Bertina Foltz
Bertina Foltz | |
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Foltz, from a 1926 newspaper | |
| Born | Bertina Louise Foltz September 30, 1897 Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| Died | October 6, 1940 (age 43) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Bertina Foltz Smith |
| Occupation | Writer |
Bertina Louise Foltz Smith (September 30, 1897 – October 6, 1940) was an American writer. She was an associate editor at Vogue magazine, where she wrote about beauty, food and entertaining.
Early life and education
Foltz was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Herbert W. Foltz and Clara Bowen Foltz.[1][2] Her father and her brother Howard were architects; her mother directed amateur theatricals.[3] She graduated from Tudor Hall School for Girls in 1915,[4] and from Vassar College in 1919.[5]
Career
Foltz was on the editorial staff of Vogue magazine,[6] covering beauty and entertaining, under editor Edna Woolman Chase. She wrote a cookbook with Marjorie Hillis, Corned Beef and Caviar (for the Live-Aloner) (1937).[7][8] "It replaces motherly advice with humor and dull recipes with concoctions of the modern order," noted one reviewer.[9]
Publications
- For the Hostess (1929)[10]
- "The Gospels of Beauty" (Vogue, 1932)[11]
- "On Her Dressing-Table", "Majoring in Beauty", and "Christmas Carol for the Hostess" (Vogue, 1933)[12][13][14]
- "A Contest and a Christening" (Vogue, 1934, with Tina Bailie)[15]
- "In the Good Old Summer-Time" (Vogue, 1935)[16]
- "Discoveries in Beauty" (Vogue, 1937)[17]
- Corned Beef and Caviar (for the Live-Aloner) (1937, with Marjorie Hillis, illustrated by Cipe Pineles)[18][19]
Personal life
Folz married lawyer Elliott W. Smith in 1927.[20][21] She died in 1940, at the age of 43, at a hospital in New York City.[22][23]
References
- ^ "Vassar Senior Accepts Position in New York". The Indianapolis News. 1919-06-07. p. 21. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Architect's Wife Taken by Death". The Indianapolis Star. 1940-03-30. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief untitled society item". The Indianapolis Star. 1916-04-07. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lovely Leader of Class Finishing at Tudor Hall". The Indianapolis Star. 1915-06-03. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vassar College, The Vassarion (1919 yearbook): 72; via Internet Archive.
- ^ "In Social Limelight". The Indianapolis Star. 1926-08-22. p. 41. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chumley, Virginia (1938-05-04). "So They Got Together Over the Telephone and Turned Out 'Corned Beef and Caviar'". The Chattanooga News. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scutts, Joanna (2017-11-14). The Extra Woman: How Marjorie Hillis Led a Generation of Women to Live Alone and Like It. Liveright Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63149-274-7.
- ^ "How to Eat; Cooking Art Taught in Six Painless Chapters". The Minneapolis Star. 1937-11-26. p. 16. Retrieved 2025-12-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Writes Book for Hostesses". The Indianapolis Star. 1929-03-17. p. 56. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Foltz, Bertina (March 1, 1932). "The Gospels of Beauty". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Foltz, Bertina (August 15, 1933). "On Her Dressing-Table". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Foltz, Bertina (August 15, 1933). "Majoring in Beauty". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Foltz, Bertina (December 15, 1933). "Christmas Carol for the Hostess". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Foltz, Bertina; Bailie, Tina (January 15, 1934). "A Contest and a Christening". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Foltz, Bertina (June 15, 1935). "In the Good Old Summer-Time". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Foltz, Bertina (May 1, 1937). "Discoveries in Beauty". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Neuhaus, Jessamyn (2022-02-03). Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking: Cookbooks and Gender in Modern America. JHU Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0732-6.
- ^ "Married or Single". Vogue: 42. January 15, 1938 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Miss Foltz to Wed Jan. 3; Her Marriage to Elliott Smith to Take Place in Indianapolis". The New York Times. December 27, 1926. p. 19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ "Social Affairs Planned for Miss Bertina Foltz". The Indianapolis Star. 1926-12-29. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bertina Smith Will Be Buried Here Tuesday". The Indianapolis News. 1940-10-07. p. 14. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. E. W. Smith Dies in New York; Vogue Magazine Associate Editor Former Local Resident". The Indianapolis Star. 1940-10-07. p. 14. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via Newspapers.com.