The March of Progress. From English Society. Sketched by George du Maurier. Click on image to enlarge it.
She.— “After all, there's nothing better than the wing of a chicken! Is there, General?”
He.— “I never tasted the wing of a chicken. I only know the legs! When I was young, you know, my parents always ate the wings, and now, my children always do!”
du Maurier Depicts Meals in High Society
- Post-Prandial Studies
- Breakfast at Bonnebouche Hall
- Precedence at Bonnebouche Hall during the Holidays
- Precedence in Vanity Fair
- Social Agonies
- Summer
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Bibliography
English Society. Sketched by George du Maurier. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1897.
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