Comments on: A Planning Blast From the Past http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wendy http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-139966 Wendy Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:01:43 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/#comment-139966 The social register isn't exactly the phone book. It's more of a who's who of the rich, powerful, or otherwise elite. It's still around, actually. http://www.socialregisteronline.com/ The social register isn’t exactly the phone book. It’s more of a who’s who of the rich, powerful, or otherwise elite.

It’s still around, actually.

http://www.socialregisteronline.com/

]]> By: Barb http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-139949 Barb Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:58:27 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/#comment-139949 In 1922, being in the phone book would very much be an indicator of financial status, if not exactly social status. In 1922, being in the phone book would very much be an indicator of financial status, if not exactly social status.

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-139319 Twistie Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:33:33 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/#comment-139319 That's an excellent point, Annalucia, which I had not considered. And yes, Emma would totally be using the phone directory if she didn't have DeBrett's handy. Lizzie Bennett would laugh quite heartily about that. That’s an excellent point, Annalucia, which I had not considered.

And yes, Emma would totally be using the phone directory if she didn’t have DeBrett’s handy. Lizzie Bennett would laugh quite heartily about that.

]]> By: Annalucia http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-139312 Annalucia Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:40:06 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/10/14/a-planning-blast-from-the-past/#comment-139312 Perhaps this works well in situations where the municipal phone book is the size of a lady's pocket calendar. - either because one lives in a very small community (cannot one see Jane Austen's Emma selecting her guests by this method, assuming that the telephone had existed in her day?) or because owning a telephone at all was an indicator of social status, which may well have been the case eighty years ago. Today of course, one can go through the list of one's email correspondents ;-) and make the same selections, so perhaps we are not so different after all. Perhaps this works well in situations where the municipal phone book is the size of a lady’s pocket calendar. – either because one lives in a very small community (cannot one see Jane Austen’s Emma selecting her guests by this method, assuming that the telephone had existed in her day?) or because owning a telephone at all was an indicator of social status, which may well have been the case eighty years ago.

Today of course, one can go through the list of one’s email correspondents ;-) and make the same selections, so perhaps we are not so different after all.

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