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10 Tips For Teaching Your Children Manners and Why

Etiquette Jul 29, 2010

10 Tips and Reasons For Teaching Manners

Money can't buy manners, but it can afford some lessons!

by POPSUGAR Moms

Money can't buy manners, but it can afford some lessons! Lisa Taylor Richey, The Official Etiquette Ambassador for The Plaza Hotel in New York City offers children a week-long course (15 hours of instruction in everything from holding a fork to a offering to perfecting the handshake) at Charm School with Eloise for $495. Fees for the charm school include an Eloise handbook, a catered meal, a favor bag, a placemat, custom thank-you notes, and a daily cheat sheet for parents. We asked the founder of The American Academy of Etiquette to give us 10 tips to help moms teach their children manners and why the specific acts are important. Richey believes, "manners make you feel more confident and when you feel confident you become a leader." Check out her tips.

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This Week's Food Section Headlines: May 26, 2010

News May 26, 2010

Food Section Sampler — May 26, 2010

How food companies are catering to an American hunger for more intense flavors.

by POPSUGAR Food

How food companies are catering to an American hunger for more intense flavors. — Wall Street Journal
Five weirdest candies to come out of the Sweets & Snacks Expo. — Chicago Tribune
A simple, quick sesame noodle salad, sans the grease. — Washington Post
Todd English is behind a European-style food hall that is set to open in the Plaza Hotel. — New York Times
Broaden your berry repertoire with Pakistan mulberries. — Los Angeles Times
Colorful gadgetry to add glamour to this year's Summer cookouts. — Boston Globe
Is a preference for making reservations partly generational? — San Francisco Chronicle

interior design Sep 15, 2009

Betsey Johnson to Design an Eloise-Inspired Suite at the Plaza

Betsey Johnson is diving headfirst into her first hotel collaboration with a suite inspired by Kay Thompson's Eloise for New York's most prestigious address, The Plaza Hotel.

by POPSUGAR Home

Betsey Johnson is diving headfirst into her first hotel collaboration with a suite inspired by Kay Thompson's Eloise for New York's most prestigious address, The Plaza Hotel. Once the dust of New York Fashion Week settles, she is due to begin designing a two-bedroom suite in the character's signature pink-and-black palette. This shouldn't be much of a stretch for the designer, who dressed her own Manhattan penthouse in head-to-toe pink (shown left). The suite, as you might expect, will balance Johnson's notoriously wild style with the Plaza's brand of luxury, and should be a treat for adults and young guests alike. Of the collaboration, Johnson has said:

I'm tickled pink to be designing the Eloise Suite at the Plaza. When I recently moved uptown and my first granddaughter was born, I rediscovered Eloise and hoped that something magical would happen between me and my favorite hotel. This is the perfect pink combo!

Can't wait to see it! Would you like to stay in Johnson's Eloise-inspired suite?

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