THE ETIQUETTE OF TODAY

(Back showing staining)

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Author - MARSHALL EVERETT

Publisher - Thompson & Thomas, n.p.

Publication Date - 1903

Illustrations - Many "photographic" images of contemporary society women in various outfits and poses.  Also many images of their interiors/ interior design. [Including Mrs. Frank Avery, Mrs. M.H. De Young, Miss Helen Gould, Mrs. Howard Gould, Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, Miss Ruth Hanna, Mrs. William McKinley, Miss Alice Roosevelt, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, and many more.]

Type of Book – Hardcover, 544 pages

Condition - Back cover stained, binding a bit loose, spine, edges and corners with some wear and losses.  Interior in very good condition. 
An occasional page torn or folded.

Chapters Include- Introductions; Cards; Calls; Inspirational Civilities (Etiquette of Hats--Rudeness of Public Servants--Position of an Escort--Etiquette of the Bow, etc.); Invitations; Balls and Parties; Weddings; Language A Social  Power (The Art of Listening--Eloquence is Modest--Wit that Wounds--Thinking Twice--Charm of Impersonality, etc.); Dinners; Luncheons, Breakfasts and Teas; Table Manners; Visiting and House Parties; Receptions; Correspondence; Theatre and Opera; Bachelor Hospitalities; In Public; Traveling; Horseback Riding and Driving; Cycling and Golf; Servants; Funerals.

$ 78.00

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