Polite Society at Home and Abroad. A Complete Compendium of Information Upon All Topics Classified Under the Head of Etiquette

Color frontispiece. 19th century rules and guidelines for etiquette and politeness. CONTENTS: Value of Etiquette; Home Manners; A Few Words to the Children; In the Street; Salutations; Washington Etiquette; Introductions; Going Into Society; Parties, Balls, and Like Entertainments; Traveling Manners; Conversation an Art; Wedding Customs; In the Dining Room; Table Manners; Gentlemen's Calls; Ladies' Calls; Appearance in Public; Anniversaries; The Timid, the Awkward and Shy; The Guest Chamber; Letter Writing; Taste and Harmony in Dress; The Boys and Girls at Home; The House of Mourning; Etiquette of Visiting; A Short Chapter on Business; Parents and Children; After Marriage; Floral Language; Etiquette of Births and Christenings; Miscellaneous Rules of Etiquette; Home Courtesies; Toilet Recipes; Etiquette of the Schoolroom; What Shall We Read'