Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at HomeThis is it, the classic work of manners, mores, and morals, first published in 1922 and a standard reference for decades. Though some of its advice is a tad outdated for today-questions no longer abound about which maid should be serving the housekeeper, and whether she should be served in the kitchen or in her quarters-much of Emily Post's advice is timeless. You'll learn. . how to be an engaging conversationalist . the proper formats for all manner of invitations . how to greet family, friends, and new acquaintances . the most elegant way to host a former dinner, an afternoon tea, and a wedding . and much more. American author EMILY POST (1873-1960) contributed fiction and articles about such topics as architecture and interior design to magazines including Harper's and Scribner's; her published novels include Flight of the Moth (1904), Purple and Fine Linen (1906), The Title Market (1909), and others. But she is best remembered as an etiquette maven, founding The Emily Post Institute in 1946 and writing about manners in a l, ong-running syndicated newspaper column. |
Contents
THE DAY OF THe Wedding | 345 |
CHRISTENINGS | 380 |
FUNERALS | 387 |
THE COUNTRY HOUSE AND ITS HOSPI | 410 |
THE HOUSE PARTY IN CAMP | 440 |
NOTES AND SHORTER LETTERS | 448 |
LONGER LETTERS | 491 |
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD | 506 |
THE WELLAPPOINTED HOUSE | 131 |
TEAS AND OTHER AFTERNOON PARTIES | 165 |
FORMAL DINNERS | 177 |
DINNERGIVING WITH LIMITED EQUIP | 231 |
LUNCHEONS BREAKFASTS AND SUP | 238 |
BALLS AND DANCES | 250 |
THE DÉBUTANTE | 276 |
THE CHAPERON AND OTHER CONVEN | 288 |
DING | 314 |
GAMES AND SPORTS | 524 |
ETIQUETTE IN BUSINESS AND POLITICS | 530 |
DRESS | 540 |
THE CLOTHES OF A GENTLEMAN | 562 |
XXXV | 571 |
EVERYDAY MANNERS AT HOME | 587 |
TRAVELING AT HOME AND ABROAD | 593 |
THE GROWTH OF GOOD TASTE | 617 |
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Page xiv - I'd have you sober, and contain yourself, Not that your sail be bigger than your boat; But moderate your expenses now, at first, As you may keep the same proportion still: Nor stand so much on your gentility, Which is an airy and mere borrow'd thing, From dead men's dust and bones; and none of yours, Except you make, or hold it.