Society as I Have Found It: The Cuisine, Culture and Fashions of Europe and North America in the 19th Century, by a Man who Toured the Era's Fines -- Ward McAllister, Paperback

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Society as I Have Found It: The Cuisine, Culture and Fashions of Europe and North America in the 19th Century, by a Man who Toured the Era's Fines -- Ward McAllister, PaperbackWard McAllister was a gentlemen living in the mid to late 19th century; this is his commentary of the high society of the time, the parties and social gatherings of the elite in the USA and Europe. Well travelled and educated in the arts of speech and charming others, the author recounts his memories of fine occasions attended by the monied and well connected. He describes the social habits, fashion trends, and ostentatious buying habits of the upper

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