[DOC] [TLE] Brevity Is the Soul of Lingerie | Quote Investigator [PAR] Feb 25, 2016 ... ... a friend named Alexander Woollcott attributed the quip to her in 1934. ... '
Brevity is the soul of lingerie', said this little chemise to itself; ... The 
Shakespearean adage about wit was spoken by the character Polonius in the 
play Hamlet. ... about the members of the Algonquin Table-Round Table titled 
High... [DOC] [TLE] Alexander Woollcott | Quote Investigator [PAR] 'Brevity is the soul of lingerie', said this little chemise to itself; ... Dear Quote 
Investigator: Dorothy Parker was famous for her coruscating wit, ... She may have 
spoken it during a meeting of the famed Algonquin Round Table. ... A remark of 
this type has been attributed to both George Bernard Shaw and Alexander 
Woollcott. [DOC] [TLE] Dorothy Parker - Wikiquote [PAR] 2 Attributed; 3 Misattributed; 4 Quotes about Parker; 5 External links ... There's a 
hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. .... for some of the most famous 
things she said at the Algonquin Round Table. ... Brevity is the soul of lingerie. [DOC] [TLE] Quote/Counterquote: Brevity is the soul of wit  and lingerie... [PAR] Feb 6, 2013 ... Brevity is the soul of lingerie. Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) American writer and 
critic. One of her most frequently quoted wisecracks, made... [DOC] [TLE] Dorothy Parker  Famous Dorothy Parker Quotes | Genius [PAR] Famous Dorothy Parker Quotes Lyrics. Beauty is ... There's a hell of a distance 
between wise-cracking and wit. ... "Brevity is the soul of lingerie." ... She was 
closely associated with the circle of writers known as the Algonquin Round Table. [DOC] [TLE] Top 20 Quotes of Dorothy Parker - Listverse [PAR] Feb 5, 2008 ... ... both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and as a 
founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. ... Wit has truth in it; 
wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words. 3. .... SlickWilly: I believe that that 
quote actually is normally attributed to Parker :) .... Brevity is the soul of lingerie. [DOC] [TLE] Dorothy Parker - BillionQuotes [PAR] Known for her acerbic wit and low opinion of romantic relationships, she became 
a member of the infamous Algonquin Round Table. She started her career writing 
... Contents. [hide]. 1 Sourced; 2 Attributed; 3 Commonly misattributed; 4 
References; 5 External links ... Brevity is the soul of lingerie. She delivered a 
striking... [DOC] [TLE] What's your favorite Dorothy Parker quote? [Archive] - Straight ... [PAR] Brevity is the soul of lingerie. ... An enormous variety of clever lines are attributed 
to Dorothy Parker. ... "There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. 
... The earliest source for it I can find on the internet is the 1968 book about the 
Algonquin Round Table--my browser keeps throwing me out of... [DOC] [TLE] Cond Nast Hired Dorothy Parker 100 Years Ago | Huffington Post [PAR] Mar 17, 2015 ... Kevin Fitzpatrick Author 'The Algonquin Round Table New York', Dorothy Parker 
.... Among the copy attributed to her was the famous caption, among an ... of the 
autumn wardrobe, one may learn that brevity is the soul of lingerie. .... and Parker 
established herself as a critic with a keen eye and sharp wit. [DOC] [TLE] Miscellanea : Redneck Latte Ravings [PAR] Algonquin Round Table ... Brevity is the soul of lingerie. ... *Though these two 
quotes are attributed to Ms. Parker, they may be paraphrases of earlier quotes. [DOC] [TLE] LIST OF THE DAY: Dorothy Parker Quotes Of The Day [PAR] Jun 14, 2011 ... ... Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. ... 
Nevertheless, her literary output and reputation for her sharp wit ... "Brevity is the 
soul of lingerie." .... The "If you can't say anything nice about somebody sit next to 
me" is usually attributed to Alice Rosevelt Longworth, another witty lady. [DOC] [TLE] Quotable Quotes -- Courtesy of The Freeman Institute [PAR] The following

Question: A quote attributed to this "Round Table" wit is "Brevity is the soul of lingerie"
Answer: Dorothy Parker