The Female Coterie

Satire on the Coterie, presumably the one about which Horace Walpole wrote to George Montague on 6 May 1770.

The Female Coterie was the title given to a group of "ladies of quality" in 18th century London. Horace Walpole described their activities as meeting every morning "either to play cards, chat or do whatever else they please".[1] Dinner and supper were provided, followed by the card game loo. The founding members were Mrs Fitzroy, Lady Pembroke, Mrs Meynell, Lady Molyneux, Miss Pelham and Miss Lloyd.[2]

  1. ^ Chancellor, E. Beresford (1922). Memorials of St James's Street together with the Annals of Almack's. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Rubenhold (2008) 175-176