GLAMOUR AND THE HOSTESS, by Marie Holmes, Director of Chatelaine Institute, is a 1950's Guide to Canadian Table Setting. Distributed and Published by the Northumbria Sterling Company, Toronto, Ontario. This is probably the 1st Edition, as the price of Two Dollars is imprinted along the bottom-edge of cover. Good Condition Softcover Booklet, with minor wear and curl to front bottom cover edge. 1st owner's name is stamped on the title page. Crisp and clean graphics on cardboard cover, and 6-coil plastic spiral bound. Size: 9 x 6 inch, 62 pages. Printed in Canada.
GLAMOUR AND THE HOSTESS, A Marie Holmes Guide Book to Canadian Table Setting, is filled with full-colour and B&W photos, and drawings about everything you would ever need to know to properly set a Canadian dinner table for any situation!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gladys Watson started out teaching what used to be called household science but then began writing for the Toronto Star in 1934. However, the paper thought that her name was too similar to other contributors, particularly beauty editor Gladys Glad. So, Watson combined her two grandmothers' names into her nom de plume: Marie Holmes. Under this pseudonym she wrote a regular feature, "Cooking Chat," for the Star before becoming Food Editor for the Paper. She left in 1947 to assume the position of Director of the "Chatelaine Institute," (part of Chatelaine magazine) where she remained until 1956. She passed away in 1974.
