Pierrepont Shirt in Dignity Washed Vine Weave; Montague Trousers in Liberty Pin Tuck Twill; Chittister Duster Coat in Liberty Pin Tuck Twill (draped on stone fireplace). Location: Stone grill where Eleanor would serve hotdogs to dignitaries (she served hotdogs to King George of England up the hill from this location), family, and friends. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. Val-Kill, Hyde Park, New York.

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Location: Stone grill where Eleanor would serve hotdogs to dignitaries (she served hotdogs to King George of England up the hill from this location), family, and friends. Photographed with permission at Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site.

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Inspired by the Work and Words of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor with her friend and designer of furniture at Val-Kill Industries. Enjoying a hot dog at one of the picnics at Val-Kill Cottage. Hyde Park, New York. Photograph courtesy FDR Library.
Eleanor with Nan, a friend and designer of furniture at Val-Kill Industries. Enjoying a hotdog at one of the picnics at Val-Kill Cottage. Hyde Park, New York. Photograph courtesy FDR Library.

 

“In short being a good hostess is an art but an art which is built on tact and consideration for others, joined with the kind of efficiency which makes the wheels go round without too much obvious oiling.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt