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A tea party is a wonderful fun and feminine affair. Why not try one out, check it out HERE. Read fellow Apronite, Cedar's, guest blog on Entertaining HERE.	Rather you are entertaining 20 to a sit down dinner, or a gaggle of friends bare foot at a New England Clam bake, entertaining is a fun part of the Vintage Lifestyle. There seem to be no real rules for modern day parties. Often they are slapdash affair of jean clad folk, the tv on and food on paper plates. Yet, even the most modest of homes once loved to throw a party. With the burgenoing middle class and increasing numbers of Suburban families in the 1950's parties were a way to mingle and show off your new home, family and status. Why just hang out in jeans drinking beer when you could have a theme, or display those wedding dishes or try out the new recipes in all the Ladies magazines? Today, rather you live a Vintage lifestlye, enjoy old style, or simply want to revive the party atmosphere, you can find something here to help you out.
Take an actual Vintage Tiki Vacation in New York this June. See HERE.	The cocktail party is often the epitome of mid century style it can be the swanky grooves of berets and jazz or the sophisticated soiree of white dinner jackets and flowing skirts. Either way click HERE to read more.
coming soon	Dinner parties More to come
Vintage Entertaining Books Click on the book cover and it will take you to the Store to purchase if you like. Many good prices and used copies from private books shop owners. This is a fun book from the late 1950s. The copies are literaly a penny in the store. Fun book from early 60's with party ideas. This is THE 50's cookbook.
vintage images of parties

A tea party is a wonderful fun and feminine affair. Why not try one out, check it out HERE.

Read fellow Apronite, Cedar's, guest blog on Entertaining HERE.

Rather you are entertaining 20 to a sit down dinner, or a gaggle of friends bare foot at a New England Clam bake, entertaining is a fun part of the Vintage Lifestyle.

There seem to be no real rules for modern day parties. Often they are slapdash affair of jean clad folk, the tv on and food on paper plates. Yet, even the most modest of homes once loved to throw a party.

With the burgenoing middle class and increasing numbers of Suburban families in the 1950's parties were a way to mingle and show off your new home, family and status. Why just hang out in jeans drinking beer when you could have a theme, or display those wedding dishes or try out the new recipes in all the Ladies magazines?

Today, rather you live a Vintage lifestlye, enjoy old style, or simply want to revive the party atmosphere, you can find something here to help you out.

Take an actual Vintage Tiki Vacation in New York this June. See HERE.

The cocktail party is often the epitome of mid century style it can be the swanky grooves of berets and jazz or the sophisticated soiree of white dinner jackets and flowing skirts. Either way click HERE to read more.

coming soon

Dinner parties

More to come

Vintage Entertaining Books

Click on the book cover and it will take you to the Store to purchase if you like. Many good prices and used copies from private books shop owners.

This is a fun book from the late 1950s. The copies are literaly a penny in the store.

Fun book from early 60's with party ideas.

This is THE 50's cookbook.

vintage images of parties