Sensible Etiquette of the Best Society: Customs, Manners, Morals, and Home Culture (Part One)

Authors

H. O. Ward

Files

Description

Written as a companion book to Young Lady's Friend, this is a book of etiquette for various common social situations. This first section covers letter-writing and invitations, the general rules of social manners, hospitality, appropriate forms and manners for different types of meals (breakfasts, lunches, luncheons, teas, and dinners), and the etiquette of social events from receptions to balls. Particular goals of women are discussed in Chapter IV, while young men are discussed in Chapter VI along with the "influence of sisters."

Publication Date

1878

Publisher

Porter & Coates

City

Philadelphia, PA

Keywords

etiquette, manners, letters, invitations, calling cards, good breeding, society, meals, dinners, receptions, parties, balls, young men, sisters

Rights

No Copyright - United States

Subject

Etiquette--United States; Social stationery; Table etiquette; Hospitality; Visiting cards; Porter and Coates

Recommended Citation

Ward, H. O., "Sensible Etiquette of the Best Society: Customs, Manners, Morals, and Home Culture (Part One)" (1878). Mother Home & Heaven. 69.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/motherhomeheaven/69