Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Skinner, Cornelia Otis

Elegant wits and grand horizontals a sparkling panorama of "la belle epoque," its gilded society, irrepressible wits and splendid courtesans. by Cornelia Otis Skinner - Boston, Massachusetts Houghton Mifflin Company 1962 - 262 pages

Includes bibliographical references and index

The Flaneur's Paris; Robert De Montesquiou-The magnificent dandy; "Le Gratin"; The Boulevard and some Boulevardiers; Tristan Bernard -Paris' Best-loved and fullest-bearded wit; Some salons and their leaders; MME. De Loynes and her lions; The grand horizontals; Bibliography; Index

Life in Paris in the 1890's.

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Paris (France) --Social life and customs
Manners and customs
France Paris.

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