From High Society: Hints on How to Attain, Relish, and Survive It by Fish, 1915.

From High Society: Hints on How to Attain, Relish, and Survive It by Fish, 1915.

From High Society: Hints on How to Attain, Relish, and Survive It by Fish, 1915.

From High Society: Hints on How to Attain, Relish, and Survive It by Fish, 1915. 

From High Society: Hints on How to Attain, Relish, and Survive It by Fish, 1915. 

From High Society: Hints on How to Attain, Relish, and Survive It by Fish, 1915. 

From Ghost Stories, 1931.

From Chatterbox, 1900.

This is what can happen if your dinner party does not feature an eye-catching centerpiece.  From Making Up with Mr. Dog by Albert Bigelow Paine and illustrated by J. M. Paine, 1901.

From Paris Qui Rit, 1892.

"I rise to do an unusual thing."  An illustration by George Hutchinson for The Idler, 1898.

"'Did you say yes or no?' inquired Newton, who had caught her eye.  'I'll change my mind,' said Isabel, smiling."  From Newton Forster by Frederick Marryat and illustrated by E. Sullivan, 1897.

Here's a party crasher from a 1902 issue of The Strand magazine.  The caption reads: "Then the nurse followed."

Dedicated to Teresa Burritt.