How to Be Pretty Though Plain

by Mrs. Humphry

Book Overview

The ladies of Downton Abbey have made us all intimately familiar with Edwardian standards of beauty and fashion. But just how did the elegant ladies of the period go about making the most of their attractions? Well, one of the ways was through the use of guidebooks like How to Be Pretty Though Plain, a forthright handbook published in 1899 that covers all manner of approaches to improving one's personal appearance.

Presented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712357173
• ISBN13: 9780712357173
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 7.2"