A complete manual for those who desire to understand the rules of good breeding, the customs of good society, and to avoid incorrect and vulgar habits. Such as:Clear and Comprehensive Directions for Correct Manners, Dress, and Conversation;Instructions for Good Behavior at Dinner Parties, and the Table, with Hints on the Art of Carving and Taking Wine at TableTogether with the Etiquette of the Ball and Assembly Room, Evening PartiesDeportment in the Street and when TravelingAnd the Usages to be Observed when Visiting or Receiving CallsIn addition to this readers will also master the etiquette of courtship, marriage, domestic duties, and fifty-six rules to be observed in general society.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Arthur Martine
EAN: 9781632205292
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 263 g
HEIGHT: 229 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Skyhorse Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-07-02
CITY:
GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Etiquette, HUMOR / Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, REFERENCE / Etiquette, REFERENCE / Personal & Practical Guides, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Manners & Etiquette
WIDTH: 127 cm
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Book Themes:
Parties, etiquette and entertaining
Arthur Martine is the author of several civli-war era etiquette guides. He first published this book under the title of Martine's Hand-Book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness in 1860. He resided in New York, New York.
