124 Quotes by Letitia Baldrige

the person talking to you never looks directly at you, but rather around the room, searching for the answer to the universal cocktail party question, 'Who's here tonight?

There is no substitute for the riches gained on a lifetime basis by the young American who studies or works abroad.

Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye.

In Rome people seem to love with more zest, murder with more imagination, submit to creative urges more often, and lose the sense of logic more easily than in any other place.

The perfect classroom is Paris.

Finally ... You have accomplished your mission in going there tonight - you were 'seen,' and you furnished your host and hostess with the sincerest proof of your great love and friendship for them - you endured their cocktail party.

The flower generation tore tradition to shreds, but in the 1980s some magic sewing machine has stitched it all up again.

Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It’s not a question of money, but of a trained eye.

Women have to be a lot smarter and brighter and have to work a lot harder to prepare themselves. They have to watch what they do and how they behave. It’s not a free world yet.