“It is better not to marry at all than to do it badly” - Mrs. Charlotte Harris, headmistress. At the School of Heiresses, lessons go far beyond etiquette and embroidery. In addition to teaching her students how to avoid fortune hunters, headmistress and founder Charlotte Harris offers the radical notion that women of means should not chain themselves to men at all - unless they find a suitable, desirable spouse. . Thus, lessons in the fine art of finding love and a passionate husband are part of the curriculum at this very unusual school. And when the holidays approach, Mrs. Harris sends her young ladies home with hand-picked assignments so they can continue their education. Will this bring them closer to finding their ideal husband?