Entertaining Is Fun: How to Be a Popular Hostess

by Dorothy Draper

A new edition of the classic guide to stylish home entertaining, first published in 1941, is filled with practical and creative suggestions and advice on how to host glamorous dinner parties, festive holiday meals, lavish weddings, and other special occasions. 15,000 first printing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847826198
• ISBN13: 9780847826193
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

When I grow up I want to be her!

Some people will buy this for the camp value, but there is a surprisingly large amount of tips and info that are perfectly current, in fact timeless. Like this book.

Entertaining is Fun!: How to Be a Popular Hostess

What a wonderful book. I enjoy looking at it again and again. Great ideas from years ago that can still be used today!

Entertaining is Fun!

Dorothy Draper was known for her sense of style in both decorating and entertaining. Although this book was written in the mid-1900s the entertaining suggestions are timeless. The book itself is fun with its typical 1950s illustrations and speech. This is a book that is fun to use to while away an afternoon.

Charming!

This book is wonderful. I just love Draper's tone and conversational way of writing. She offers ideas for all budgets and lifestyles. Charmingly retro, with plenty of good advice for today's hostesses. I could not put it down.

A fun & inspirational read

If you're looking for some new ideas, as well as a peek into entertaining during the 1940's, you'll find a lot to enjoy in this reprint of Dorothy Draper's charming guide to entertaining. With an emphasis on simple, unpretentious planning, I think it was quite ahead of its time. This might make a good hostess gift!