[Edited because it was still too vitriolic for my taste.] Great title, right? GREAT title. I love etiquette books, as evidenced by my many reviews of such books. When I see a book on etiquette, or manners, I tend to snap it up. This one, however, has taught me about more than just manners; it has reminded me of the fact that the people who write these books we devour and then write about are real people. In fact, I think that much of what […]
Never Put Your Napkin on the Table
It’s an etiquette book with a cute cover. I couldn’t resist. This is a fairly basic etiquette book that apparently is targeted at those just starting out in their careers, so it isn’t fair for me to judge it based on other etiquette books. But I still will. If you’re going to get an etiquette book, and you’re a young woman who doesn’t mind the occasional f-bomb, you should get The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Decorum, which includes this gem about breakfast after sleeping with […]
Being a Lady in the 1890s Seems … Ridiculous
As you can tell if you click the Amazon link, this book is not widely available. It’s from a publisher in the UK that specializes in gift books; specifically ‘reprinting’ vintage books as a bit of a novelty. For example, this book claims to have come from a work originally published in London in the 1890s. Given my love of old etiquette books, I can vouch for the fact that many items in here are hilariously outdated, so they at least theoretically could have originated […]
bitch please
I was tricked into reading an etiquette book! That’s what I get for buying something pink with “Bitches” in the title. I have not read any of Celia Rivenbark’s books and I do not plan to after this one: I am not Ms. Rivenbark’s target demographic. This was a bit old school and right-winged for my tastes. I’m from the South, but not Celia’s South… For starters this book is written as a long-winded advice column. There’s bold print “questions” (I assume many of them […]