"Elsie De Wolfe's Recipes For Successful Dining" 1934 DE WOLFE, Elsie (Lady Mendl) Maps & Charts

"Elsie De Wolfe's Recipes For Successful Dining" 1934 DE WOLFE, Elsie (Lady Mendl) Maps & ChartsDE WOLFE, Elsie (Lady Mendl) [102] pp. D. Appleton Century Company 1934 7 3 4" x 5 1 4" This charming book on dining and entertaining from one of the most prominent American socialites of the early 20th century, providing an interesting and amusing look into how this legendary decorator entertained. Lady Mendl suggested using silver or gold lame as a tablecloth (see above) and advised that objects like rock crystal candlesticks and porcelain rabbits

Eager to escape the degrading lot which is hers

Tales include "No Wedding Bells for Bingo

but he was never actually a member of the club

the Dayton Steel racquets had a painted steel frame and was strung with steel strings

then encountering great difficulties with the Zanzibar Arabs established on the Upper Congo" (EB)

200011 1/4" x 9"

and was passionate about the sensitive use of colour

Publishers19007 3/4" x 5 1/2"

London & North Eastern Railway A3 class locomotive 60043 was named after the horse

Robert Uihlein

Mounted on board

Signed by author on title page Ltd