tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post7148443195744800294..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Waiting for Deborah - RepriseBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-41548952234633138272013-10-12T02:19:35.440-07:002013-10-12T02:19:35.440-07:00David Niven went to Stowe.David Niven went to Stowe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-47699223553418498132012-02-24T17:54:56.822-08:002012-02-24T17:54:56.822-08:00Just read Waiting for Deborah from my last batch o...Just read <i>Waiting for Deborah</i> from my last batch of BN. I totally agree with you, Betty v.d. Betsy, about Sir James's predilection for allowing Deborah to suffer unnecessarily, especially when he could've done something about it like marrying her after her 3rd job. (Reminds me of <i>Saturday's Child</i>). The girl's had four bad jobs, for goodness' sakes! At least other, more assertive heroes had invented the fake MOC. He recognized that he loved her, but he was willing to let her rub along, to go find love with another man, and to act as (unkindly) fate because he didn't want her to marry him on gratitude?! Almost everyone was pulling for him: Old Mrs. Vernon, the sister, the old uncle, the nanny, all the hero's household help. Good thing he finally got up the nerve before plucky Deborah runs somewhere where he would never find her.Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-7028868096180932602012-02-17T09:43:12.452-08:002012-02-17T09:43:12.452-08:00Did any of our heroines go skating on the canals??...Did any of our heroines go skating on the canals???<br />Yes, Adelaide Peters, <i>Sister Peters in Amsterdam</i>. She was taught by ("wild") doctors Visser and Monck (famous I'll-plant-you-a-facer scene afterwards, Coenraad to the rescue) and Coenraad conspired with Piet and his wife Leen to take Addy skating the next day.<br />And prepare yourself for this: She went again this year!<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-40377239186716813422012-02-16T00:59:16.637-08:002012-02-16T00:59:16.637-08:00http://pinterest.com/comfortdiva/betty-neels/
And...http://pinterest.com/comfortdiva/betty-neels/<br /><br />And these are just general pics of Betty Neels stuff which are added on to all the time. <br /><br />Betty FrancscaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-61230481616381092252012-02-16T00:57:56.923-08:002012-02-16T00:57:56.923-08:00Here are some pics from Waiting for Deborah on Pin...Here are some pics from Waiting for Deborah on Pinterest<br />http://pinterest.com/comfortdiva/waiting-for-deborah-by-betty-neels/<br /><br />Betty FrancescaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-42015495130194739082012-02-09T18:54:53.878-08:002012-02-09T18:54:53.878-08:00The Bounty Book for Girls!The Bounty Book for Girls!Betty van den Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462647734423787992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-45714249615426074562012-02-09T18:36:43.492-08:002012-02-09T18:36:43.492-08:00Great stories about their young educational histor...Great stories about their young educational history. Love to meet a Lady Prudence Craddock-Hartopp. That's like a perfect combination Betty heroine and ringingly voiced dowager. Betty AnHKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-24549901513475730272012-02-09T18:33:22.292-08:002012-02-09T18:33:22.292-08:00Now I'll feel pretty old with these references...Now I'll feel pretty old with these references, but I just remember how much fun it was to read Enid Blyton's Malory Towers and St Clare's books which was all English girls schools, midnight feasts, jolly hockey sticks and day pupils who wanted to be boarders. Ah, the innocent Blyton world which may have lead to the far superior Neelsdom. On the other hand we also really liked Sweet Valley High in the 80's which probably lead to...Virginia Andrews?!<br />Betty AnHKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-89530533423903773032012-02-09T18:18:07.956-08:002012-02-09T18:18:07.956-08:00Actually, sorry that sounds terribly biased agains...Actually, sorry that sounds terribly biased against public schools. I actually would have loved to get into something like Eton and was always secretly envious of my cousins. Stowe sounds very good, in the end quality education is often where the best teachers are and there must be some phenomenal and passionate educators working there.<br />And also beaky young Dutch men with big noses and, um, intellect.<br /><br />Yes, Hong Kong! Betty AnHKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-31549350412158969032012-02-09T12:37:01.495-08:002012-02-09T12:37:01.495-08:00Yes. Sorry, I should have been more precise. Betty...Yes. Sorry, I should have been more precise. Betty Ross was sent to a prep school (preparatory to going to a public school) called Feltonfleet (it still exists) at age 7, then to Uppingham (the public school; it still exists) at age 12.<br /><br />Part of the time Betty Ross was at school, his father was stationed in Germany, so Betty Ross couldn't even visit his parents on exeats (weekends off, in effect). He had to go visit his Aunt Pip, aka Lady Prudence Craddock-Hartopp. (Could I make this stuff up? I don't think so.)<br /><br />Betty Henry went to a prep school but only for a year or so, and he was a day student. Then he went to Highgate (a public school), but again, because he could walk to school across Hampstead Heath (and he was & is a very fast walker), he didn't board there either. There were other reasons his childhood was sucky, but they didn't include being shipped away from his family at age 7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-37645058596996136462012-02-09T08:31:33.152-08:002012-02-09T08:31:33.152-08:00Oh, the poor wee little lad! That is too young!
