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To Lynne, therefore, etiquette is no more than a tool for social climbers to assume a poshness to which they were not born, the behavioral equivalent of "the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. Cross The Nanny Diaries with The First Wives Club, and you get The Ivy Chronicles, not just a wicked send-up of social climbers and everything that nurtures them but a modern urban morality tale. For a fascinating look back at jackrabbit hunters, sugar heirs, scheming social climbers and civic gadflies, hitch up with Coronado Touring for Nancy Cobb's outstanding walking tour. |
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