{"product_id":"the-butlers-guide-to-clothes-care-managing-the-table-running-the-home-and-other-graces-a-fireside-book-0671436422","title":"The Butler's Guide to Clothes Care, Managing the Table, Running the Home, and Other Graces (A Fireside book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0671436422\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stanley Ager\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the man or woman who aspires to true elegance in the home, this thorough guide teaches the fine art of housekeeping, as carried on in the great houses of England by that rare and remarkable breed - the English butler.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStanley Ager: former butler to the second and third Lords St. Levan, offers wonderfully old-fashioned tips and techniques for clothes care, managing the table, and running the home, culled from his five decades of service in noble households. Carefully detailed and illustrated, these include: \u003cbr\u003e  HOW TO CLEAN AND POLISH SiLVER \u003cbr\u003e  HOW TO BRUSH A JACKET, TROUSERS, OR A FELT HAT \u003cbr\u003e  THE CORRECT WAY TO PACK CLOTHlNG (TISSUE PAPER IS THE SECRET) \u003cbr\u003e  HOW TO CLEAN A CHANDELIER \u003cbr\u003e  THE MANY WAYS TO FOLD A NAPKIN \u003cbr\u003e  THE PROPER WAY TO DUST BOOKS \u003cbr\u003e  HOW TO LIGHT A TABLE FOR DINNER (PLAIN WHITE CAN SUIT ALL OCCASIONS) \u003cbr\u003e  AND MANY OTHER DOMESTIC GRACES\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe home-care hints Ager imparts are enhanced by innumerable anecdotes and the flavor of his strong personality. Intriguing, entertaining, and eminently valuable, they recreate in the home a forgotten lifestyle of aristocratic grace and easy elegance. For the hostess with taste or the bacheior with savoir-faire, THE BUTLER'S GUIDE is a must. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51908777279776,"sku":"NEW0671436422","price":210.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/A1ApwB3Ub5L.jpg?v=1782285068","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-butlers-guide-to-clothes-care-managing-the-table-running-the-home-and-other-graces-a-fireside-book-0671436422","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}