Become socially fit for the holidays: New video "It's Not Just Eating!" with renown etiquette authority, Letitia Baldrige.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1994--Just in time for the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays, Allan Fine Productions Inc. announced a new instructional video on table manners Table manners are the etiquette used when eating. This includes the appropriate use of utensils. Different cultures have different standards for table manners. Many table manners evolved out of practicality. and related social skills with world renown etiquette authority, Letitia Baldrige Letitia Baldrige (b. 1926, Miami) is an American etiquette expert and public relations executive. A graduate of Vassar College, she is a former State Department employee and was the White House Social Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy. . "It's Not Just Eating! A Guide to American Table Manners," is a lighthearted light·heart·ed adj. Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree. See Synonyms at glad1. light , yet informative guide to America's most pressing questions on the subject. The program guides viewers through three lively, entertaining vignettes: a typical family dinner; a business lunch; and a semi-formal dinner party. In each vignette Vignette A symbol or pictorial representation of the corporation on a stock certificate. Usually a complicated and artistic design, it is meant to make the counterfeiting of stock certificates as difficult as possible. , the ubiquitous "Manners Coach" rescues etiquette-deprived diners from embarrassing mistakes and instructs them on some of the "finer" points of dining. The social aspects of dining are emphasized throughout. During the year so much of our business and social lives take place around the dinner table. The messages we convey to others in these situations can have a strong positive -- or negative -- effect on those people we most want to impress. During the holidays, family, friends and business associates often gather to share good food and to express their warm feelings and fond wishes for the New Year. Good table manners show that we are concerned for the people around us and that we want them to be at ease and to enjoy themselves. That's what That's What is one of the more idiosyncratic releases by solo steel-string guitar artist Leo Kottke. It is distinctive in it's jazzy nature and "talking" songs ("Buzzby" and "Husbandry"). social dining is all about! Letitia Baldrige was chief of staff to Jacqueline Kennedy in the White House and served as social secretary at the US Embassies in Rome and Paris. She is the author of 13 books on etiquette and related subjects, a widely syndicated newspaper columnist Noun 1. newspaper columnist - a columnist who writes for newspapers agony aunt - a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in columnist, editorialist - a journalist who writes editorials , and a regular on network TV and radio. The 58-minute video retails for $29.95 and is available by calling 800/383-8811 or by writing to Allan Fine Productions, P.O. Box 1502, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10268. The video is also available from Barnes and Noble Direct (ref no. D114160) at 201/767-7079. -0- Note to Editors: Review copy available upon request. CONTACT: Allan Fine Productions
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