Jan 21, 2017
Bacchus Behave: The Lost Art of Polite Drinking 1933.
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Bacchus Behave: The Lost Art of Polite Drinking 1933.
New-ish Review: The Signature of All Things
New-ish Review: The Signature of All Things
Well, I’ve finally read some Elizabeth Gilbert and I am sorry for all of the assumptions that I made in the past. Very sorry. The Signature of All Things was a wonderful book and her characters became quite dear to me. I still dislike the title, Eat Pray Love, but I suppose I will have to get over it. All we manage to achieve in The Signature of All Things is to follow a life, one whole life of…
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Bacchus Behave! -- The Lost Art of Polite Drinking. Alma Whitaker. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1933. First edition. Rare dust jacket, with art deco illustration.
Chapters include: Nectar & Manners, Simple Rules For Righteous Behavior, and Customs To Frown Upon. "It is shockingly bad form to drink whisky at any time at all before noon." – Whitaker, p. 27.
Trousers & Skirts by Alma Whitaker, 1923. A collection of her columns for the LA Times, mostly sarcasm masquerading as fashion advice.