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    Beadle's Dime Book of Practical Etiquette for Ladies and Gentlemen
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    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateMay 19, 2021
    ISBN4057664621108
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      Beadle's Dime Book of Practical Etiquette for Ladies and Gentlemen - Good Press

      Anonymous

      Beadle's Dime Book of Practical Etiquette for Ladies and Gentlemen

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4057664621108

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTION.

      ENTRANCE INTO SOCIETY.

      GENERAL OBSERVANCES, INTRODUCTIONS, ETC.

      THE FORMULA OF INTRODUCTIONS.

      ON DRESS AND ORNAMENTS.

      ON CLEANLINESS.

      CONVERSATION.

      ADDRESS OF LETTERS, DIRECTIONS FOR WRITING, ETC.

      BALLS, EVENING-PARTIES, RECEPTIONS, ETC.

      CARDS, CHESS, ETC.

      ENTERTAINMENTS, DINNER-PARTIES, ETC.

      ETIQUETTE OF THE STREET.

      THE POLITENESS OF BUSINESS.

      ADVICE TO THE WORKING-MAN.

      LOVE, COURTSHIP, AND MARRIAGE.

      RESPECT FOR RELIGION AND FOR OLD AGE.

      SPECIALLY FOR LADIES.

      CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.

      CULTIVATE A TASTE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL.

      ETIQUETTE OF HORSEBACK RIDING.

      HOW TO ORDER A HOME.—RULES FOR HOME CONDUCT AND FAMILY ETIQUETTE.

      CARDS OF INVITATION, WEDDING CARDS, ETC.

      INTRODUCTION.

      Table of Contents

      "

      That

      man is a gentleman!" How the heart opens to let him in, without any further commendation! He may be wise, and rich, and remarked for his genius; but if he be not a true gentleman, his gifts will not avail to make him a favorite and a desirable companion.

      That woman is a lady! What matter, then, if she is not clad in silks, or is not beautiful of form or feature? She has the key which unlocks all hearts for her, for to be a lady, implies high qualities and gracious gifts of soul.

      Why, then, are not all persons gentlemen and ladies? We can not tell, except it be that some, and a large class of, persons look upon politeness as something effeminate, or as fit only for fops; and therefore make boors of themselves, because it is so manly to be coarse and to do just as one pleases. Some are actually ignorant of what constitutes true politeness, and err not from willfulness, but from want of knowledge. But such persons are readily forgivable, for, if their disposition is to be polite, they will find the way very easy into the confidence of all, and will learn, ere long, what custom and usage has sanctioned as fit and proper regulations for the intercourse of men with men, women with women, and all with one another.

      It is to such persons as those last-named, that we especially address this little manual. To learn the usages of society is easy, if one only will learn; for, after all, these usages are not complicated and burdensome, but grounded upon simplicity itself: the great law which underlies all, is the blessed Golden Rule:

      "Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you."

      We propose to give such suggestions, in the various departments of social experience, as will advise the reader of the usages sanctioned by eminent authority, and of the deportment proper and acceptable to well-bred persons; and flatter ourselves that, if our advice is followed, this "

      Dime Book of Etiquette

      " will prove entirely competent to fit its attentive reader to move with credit and self-respect in any circle where a true lady or gentleman always finds ready recognition.

      ENTRANCE INTO SOCIETY.

      Table of Contents

      Has

      the moment arrived when you are called upon to cast aside your youthful associations and youthful irresponsibilities to take your place in society as a man or woman? It is a most important moment—one which deserves the consideration of a thoughtful study; for, upon a proper knowledge of what belongs to true manhood, true womanhood, does much of your after-life success depend. If you are ignorant of the laws of politeness, of the rules and observances of true sociality, of the means necessary to render yourself an agreeable companion and a useful member of the social circle, you begin life at immense disadvantage, and will never cease to regret that ignorance. It is such an easy matter to become familiar with the usages and proprieties of social life that ignorance is inexcusable; and when we see men of sense and sagacity behaving, in an assembly, at a party, at the dinner-table, at the card-table, like half-tutored savages,—rude, awkward, uncivil, a source of annoyance to their friends, we feel a degree of indignation rather than of pity, since it is so easy to learn how to behave, that there really is no good excuse for boorishness and awkward deportment.

      To illustrate, let us narrate the case of our young friend Falconbridge, whose entree into society afforded a subject of laughter and comment for weeks after the incidents which he has had the courage to place before us as a warning. He tells his story thus:

      "I pulled the bell with a most nervous twitch; I 'walked in' with fear and misgivings; in the parlor not only sat Miss Jones, but her two cousins, the old lady, a maiden aunt, and some four or five of the junior branches of the Jones family. I got through, though it was fearful work. I set my hat on the center-table, and it fell off; I picked it up, and in doing so, hit my nose against a pile of gilt-edged literature, and down it came pell-mell; but the children came to my rescue, and I finally found myself armed by a lady each side—the cousins! Imagine my feelings—Miss J. going in advance, en route, down the avenue to the portly residence of Misses Degrands. We entered the vestibule; I had not spoken a word all the way; the two pretty cousins and Miss J. doing a heap of conversation. In the hall the old negro servant made a grab at my hat, but I held on, and in triumph carried it into the parlor, where, in the midst of introductions, flaring of lamps, and waving and fluttering of silks and cashmeres, bowing, scraping, fuss and feathers, to all of which I was more or less deaf and blind, down upon a piano-stool in the corner I dropped my hat.

      "The two cousins froze to me, introduced me; I bowed; one of the Miss Degrands came forward; I was introduced, and as she, in the tip of fashion, made her perfectly grand theatrical bow to me, grabbed her by the hand in the most democratic manner imaginable, and shook it most heartily. She not only blushed, but, by her eyes, I saw that she was likewise mad as a hornet. Her sister and her had a word, and then her sister avoided me. Things grew no better fast; from one bungle I got into another. In whist I was ignorant and awkward; in a hop waltz with one of the cousins, I trod on

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