More and more we all realise the benefits of sunshine and open air for our health and happiness, and when we do hear the insistent call of the garden we must not forget our less fortunate friends.  The mere fact of eating in the open air is in itself moat exhilarating, and tea, which is sometimes a very ordinary uninteresting meal, can be transformed into a delightful function when shared with a few friends amidst beautiful flowers.

Elizabeth Hallett’s Hostess Book 1939

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Don’t plan to wear anything designed to turn the eye of every woman at your party green with envy.  Be as chic as you will, but keep to the conservative side.  Your role, remember, is to please your guests, and you won’t be pleasing the women much be appearing in something that will make them feel dowdy by comparison.

Extracts from an article by Elsa Maxwell, the world’s most famous hostess, which appeared in Women’s Illustrated January 1960.

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