tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4424208586478056248..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Tuesday Night Club: Phoebe Atwood Taylor writing as Alice TiltonClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36699090454305678432016-08-17T20:56:24.689+01:002016-08-17T20:56:24.689+01:00Thanks Dorothy - I understand exactly what you mea...Thanks Dorothy - I understand exactly what you mean! It's surprising they didn't make movies from them, isn't it, all the snappy dialogue and intriguing action would suit the genre.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83323722774686782162016-08-17T06:18:50.325+01:002016-08-17T06:18:50.325+01:00It isn't easy to find these books. You have t...It isn't easy to find these books. You have to relax and go with the flow. If you are familiar with the movie genre known as "screwball comedies" you will get the idea.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197316604420890645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55486219865659652292016-04-17T01:05:13.302+01:002016-04-17T01:05:13.302+01:00According to one of my old cookbooks/household man...According to one of my old cookbooks/household manuals from the 1920s, fur was cleaned (by ladies who could not afford to send them for professional handling) with cornmeal.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75122659789768054662016-04-14T23:14:37.850+01:002016-04-14T23:14:37.850+01:00Yes another good point - we are working up quite t...Yes another good point - we are working up quite the defence of fur coats...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13827741383567478462016-04-14T11:08:02.120+01:002016-04-14T11:08:02.120+01:00And probably easier to clean oil off a fur coat th...And probably easier to clean oil off a fur coat than a cloth coat...Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74175294237220038262016-04-14T10:41:45.163+01:002016-04-14T10:41:45.163+01:00Yes, I feel a bit grumpy complaining about what wa...Yes, I feel a bit grumpy complaining about what was a cheerful, entertaining book (and thus probably just the thing in wartime) but it is exhausting to be entertained at too high a pitch.<br />I am always fascinated by WW2 homefront in the UK, and knew little about USA, and am enjoying learning.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45208769815828416852016-04-14T10:40:09.460+01:002016-04-14T10:40:09.460+01:00Good point - yes, Boston I think, so cold in winte...Good point - yes, Boston I think, so cold in winter. And as you say, fur works for animals and for people keeing us warm. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54373867161421239192016-04-14T10:38:37.548+01:002016-04-14T10:38:37.548+01:00Oh yes, I think you would very much enjoy the sett...Oh yes, I think you would very much enjoy the setting, even though the content is very lightweight...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91669124574220174932016-04-14T10:34:52.375+01:002016-04-14T10:34:52.375+01:00Just as I could only find one Taylor, I could only...Just as I could only find one Taylor, I could only find one Tilton, which was THE IRON CLEW. I understand that it was fairly typical of the series. Great fun, but perhaps the pace was a little too relentless. They've been compared to the Marx Brother's movies, but the thing about those movies was that they were careful to stick in some boring musical interludes in order to break up the comedy segments and allow the audience to relax. Interestingly, Witherall did get his own radio series during the mid '40s. Maybe the more urbane lead character, plus the more farcical tone, made it an easier sell.<br /><br />The stuff about blackouts and air-raid wardens in the USA is interesting because it's a part of history that is pretty much forgotten about. When he was doing ARSENIC AND OLD LACE on Broadway, Boris Karloff served as an Air Raid Warden in Park Avenue. However, I get the feeling that no-one really believed that the enemy would turn up. When American TV attempted to do a version of DAD'S ARMY it didn't work because the sub-text that these old men might have to fight armed stormtroopers didn't exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5458665781584206952016-04-13T02:43:38.815+01:002016-04-13T02:43:38.815+01:00What is often overlooked today is that fur coats a...What is often overlooked today is that fur coats are <i>warm</i>. Depending on the novel's setting (is it New England?), the choice of a fur coat over a cloth one may have an even more practical foundation that saving rationed wool garments.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80309684779897559962016-04-13T02:10:45.117+01:002016-04-13T02:10:45.117+01:00I have not read any of the Leonidas Witherall book...I have not read any of the Leonidas Witherall books. The wartime setting of this one sounds very interesting. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11828678025970823052016-04-12T18:40:10.047+01:002016-04-12T18:40:10.047+01:00Yes, I remember your review of Iron Clew, and can ...Yes, I remember your review of Iron Clew, and can see that there were recurring features in the books of this series. I would certainly read more by this author (either series) but perhaps not soon enough to do much more Tuesday Night-ing.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82721033702387453332016-04-12T18:32:27.817+01:002016-04-12T18:32:27.817+01:00It's a lightweight enjoyable book, Margot, and...It's a lightweight enjoyable book, Margot, and although for me there was one too many adventures, I'm sure many people were much entertained by her clever writing.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32853267198515179842016-04-12T14:35:02.870+01:002016-04-12T14:35:02.870+01:00I am currently reading The Six Iron Spiders (a May...I am currently reading The Six Iron Spiders (a Mayo novel)and like this novel seems to incorporate the war effort into the plot a lot. I haven't read this File for Record, but it is interesting read of a Witherall novel set in WW2. The only Tilton novel I have read is The Iron Clew which I really enjoyed and is a screwball comedy with lots of misunderstandings. But I didn't think there was too much going on and all the plot strands are rounded into one solution really well. Although as you suggest I don't think the Tilton novels are ones you can read one after another. You would need space in between.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27167162903009218302016-04-12T13:01:21.676+01:002016-04-12T13:01:21.676+01:00Really interesting, Moira. I have to admit I'v...Really interesting, Moira. I have to admit I've never Atwood Taylor's work as Alice Tilton. It sounds as though this series has a similar strong sense of place and time as the Asey Mayo series. At the same time, it seems more involved. I can see how you'd think there was too much there; still, it sounds like an interesting look at that era.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com