 A collection of stories from the New Yorker comprised her first book, "The Finer Things of Life", which was published in 1951.The book received praise from critics.Marge Lyon wrote in the "Chicago Sunday Tribune" that the stories were "whimsical in spots, faintly poignant in others, but lit with a glowing, humorous aura made up of bright observations, sparkles of wit, and diamond bright philosophy, shot with incandescent characterizations."