Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home by Emily Post

Everything, and I mean everything, you need to know about etiquette during this time period is in this book. I would STRONGLY recommend taking a look at it. It is organized into 38 different categories each focusing on the appropriate etiquette that should be used in any given situation from weddings to letter writing.

Here is the link:

http://www.bartleby.com/95/index.html

SNL Giraffes Video!!!!

Because Glenna told me to :)
Giraffes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/42614/saturday-night-live-giraffes

Social Register

Here is the link to the article Dennis mentioned in table work yesterday about the Social Register:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1070/how-do-you-get-listed-in-the-em-social-register-em

SS Normandie Video

SS Normandie Pictures

The French Line's Normandie is one of the relatively few legitimate contenders for the title "Greatest Liner Ever". She was a ship of superlatives: the largest ship in the world for five years, more than 20,000 tons larger than White Star's Majestic; the first liner to exceed 1000 feet in length; the first liner to exceed 60,000 tons (and 70,000 and 80,000, for that matter); the largest turbo-electric powered liner; and the first to make a 30 knot eastbound Atlantic crossing. All told, Normandie earned the Blue Riband for five record-breaking crossings; twice westbound and three times eastbound, including both legs of her maiden voyage. And yet, all these technical qualities are only part of Normandie's greatness; her design and decor were equally innovative, distinctive and luxurious. All of these factors contributed to her being described as "the ultimate ocean liner---definitely of the 1930s and possibly of the century"

(Braynard and Miller's Fifty Famous Liners.)

SS Normandie Interior

The luxurious interiors were designed in Art Deco and Streamline Moderne style. Many sculptures and wall paintings made allusions to Normandy, the province of France for which Normandie was named. Drawings and photographs show a series of vast public rooms of great elegance. Normandie's voluminous interior spaces were made possible by having the funnel intakes split to pass along the sides of the ship, rather than straight upward. French architect Roger-Henri Expert was in charge of the overall decorative scheme.

Most of the public space was devoted to first-class passengers, including the dining room, first-class lounge, grille room, first class swimming pool, theatre and winter garden. The first class swimming pool featured staggered depths, with a shallow training beach for children.

The interiors were filled with grand perspectives, spectacular entryways, and long, wide staircases. First-class suites were given unique designs by select designers. The most luxurious accommodations were the Deauville and Trouville apartments, featuring dining rooms, baby grand pianos, multiple bedrooms, and private decks. The first class dining hall was the largest room afloat. At three hundred and five feet (93 m) it was longer than the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles stood 46 feet (14 m) wide, and towered 28 feet (8.5 m) high. Passengers entered through 20-foot (6.1 m) tall doors adorned with bronze medallions by artist Raymond Subes. The room could seat 700 at 157 tables,with Normandie serving as a floating promotion for the most sophisricared French cuisine of the period. As no natural light could enter it was illuminated by 12 tall pillars of glass flanked by 38 matching columns along the walls. These, with chandeliers hung at each end of the room, earned the Normandie the nickname "Ship of Light"(similar to Paris as the '"City of Light").

A popular feature was the café grill, which would be transformed into a nightclub. Adjoining the cafe grill was the first class smoking room, which was paneled in large murals depicting ancient Egyptian life. Normandie also had indoor and outdoor pools, a chapel, and a theatre which could double as a stage and cinema.

SS Normandie Statistics

Owners	Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
Builders	Penhoët Shipyards, Saint Nazaire, France
Launched	October 29, 1932
Maiden voyage	May 29, 1935 Le Havre - New York
Broken up	October 3, 1946 to October 6, 1947
Length overall	1029 feet
Length between perpendiculars	962 feet
Beam	118 feet
Height from keel to top of first funnel	184 feet
Average loaded draft	37 feet
Gross registered tonnage	79,280 (83,423 after 1936)
Number of decks	12
Boilers	29 (plus 4 auxiliary)
Engines	Four Turbo-Electric, total 160,000 hp.
Cruising speed	29 knots.
Top speed	32.2 knots.
1st class passengers	848
2nd class passengers	670
3rd class passengers	54
Officers and crew	1345