It is not done to let anybody be too happy. The moment two people seem to be enjoying one another's company, a good hostess introduces a third element or removes the first. — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
England is the only civilised country in the world where it is etiquette to fall on the food like a wolf the moment it is served. Elsewhere it is comme il faut to wait until everybody has helped himself to… — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
suppose you invest time and effort in designing a new image for yourself. You get home and your husband takes one look and screams,… — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
Say something idiotic and nobody but a dog politely wags his tail. — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
For a driver to be driven by somebody else is an ordeal, for there are only three types of drivers: the too fast, the… — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
The women sit, getting colder and colder, on a seat getting harder and harder, watching oafs, getting muddier and muddier. — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
In society it is etiquette for ladies to have the best chairs and get handed things. In the home the reverse is the case.… — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
There are some composers - at the head of whom stands Beethoven - who not only do not know when to stop but appear… — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
Committee meetings are always held at inconvenient times and usually take place in dark, dusty rooms the temperatures of which are unsuited to the… — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
When some people retire, it's going to be mighty hard to be able to tell the difference. — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
