#emilypost

After Mrs. Astor’s death in 1908 no real New York social leader came forth to take her place. In fact, New York had no real arbiter of comme il faut until 1922, when Emily Post’s Etiquette was published. Though Etiquette became a national bible of manners, the setting of the book is very much New York. The famous Post characters—the aristocratic Wellborns, Oldnames, Titheringtons and Kindhearts—are all New Yorkers. So are the ostentatious Miss Millions, the penny-wise Miss Smallpurse, the haughty Mrs. Toplofty and the somewhat raffish Mr. and Mrs. Worldly and Bobo Gilding. Some were even identifiable. (Bobo Gilding reminded many people of fun-loving Willie K. Vanderbilt.) … Mrs. Post made at least one condescending allusion to West Siders in her book, calling them “the new spendeasy Westerns.”

I just wanted to make a quick post to say goodbye to our lovely Emily who has decided to leave the blog. Usually mods make their own goodbye posts when they leave; Emily chose not to but I wanted to show a little appreciation all the same! 

So thank-you, Emily, and we wish you all the best. <3

If you want to follow her, please do @backarat! 

Her Mibba containing All Time Low fics is here, in case you wanted to have a read. Which you should, because they’re lovely.