St...Oh, the poor wee little lad! That is too young!<br />Students (boys and girls) usually enter Stowe at age 13 or age 16.<br />In <i>An Apple from Eve</i> Euphemia's youngest brother's age is given as twelve.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-66602825330171477812012-02-09T08:04:26.698-08:002012-02-09T08:04:26.698-08:00Betty AnHK,
Stowe is no longer an all boys' sc...Betty AnHK,<br />Stowe is no longer an all boys' school."... <i>girls joined the Sixth Form in 1974, meaning Stowe was one of the first former boys’ schools to do this.</i>" (Stowe)<br />"<i>In 2003 the incoming headmaster, Anthony Wallersteiner, launched full co-education, with two new girls’ houses, Queen's, opened by HM the Queen in 2007, and Stanhope, opened by Sir Nicholas Winton in 2009.</i>" (Stowe)<br />"<i>As of 2011, there are 550 boys and 220 girls.</i> (Wikipedia)<br /><br />HK as in Hong Kong?<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-37701128117606354242012-02-08T21:43:47.758-08:002012-02-08T21:43:47.758-08:00Betty Ross (my husband, and an honorary Betty, for...Betty Ross (my husband, and an honorary Betty, for those who are relatively new) was sent to a public school at the age of 7. His dad was in the Royal Army, which subsidized the school fees of its officers' children. It was a horrible experience for Betty Ross, though -- 7 is just too young.<br /><br />Betty Henry (my ex-husband, and an honorary Betty too) has explained to me that they're called "public schools" in the UK because they really were the first schools that were open to the public, albeit if you could pay and were the "right sort." Today, of course, we think of them as wildly exclusive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-88312634113966040542012-02-08T20:37:41.474-08:002012-02-08T20:37:41.474-08:00Tee hee, actually HK is alot like Manhattan presch...Tee hee, actually HK is alot like Manhattan preschool system in terms of fee's being overpaid and nothing like reality. So these numbers are quite 'reasonable' in terms of school fee's. But I totally think all boys school may be a good idea in romantic fiction but bad in real life ~ I have three cousins who went to Eton, two ended up in Cambridge doing medical degree (hello, Betty) and the other one does non-legal drugs and is a very bad DJ. <br />Betty AnHKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-53245103578395647152012-02-08T20:11:18.028-08:002012-02-08T20:11:18.028-08:00Fabulous pictures and a good mix of styles. Thanks...Fabulous pictures and a good mix of styles. Thanks Betty F!<br />Betty AnHKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-3022851912359782652012-02-08T19:48:52.165-08:002012-02-08T19:48:52.165-08:00Betty Anonymous: To be fair to Mrs. Neels, that...Betty Anonymous: To be fair to Mrs. Neels, that's the way it's always been with me, and I was originally skinny and have since filled out a bit. I gain weight and gain a cup size; I lose weight and drop back down. It's one of the first indicators I have that I'm shifting weight for good or ill - I don't know if "a week or two of cosseting" could produce such a change, but it's a fairly quick indicator of which way the scale's going to tip.<br /><br />My mother swears that as soon as I have kids, my bust will stabilize and my hips will be the new indicator, so I guess we'll wait and see!<br /><br />-Betty BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733936219001321166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-62317335932917740802012-02-08T12:48:50.280-08:002012-02-08T12:48:50.280-08:00Get out your calculators:
£9,655 per term
3 terms ...Get out your calculators:<br />£9,655 per term<br />3 terms per year<br />2 boys (at least I think there were only two)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-60642677059462500572012-02-08T12:44:21.115-08:002012-02-08T12:44:21.115-08:00Back to Public School - Boarding School
in a cris...<b>Back to Public School</b> - Boarding School<br /><br /><i>in a crisp British accent</i> I switched on the telly tonight <i>switching to pseudo Canadian</i> and saw actor Wayne Carpendale (son of South African singer Howard Carpendale) sitting on the canapé rouge of a daily tv programme mentioning that he went to <b>Stowe School</b>, a public school in Britain.<br />I looked it up – and fell in love!<br />And did you know, the school made an appearance in the Neels canon! Euphemia Blackstock's brothers went to Stowe.<br /><br /><b>An Apple from Eve</b><br />'Have you told the boys?' 'I'm about to telephone them.' She glanced at her watch. 'It's almost five o'clock. If I ring <b>Stowe</b> now they can put them on a train as soon as possible and they could be home this evening—late this evening....<br /><br />Read about the schools philosophy in <a href="http://www.stowe.co.uk/about-stowe/headmasters-welcome" rel="nofollow"><b>Welcome to Stowe</b></a>, see and hear The Headmaster <a href="http://www.stowe.co.uk/about-stowe/video-shorts/the-headmaster" rel="nofollow"><b>Dr. Anthony Wallersteiner</b></a> welcome you to Stowe.