Table of Contents
Prelude Introduction:-- How To Climb The Main Line
Chapter I-- The Landscape: The Main Line Battleground
Chapter II-- How to be a Socialite: “It” starts with your name
Chapter III-- Invitations Darling: Cotillions, Birthday Parties et al
Chapter IV-- Death by Committee: Social Climbing 101
Chapter V-- How to be a Co-Chair
The Social Season:
The Antique Show
The Academy Ball
The Museum of Art
Pennsylvania Fine Arts
The Ballet
The Opera
Chapter VI-- The Rules: How to get in and stay in
Chapter VII-- All about Me, a True SC
Chapter VIII-- The Salon: The SC Office
Chapter IX-- Catty Women: Portraits at Private Clubs
Chapter X-- Family: Learning proper English
Chapter XI-- The Home: How an Un domestic Diva Decorates and does Dinner
Chapter XII-- Friends: Doctor Dads, Politicians and an Heiress to Learn From
Chapter XIII-- Party, Party, Party: The Staring Committee
Chapter XIV-- How to be WASP: Manicures, Pedicures, Clothes & Why not to have a vanity plate
Chapter XV-- The Importance of the Right Table
Chapter XVI-- The Ocean City Yacht Club
Chapter XVII-- How one Summers at the Shore: The Beach
Chapter XVIII-- Preppy People Boat
Chapter XIX-- Sundays: Coffee, Coupons, The Closet, The Eagles, Bath & Wine
Chapter XX-- Life’s a Beach
Chapter XXI-- Male Attention, A Must!: “It” Girls Have a Gay BFF
Chapter XXII-- September Vogue: Kicks Off the Social Season
Chapter XXIII-- A Typical Day: If She Won’t Tell you What She’s Wearing, Dig Through Her Bag
Chapter XXIV-- How to Entertain at Home
Chapter XXV-- Subtle Snubbing: How to be a Bitch & Get Away with it
Chapter XXVI-- Travel: What to Wear in Aspen
Chapter XXVII-- Being Left Out
Chapter XXVIII-- The Tea Club: Life Never Surpassed 7th Grade
Chapter XXIX-- How SC's Shop: Saks Serves Champagne
Chapter XXX-- Personal Trainers: Gossip & A Good Body
Chapter XXXI-- Cocktail Parties: The Little Black Dress is so Out it is In
Chapter XXXII-- Stratton: How Socialites Ski
Chapter XXXIII-- The Spa: How to Detox From it All
Chapter XXXIV-- Hair, Jewelry: The Fight, The Confrontation: Why you Should Never Sleep with Your Friend’s ex, and Your Stylist Knows all the Secrets
Chapter XXXV-- The Photograph: Social Climbing Psychopaths; Bible--The Society Page
Chapter XXXVI-- Invitation Stuffing, Gift Bags and The Raffles
Chapter XXXVII-- The Academy Ball: The Ultimate Event of the Season
Chapter XXXVIII-- How to Throw a Bridal Shower
Chapter XXXIX-- The Aftermath: Escape to Maine
Chapter XXXX-- How to Not Have Flat Hair
Chapter XXXXI-- People Never Change
*This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the
product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual
events or locales or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.