This kind of finishing school was rather more engaging than the ... do. We really must work on that curtsy of yours, dear.” ” “But I have advanced eyelash fluttering to practice, and a ...

Now, it may prove to be essential to the school and what it represents. The finishing-school tradition dates from the 1800s, when wealthy debutantes began coming to Switzerland, famed for its ...

The Institut Villa Pierrefeu—which claims to be the only traditional finishing school in Europe that is still operating—used to teach debutantes proper deportment. It now teaches managers how ...