I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the NO
NICE GIRL SWEARS by Alice-Leone Moats Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar
Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to
enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Title: NO
NICE GIRL SWEARS: Notes on High Society, Social Graces, and Keeping Your Wits
from a Jazz-Age Debutante
Author: Alice-Leone Moats foreword by Stellene Volandes
Pub. Date: April 7, 2020
Publisher: Apollo Publishers
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook
Pages: 184
No Nice Girl Swears is the original,
trailblazing guide to the “new etiquette,” brimming with timeless advice on
style, romance, and grace, and finally back in print 90 years after its
original release. Forewords by today’s editor in chief of Town & Country
and the editor in chief of Vogue from 1914–1952.
Heralded as the go-to guide for soon-to-be
debutantes and ladies who’d recently made their debut, No Nice Girl Swears
ushered in a “new etiquette” on its release in 1933, much to the shock—and
delight—of the high-society crowd of jazz-age America. Today it is equal parts
time capsule (how to dress for dinner on your transatlantic voyage) and
timeless missive (how to ditch a date who’s had a few too many).
Worldly-wise socialite Alice-Leone Moats advises
on everything from style and dating to travel and party throwing, and weeds
through the dos and don’ts of weddings, weekend trips, and the workplace. Her
wisdom, though steeped in the charm of her time, endures: treat others—and
yourself—with respect, always put your best foot forward, and don’t throw a party
without champagne. It’s just good manners.
This keepsake volume includes a new foreword
from Stellene Volandes, the editor in chief of Town & Country, the original
foreword from Edna Woolman Chase, Vogue’s editor in chief from 1914–1952, and a
contextualizing preface. It encourages consideration of what etiquette rules
we’d like instilled today, and shows how Moats helped usher in a world where
women could speak—and act—freely.
“A book of modern etiquette for the modern
debutante and sub deb, with an eye on her mother. Definitely keyed to the city
and suburban communities, rather than the small town. Humor and commonsense
combined in due proportion in answering such questions as: Shall I ask him in?
May I call you up some time? What is the technique of being picked up? What
should be done if my escort passes out on me? And so on. In addition, the author
gives the latest usage in the matter of debutante parties, chaperonage (you’d
be surprised!), engagements, weddings, clothes, week-end parties, and other
contingencies. In good taste, and yet distinctly smart. The book itself is
another experiment in colored stock—yellow this time—but since the books are to
be sealed with cellophane wrappers, the prospective buyer wont know what she is
getting until the purchase is made.”
—Kirkus Review
“In spite of such reminiscent titles of ‘Shall
She Ask Him In?’ and ‘Never Speak To Strangers Unless They Speak to You,’ these
chapters contain serious advice—the pragmatism of it all cloaked in a flippant
and humor-flecked style.”
Review: This book was a fun diversion and trip into the past rules of society in urban New York. I enjoyed reading the advice the writer gives women trying to navigate their season of dating. Fun, yet practical, some of it is still applicable today.
—New York Times
Excerpt:
About Alice:
Alice-Leone
Moats (1908–1989) was an American journalist and author who was born in Mexico
to wealthy and socially prominent American parents. She attended convent
schools in Mexico City, Rome and Paris, as well as the Brearley School in
Manhattan and the Fermata School for Girls in Aiken, South Carolina.
Publisher Info:
Giveaway Details:
One lucky winner will receive a $10
Amazon GC, International.
Tour
Schedule:
Week
One:
3/30/2020
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3/31/2020
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4/1/2020
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4/2/2020
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4/3/2020
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Week
Two:
4/6/2020
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4/7/2020
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4/8/2020
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4/9/2020
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4/10/2020
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Week Three:
4/13/2020
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4/14/2020
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4/15/2020
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4/16/2020
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4/17/2020
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