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So Tom sent for mother and the twins to come to us, and they arrived at the Waldorf Hotel, where we were staying. Dear, simple mother, in her terrible clothes, and the twins, got up with more thought for economy than for beauty! I shopped extravagantly with them. The youngsters wanted to see everything in New York; but mother, despite all of those hard, lonely years in our
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Paperback
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138 pages
Published
July 30th 2010
by Nabu Press
(first published 1922)
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The writing itself is repetitive and erratic, altogether amateurish but there is much value in the content. The Log Cabin Lady is the intriguing memoir of a woman who witnessed the dawn of the 20th century. The author, an anonymous society wife, relates her personal history from her humble upbringing to the conflict of 1914. The book leaves much to be desired but offers fascinating insight to the ideas and concerns of a woma ...more
The writing itself is repetitive and erratic, altogether amateurish but there is much value in the content. The Log Cabin Lady is the intriguing memoir of a woman who witnessed the dawn of the 20th century. The author, an anonymous society wife, relates her personal history from her humble upbringing to the conflict of 1914. The book leaves much to be desired but offers fascinating insight to the ideas and concerns of a woma ...more
Written chronologically from childhood on, this is a terrific example of pioneer autobiography. It's not a diary, but memoir before memoir was an established genre with normalized flow rules. She's remembering her life from the view that etiquette rules where explained to her (or she discovered them after the faux pas). Starting in the log cabin where she was raised without knowledge of napkins and moving to the big city with a socially sophisticated husband who loved her quaint ways, This Lady
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I found this little gem on the shelf at my local library today. It is the anonymous autobiographical account of a girl born in a log cabin in the frontier of Wisconsin who eventually makes her way to Madison as a maid and then NYC where she meets a wealthy young man in the library of Columbia University where she has gone to fill her mind. They marry and begin the life of a diplomat eventually living in countries all over the world. A good part of the book discusses her social ineptitudes which
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A fascinating and true tale of a woman born in a log cabin who ends up being the wife of an esteemed diplomat. The gist of it is the shame, humiliation, and social pressure she felt before she learned etiquette -- all the different kinds for all the different situations -- everything from New English to Ocean Liner; English, French, and Austrian; and being in the presence of royalty.
Second book I have read on my Kindle...and this one did not disappoint! The author is not known, but it is a very interesting short story on the life of a country girl who marries a rather rich man and her struggles to learn the proper rules of interaction in society.
very interesting short study on the manners pre and post ww1, here and abroad. Fascinating to realize how many have changed or disappeared in the intervening years, as well as the startling differences between the east coast cities and the western states.
This one is a whine-fest. Prairie Girl marries Boston Brahmin and then complains about not knowing the social rules. It's easy to pick up and equally easy to put down. It ends up being a patriotic pretense of America's egalitarianism. Whatever.
A must read for anyone interested in history as perceived by an individual. A must read for anyone that loves history and stories of true Americana! I loved it!
A charming look at history from the perspective of a woman who saw so much first hand. And all portrayed by the hard-won lessons of etiquette.
This is more a set of notes than a book ... it was difficult to follow and seemed largely unedited. Not sure the point of it ...
Suprisingly affecting read! Perspective is everything. Recommend.
This was a fun read! a time capsule from the turn of the century
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