<br />Explore the <a href="http://www.stowe.co.uk/house-and-grounds/explore-the-grounds" rel="nofollow"><b>gorgeous grounds</b></a>.<br /><br /><b>School Fees – 2011/2012</b><br />Boarding: £9,655 per term<br />Day: £7,005 per term<br />(<b>3 terms per year</b>)<br /><br />The <b>boys</b> would be all right; their <b>school fees</b> would be covered by a fund their father had set up for them years ago. She herself would be able to keep herself easily enough, but Ellen was a different matter. She couldn't remain at home ...<br /><br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-84069353775314482452012-02-08T08:40:32.221-08:002012-02-08T08:40:32.221-08:00Betty Francesca, thank you for the pictures. They ...Betty Francesca, thank you for the pictures. They do bring back memories. I love white asparagus soup. I've had peach melba (most restaurants had it on their menu when I was a kid). And when I was younger I longed to have a sober grey dress for years. Governess's style I used to say to describe it, a long-sleeved affair with a shirt collar. But, alas, I never found one. (Or should that be luckily? I know now that gray (clerical, light, medium) is not my colour, so I guess that dress-of-my-dreams would have done nothing for me. Still...)<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-36633629577686656772012-02-07T18:06:19.559-08:002012-02-07T18:06:19.559-08:00I haven't read this one so I'm not reading...I haven't read this one so I'm not reading the reprise yet. But it's currently re-released by Harlequin, along with three other Neels I haven't read. Yay! By any chance is the next reprise <i>The Final Touch</i>?Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-18766049081702986562012-02-07T12:02:41.322-08:002012-02-07T12:02:41.322-08:00Hello fair ladies,
Since I can't post for som...Hello fair ladies, <br />Since I can't post for some reason, I have linked <a href="http://pinterest.com/comfortdiva/waiting-for-deborah-by-betty-neels/" rel="nofollow"> here</a> for you some pics for your latest reprise. <br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />Betty FrancescaBetty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-59838801666543635562012-02-07T06:59:20.524-08:002012-02-07T06:59:20.524-08:00Ladies, I worry about your obsession with bustline...Ladies, I worry about your obsession with bustlines.<br /><br />When a girl is skinny first<br />and then puts on a little weight<br />(remember, in Neelsdom the difference is usually visible after just a week or two of cosseting), <br />where do you suppose the added weight goes? <br />Where do you notice the difference first?<br /><br />I am truly interested in your answers.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-8346460685912283622012-02-07T01:22:45.366-08:002012-02-07T01:22:45.366-08:00Very true, its amazing what a stay and good clean ...Very true, its amazing what a stay and good clean english food with the Professor's retainers can do...for a gal's bustline. Basically we should just imagine a wonder bra or boob job when it reads pleasantly plump because I can't really see how a small waisted, lovely limbed gal is not seen as the correct weight size ratio! <br /><br />Another thing I always wonder about is how much a Nightie can affect the course of a plot line. It just seems as though the trope of wearing a nightie with her hair down can somehow reveal so much of the heroines allure to the good doctor, enough even to completely change his regard. Holy moly are these Brighton nightie's? <br />Hot see-through numbers with short baby doll cuts and string straps...because when I imagine British nighties they always seem so staid and un-sexy, especially cotton ones from marks and sparks!<br /><br />Also, yippee for 50 pages more dinner, dancing and slipping in surreptitious sleep-stalking too. I love a good bit of yummy romantic sturm and drang (and donner and blitzen) but Betty may overplay at times the obstinate Professor line for a few chapters too many.<br />Betty AnHKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-75432584386426346112012-02-06T21:38:35.681-08:002012-02-06T21:38:35.681-08:00I worry a bit about heroes like James. How much lo...I worry a bit about heroes like James. How much loving perfection does he need to be around before it occurs to him that maybe he'd like to be happy?<br /><br />They make pills for that sort of depression, you know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-67529075647985302522012-02-06T20:33:03.534-08:002012-02-06T20:33:03.534-08:00You want a romance novel with no sturm und drang? ...You want a romance novel with no sturm und drang? Perish the thought.<br /><br />Betty von SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com