• That amenity which the French have developed into a great art . . . conversation.

    Cornelia Otis Skinner: That amenity which the French have developed into a great art . . . conversation.
    Cornelia Otis Skinner (1962). “Elegant Wits and Grand Horizontals: A Sparkling Panorama of "La Belle Epoque", Its Gilded Society, Irrepressible Wits and Splendid Courtesans”