“Washington Society, long shackled, kicked the lid off last week, swung into the most dazzling season it has had since the depression spawned bread lines, and knocked the wealthy back on their heels.”
“Money is spinning again; hostesses are plotting major campaigns; diamonds and pearls are coming out for renewed display; caviar and terrapin reign supreme once more…”
A VOGUE MAGAZINE article about Washington etiquette can be read here…
During the later years of the Great Depression a new hat was a seemingly unattainable fashion item and so many women began wearing another element in lieu of a hat – click here to find out…
