The Mode in Dress and Home, New Edition
Allyn and Bacon, 1939. Hardcover. Text book from Dulcie Godlove Donovan, Department of Home Economics, Los Angeles. From the preface, "The Challenge of Youth": "Help me to be attractive! Help me to be popular! Help me to learn how to cook, how to sew, how to care for a home, take care of children, find a job. Teach me how to dress; how to talk and act when I'm with people. Show me how to live happily with others at home and at school. Tell me how to become a worthy member of society. Unspoken or expressed, these are some of today's challenges to the secondary teacher of girls. There is no escaping them, there is no brushing them aside with indifference. Nor can the response be evasive or generalized. It must be specific, individual, practical, and instructive." In this revised edition of 1939, Donovan offers guidance on dressing, sewing, living in a home, dealing with family members, and above all developing an individual "personality" as a young woman. Slight wear to extremeties of blue cloth covers; previous owner's name on illustrated endpaper; pages are clean and unmarked. [i]-xiv; 1-460pp, 8 page index. 7.5 x 5.5" Very Good. Item #2023-P217
Price: $89.00