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For Release: October 7, 1998
Contact: Elizabeth Upham Howell
The Emily Post Institute
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Emily Post's Entertaining
by PEGGY POST
BURLINGTON, VT.—If you're one of the millions of people who free-associate the word "parties" with "panic," help is on the way from America's etiquette expert, Peggy Post, in her new book, EMILY POST'S ENTERTAINING: A Classic Guide to Adding Elegance and Ease to Any Festive Occasion (HarperResource; October 7, 1998; $20).
Based on the best-selling 16th edition of “Emily Post's Etiquette,” Peggy Post continues her great-grandmother-in-law's tradition of offering straightforward advice to make casual and formal events fun for party-givers and party-goers.
From formal place settings and e-mail invitations to personal introductions and avoiding party pitfalls, Peggy Post applies a compassionate, no-nonsense sensibility to every aspect of party preparation and execution. The result is a can't-do-without guide of easy-to-follow instructions for hosting celebrations of every scale: barbecues, cocktail parties, children's parties, business dinners, last-minute gatherings, book group meetings, and formal affairs.
Each selection of “Emily Post's Entertaining” includes “Post Notes” designed to defuse entertaining nightmares from, “How do I set a formal table?” to “How do I introduce a guest whose name I've forgotten?” As she does in her etiquette columns and television appearances, Peggy Post offers guidelines to help individuals feel at ease no matter how stressful entertaining may make them feel. Few of us are born with the unflappable social graces of Emily Post, who remained calm while cascading down a flight of stairs, breaking her foot, but not losing her hat.
Fortunately, “Emily Post's Entertaining” offers the next best thing to being a natural etiquette expert: a usable, highly understandable set of guidelines; to make party-giving akin to pleasure.
About the Author
Peggy Post draws consistent media attention as arbiter
of etiquette in personal and professional situations. A monthly
columnist for Good Housekeeping and a columnist for Parents
magazine, she continues to represent the Emily Post Institute
at appearances and seminars across the country. She lives with
her husband in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Emily Post's Entertaining:
A Classic Guide to Adding Elegance and Ease to Any Festive Occasion
Peggy Post
HarperResource
0-06-273640-X
On Sale October 7, 1998
Pages: 256; Price: $20.00
Alternate selection of the Literary Guide, Winter 1999
