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No. 1883 Mayfair. September, 1909. 
Mr. Edward Arnold’s 
Autumn Announcements, 
1909. 
MEMORIES OF FIFTY YEARS. 
By MARY JEUNE (LADY ST. HELIER). 
With Illustrations. One Volume. Demy 8vo., cloth. 15s. net. 
Lady Jeune’s salon was the rendezvous of all that was best in 
English society during the last thirty years of the nineteenth 
century. To her house in Harley Street flocked notabilities in every 
walk of life—statesmen, politicians, men distinguished in literature, 
science, and art, famous generals and naval officers, legal luminaries, 
and apostles of culture. It would probably be difficult to mention 
a single person of distinction of either sex who had not at some time 
or other been present at her receptions, sure of meeting there the most 
interesting ‘lions’ of the day. To European and American 
visitors, Lady Jeune’s parties stood for the English counterpart 
of the brightest French salons, and their popularity remained 
unabated after Sir Francis Jeune was raised to the peerage as 
Baron St. Helier, until his death caused them to be discontinued. 
It can truly be asserted that Lady St. Helier’s ‘ Reminiscences’ 
form an integral part of the history of the Nineteenth Century, if 
the social life of England counts for anything in its pages. No 
mere summary of the book would give a clue to the interest of its 
contents ; this is the grand vin of society, sparkling and unique. 
LONDON: EDWARD ARNOLD, 41 & 43 MADDOX STREET, W. 
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