engagement,” I quote author Helen B. Andelin and some of her tips on where a proposal […]
Facebook Manners and You
If you’ve ever enjoyed ye olde health and hygiene films, you’ll enjoy this, with a more modern twist.
Wedding Fashion
Readers of this site might enjoy this exhibit from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Wedding Fashion. Some beautiful images here! And sorted by “fashion period,” so you can read about wedding advice from the past then go look up some pictures, to get a well-rounded experience.
Mr. America
There’s a new biography out, by Mark Adams, about one of my favorite authors, Bernarr Macfadden. It’s called How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation Through Sex, Salad, and the Ultimate Starvation Diet. The Post had a review today – I haven’t read the book yet but plan to pick up a copy!
Merry Christmas!
[Sorry for the delayed post, I tried to put this up Christmas eve but blogger wasn’t cooperating, arg] I picked up a few books at a used bookshop on the Eastern shore of Maryland in early December, and thought I would share a little from two of them on this lovely Christmas Eve. The image […]
New Book on Emily Post
Over the last few years I’ve been in contact off and on with author Laura Claridge, who just published a book about Emily Post titled Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners. I haven’t gotten my copy yet but did spot this write up in Slate this week. If you are […]
These are questions I’d like to understand
Did you know that… “Many boys and girls have real difficulty in understanding one another’s actions and attitudes when it comes to the subject of sex. Below are some comments that illustrate this point: Alvin ~ Why do girls where such scanty clothing? They wear only halters, or they go swimming with practically nothing on. […]