by Marjorie Hillis · Virago · tapa dura · ISBN 9781844086184
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«Orchids on Your Budget» is the practical lifestyle and personal finance guide by Marjorie Hillis, published by Virago in hardcover (192 pages, in English).
Written in 1937, it is an ironic manual on how to live well without overspending: it offers tips for organizing your wardrobe, entertaining guests and managing money, as well as dealing sensibly with family matters such as inheritances. Each chapter ends with a case study comparing women who follow the advice and others who ignore it, with plenty of vintage humor.
The book's full subtitle is «Or Live Smartly on What You Have» and the work is part of the Virago Modern Classics collection (no. 632).
Aimed at readers interested in the history of domestic advice and in interwar elegance.
