The Lady's stratagem
Subtitle: a repository of 1820s directions for the toilet, mantua-making, stay-making, millinery & etiquette
By: edited and with additional material by Frances Grimble ; translations by Frances, Ralph & Helen Grimble.
Contributors: Grimble, Frances.; Grimble, Ralph.; Grimble, Helen.; Celnart, Elisabeth, 1796-1865.; Burtel, Madame.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lavolta Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 755
ISBN-13: 9780963651778
Subjects: Etiquette for women -- History -- 19th century; Manners and customs -- History -- 19th century; Beauty, Personal -- Technique -- 19th century; Fashion -- History -- 19th century; Home economics -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes translations of 19th-century instructional manuals written by Elisabeth Celnart and Madame Burtel.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 728-734) and index.