Don't know about you, but I was needing a laugh this week ~ lucky for me I came upon this posting about Mel Juffe and Edward Gorey's The Recently Deflowered Girl from 1965. Being a fan of Edward Gorey's work and a collector of etiquette books, this is one I'd like to acquire for my collection even if it is a parody and much newer than most of the etiquette books I collect.
Miss Hyacinthe Phypps offers all sorts of valuable advice to young girls in all sorts of predicaments ~ certainly a must have for every girl coming of age. I've posted a few of the pages from the book below ~ more can be seen here. Make sure to read the stories, so that you will know when to heed the advice! (Click on images for larger view)
Miss Hyacinthe Phypps offers all sorts of valuable advice to young girls in all sorts of predicaments ~ certainly a must have for every girl coming of age. I've posted a few of the pages from the book below ~ more can be seen here. Make sure to read the stories, so that you will know when to heed the advice! (Click on images for larger view)
{A smart girl will always find opportunities to compliment her young man in the presence of others}~ Miss Hyacinthe Phypps ~
{Pay in Parisian clubs is notoriously low}
~ Miss Hyacinthe Phypps ~
{Thrift is a virtue men like to find in women}~ Miss Hyacinthe Phypps ~
1 comment:
hey julie...my sister-in-law added your blog to her blog roll....
http://theenglishmuse.blogspot.com/
i think she enjoyed your etiquette post as she did one recently based on an article she wrote.
http://theenglishmuse.blogspot.com/2009/01/if-you-please.html
i love this little book...is it available anywhere to buy??
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