|
Entertaining is Fun!: How to Be A Popular Hostess | 
 enlarge
| Author: Dorothy Draper
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $26.00
Buy New: $17.16
You Save: $8.84 (34%)
Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Rizzoli Ed
Pages: 268
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0847826198
Dewey Decimal Number: 642.4
EAN: 9780847826193
ASIN: 0847826198
Publication Date: October 29, 2004
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The timeless and collectible classic on entertaining-at last back in print!
Dorothy Draper (1889-1969), like her contemporaries Diana Vreeland and Elsie de Wolfe, became an icon of stylish living through her interior decorating and many books.
Originally published in 1941, Entertaining Is Fun! is one of Draper's most delightful creations, hailed in the original flap copy of the book as "neither a cookbook nor a book of etiquette, but a vivacious and inspiring book on home entertaining." With its charming retro package, this book teaches you how to host the most fabulous dinner parties, holiday meals, and weddings, and also makes a great gift!
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
When I grow up I want to be her! June 27, 2008
tmp (Solar System, MA USA)
Some people will buy this for the camp value, but there is a surprisingly large amount of tips and info that are perfectly current, in fact timeless. Like this book.
Entertaining is Fun!: How to Be a Popular Hostess June 8, 2007
Stacy Bates (Texas)
What a wonderful book. I enjoy looking at it again and again. Great ideas from years ago that can still be used today!
Entertaining is Fun! November 2, 2006
N. Lipham (Edisto Island, SC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dorothy Draper was known for her sense of style in both decorating and entertaining. Although this book was written in the mid-1900s the entertaining suggestions are timeless. The book itself is fun with its typical 1950s illustrations and speech. This is a book that is fun to use to while away an afternoon.
Charming! November 9, 2005
Lady La (Brooklyn, NY)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is wonderful. I just love Draper's tone and conversational way of writing. She offers ideas for all budgets and lifestyles. Charmingly retro, with plenty of good advice for today's hostesses. I could not put it down.
 THE housewarming gift for gay men April 30, 2005
Usonian33 (United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Not as important or famous as Draper's "Decorating is Fun," but her 1941 "Entertaining" book is still amusing, deserving a spot on your coffee table next to an old 1940s Emily Post Etiquette book (when is somone gonna get wise and issue reprints of THOSE?).
Among the highlights is a full list of what every well-appointed home cannot do without, just in case an unexpected guest drops by ("a charming tea set," "a good hall mirror," and "a big metal bell with a lovely tone, to call people in from the garden for games or meals..."), and how to throw a dinner party--1940s style.
Fascinating book. In no time you'll be providing crisp stationery, fresh flowers, 700-thread-count sheets and a luggage stand for your weekend guests...and really, aren't those the "family values" that matter most?
|
|
|
Presented by Steve's Web Hosting
| |
