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Advice from the Attic: Perilous Pearls of Wisdom on Beauty, Charm and Etiquette

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Advice From The Attic: Precious Pearls Of Wisdom On Beauty, Charm, And Etiquette is a lighthearted guide of advice for women, compiled by Monica Dale who has assembled a variety of authentic excerpts from the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphatically not a practical resource for contemporary women, Advice From The Attic is intended for amusement and humor, as it preserves memories of the extreme lengths of what society used to expect and demand from women scarcely a few generations ago. Eyebrow-raising articles include "The Dangers of Bobbed Hair"; "Banishing Slang from the Vocabulary"; "The Charm of Hiding Intelligence"; and many more. A fascinating window through time into the social attitudes of the past, Advice From The Attic is unabashedly funny, often surprising, and truly fascinating reading from cover to cover.

This book is so wonderful to read! It is a fun romp through history from a very REAL perspective! Everyone knows the story of Christopher Columbus and who the first person to walk on the moon was... This "Marvel of Reading" will bring it all home! How about the REAL advice for people to brush their teeth with SOOT. How about the reference from a book written in 1936 "Ladies do not chew gum"? The entries are very funny and the pictures are even better! To hear an interview with the author and to learn more about the book, log on to www.SmileHelp.com and click on the Smile Help Radio Button. There you can hear an interview with Monica Dale.