Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm
By A. Thompson, H. Valentine and Emery I. Gondor
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About this ebook
How to be kind to atrocious people
How to avoid the gossip mill
How many drinks is too many drinks
How to deflect unwanted advances from married men
How much to tip
And much, much more
With good humor, authors Helen Valentine and Alice Thompson offer straightforward charm counsel, making it a cinch to win the admiration of friends, family, and suitors. Featuring original artwork, Better than Beauty proves that charm never, ever goes out of style.
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Reviews for Better than Beauty
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Better Than Beauty was originally written in 1938 (for example, one section mentions having a date under three dollars-someting that would be difficult to pull off today), and thus this explains why some of the advice may seem dated. However, the charming drawings remain cute and original, and the advice can be applied to any decade. Topics in Part One covered include how to dress, wear one's hair and look well-groomed. Part Two deals with manners, charm, relating to others, and how to be a good hostess/guest/all-around person.A timeless, cute read that has a well-deserved place among etiquette books on today's bookshelves.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Written during that brief but magical time at the end of the Depression and right before the onset of WWII, Better Than Beauty offers the reader a perspective on style, manners and charm that isn't readily found in modern etiquette manuals. Some of the advice and information is certainly dated (i.e., where and when it is polite to smoke), but overall this is a wonderful little read that encourages self awareness and promotes a return to 'old fashioned' civilities. If for no other reason, read Better Than Beauty for the little slice of yesteryear it offers.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Seems like a primer by a Martha-Stewart or well-bred Victorian type, for housewives trying to be Stepford wives.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Old but gold. Most of this applies to today's world.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I don’t like her repeated stressing of the scale and weight, that is not real poise.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5totally dated but a very very wonderful book on advice!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I read this a few weeks ago and cannot remember anything concrete about it to put into a review. It was a quick read with some good advice and some dated advice.
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