Dame Curtsey's Book of Novel, Entertainments for Every, Day in the Year (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from Dame Curtsey's Book of Novel, Entertainments for Every, Day in the Year HE art of entertaining has become a science and a pro T fession; and the demand for something new is incessant, for the observance of special days in the year's calendar is becoming more and more popular. Our neighbors across the sea have always been lavish with holidays, but it is only of comparatively recent date that we have allowed ourselves the luxury of these oases in the desert of our workaday world. This book has been. Compiled to assist the many busy women who have the inclination to entertain friends and to make home happy for their families, but who have little spare time to devote to details. All the amusements described in it are tried and true; and the compiler hopes it will supply a long felt want on the bookshelves of our hostesses all over the land. Acknowledgment is due to The Chicago record-herald and the International Press Bureau for the privilege of reprint. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
