Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home

Emily Post

Far from being a proscriber of minutiae, Post the philosopher offers a way of living: “Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them; manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.” Post gives us thousands of tips on correspondence, wedding planning, party giving and conduct in every public or private setting.

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TO YOU MY FRIENDS WHOSE IDENTITY IN THESE PAGES IS VEILED IN FICTIONAL DISGUISE IT IS BUT FITTING THAT I DEDICATE THIS BOOK.

NEW YORK: FUNK & WAGNALLS, 1922 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 1999

Introduction What Is Best Society? Introductions Greetings Salutations of Courtesy On the Street and in Public At Public Gatherings Conversation Words, Phrases and Pronunciation One’s Position in the Community Cards and Visits Invitations, Acceptances and Regrets The Well-Appointed House Teas and Other Afternoon Parties Formal Dinners Dinner-Giving with Limited Equipment Luncheons, Breakfasts and Suppers Balls and Dances The Débutante The Chaperon and Other Conventions Engagements First Preparations before a Wedding The Day of the Wedding Christenings Funerals The Country House and Its Hospitality The House Party in Camp Notes and Shorter Letters Longer Letters The Fundamentals of Good Behavior Clubs and Club Etiquette Games and Sports Etiquette in Business and Politics Dress The Clothes of a Gentleman The Kindergarten of Etiquette Every-Day Manners at Home Traveling at Home and Abroad The Growth of Good Taste in America