What is a 'Reading Salon'?
A Brief History of the Salon https://www.veranda.com/luxury-lifestyle/entertaining/a37078833/salon-entertaining/ While the term "salon" wasn't coined until two centuries later, the first salons can be traced to the early 17th century, when French aristocrat Madame Catherine de Rambouillet's salon room became an intellectual hub for the Parisian intelligentsia to discuss social, political, artistic, and literary topics. The earliest salons were more informal and focused on ent