NO NICE GIRL SWEARS Blog Tour
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!
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
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
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.”
—New York Times
Excerpt:
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.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Publisher Info:
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Giveaway Details:
One lucky winner will receive a $10 Amazon GC, International.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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| 3/31/2020 | BookHounds | Excerpt |
| 4/1/2020 | Mythical Books | Excerpt |
| 4/2/2020 | Twirling Book Princess | Excerpt |
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Week Two:
| 4/6/2020 | Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers | Review |
| 4/7/2020 | What A Nerd Girl Says | Excerpt |
| 4/8/2020 | Hurn Publications | Review |
| 4/9/2020 | Locks, Hooks and Books | Review |
| 4/10/2020 | The Phantom Paragrapher | Review |
Week Three:
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| 4/14/2020 | Fire and Ice | Review |
| 4/15/2020 | The Book Junkie Reads . . . | Excerpt |
| 4/16/2020 | Jaime’s World | Excerpt |
| 4/17/2020 | Simply Daniel Radcliffe | Review |
Lord.. I’m the opposite of everything in this book.. I do more etiquette! I would love to read this.
This book sounds very informative about what to do .. and not to do … in the “age of jazz” world.
This sounds really interesting.
Sounds like a good book.
Interesting. My mom had a book like this, maybe the original.
Thank you for holding this giveaway.
This sounds really interesting.
Sounds awesome! Thank you for sharing!
I like the the cover. The title font is very nice
wow, this could be a quote from my grandmother! She was born at the turn of the century, so she was right on target for the messages of the era, I suppose.
Nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.
thanks this sounds great
Oh wow oh wow oh wow. This book’s sub-title grabbed me in immediately! What an interesting, unique book– I’d love to add it to my collection, if only to add to it a shining wildcard. Thank you for featuring it!
Sounds like a great book. I like the cover.
The book cover is so interesting
Sounds like a good read.
interesting title
This book sounds like a fantastic read!
I love the cover!
Sounds very interesting!
In a world where too many people behave badly and have no proper manner, I’d make everyone read this book, not only girls. And for “everyone” I mean me included! =)
Great cover
Thank you for hosting all of these great giveaways! Fingers crossed. 🙂