It furnished unlimited conversation at dinner parties, led to endless wrangles, gave zest and point to the peace that made those dinner parties possible, furnished an excuse for retrenchment here and there, and brought into vogue great bazaars and balls... Dangerous Days - Page 44by Mary Roberts Rinehart - 1919 - 400 pagesFull view - About this book
| Patrick J. Quinn - 2001 - 284 pages
...spectacle, presented to them at breakfast and in the afternoon editions of their local newspapers. It furnished unlimited conversation at dinner parties,...excuse for retrenchment here and there, and brought in to vogue great bazaars and balls for the Red Cross and kindred activities. Otherwise, life went... | |
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