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Entertaining is Fun!: How to Be A Popular Hostess
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...more
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...more
Hardcover, 268 pages
Published
October 29th 2004
by Rizzoli International Publications
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Can I brag? I have an autographed first edition of this baby!! It was one of those extra-tongue-in-cheek wedding presents--a bubbly, utterly sincere WWII era entertaining guide for homemakers/early self help book. And I love it. To me, this is the best kind of history book. Sometimes when I read it I just can't stop laughing (for example, at the suggestion that one make one's front door as welcoming as possible by buying, among other things, a large, friendly dog to welcome guests... yes, a dog....more
My review of this is short: LOVED IT (which is impossible to do if you just fully ignore the scary, exceptionally dated bits about "the quality of Negroe musicians for lively dancing"). It was published in 1941, and I think I should just include some great passages from it, but there's just too many. I should probably own this (and its companion, "Decorating is Fun!"
Dated, but lives up to the title. This is fun and inspiring. It's clearly written by a person with a lot of enthusiasm for entertaining. The major negative is that I don't care for the end-of-chapter tales - the people in the stories are just a little too perfect.
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This book is completely awesome. Written 1941, so very dated (it's economizing to eschew servants entirely and only have a maid in twice a week, don't you know), but a huge ton of fun. And now I want to have parties.
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Written in 1941, this is to me a historical look at homemaking. I was amazed by how much of her advice is still relevant today but also noted some of the big differences. For example, smoking was completely commonplace and acceptable in that era. I like the overall attitude and tone of the book. It is positive and upbeat with a "you can do it" mantra.
I love this book! It's a light-hearted and fun guide to entertaining that is a total throwback to the 1940s. Reading it really puts into perspective how much things have changed in the last sixty plus years.
Sure, it's about entertaining, but it's also about, like, life, man!
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