“A new and ‘worth while’ Shakespeare book.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 31: 381. Mr. ‘05. 70w. |
Jephson, Lady. Letters to a debutante. [*]$1.25. Lippincott.
These letters are addressed to Violet, who is gently told how to be sweet and happy in chapters upon The art of happiness, The need for controlling the tongue, The ethics of dress, On country house visiting, The choice of literature, Are elopements justifiable? Concerning wit, The advisability of friendships with men, and other subjects of interest to the young girl who longs to be a social success.
| * | + | Critic. 47: 582. D. ‘05. 20w. |
“On the whole, however, the lady gives wholesome enough advice—albeit most of it has been given to other debutantes many times before.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 620. S. 23, ‘05. 450w. |
“While Lady Jephson’s form is throughout aphoristic, she lacks the gift of saying the inwardly true thing in memorable words, and that is the particular gift one looks for in a book of this sort.”
| + — | Spec. 95: 502. O. 7, ‘05. 740w. |
Jepson, Edgar. Lady Noggs, peeress. [†]$1.50. McClure.