Routledge's guide of etiquette is a 19th-century manners and etiquette handbook with relevance to today's man and woman. A humorous manual to courtship, toasts to ballroom dancing, proper meat carving, Introductions, Letters of Introduction, Visiting/Morning Calls/Cards, Conversation, Notes of Invitation, The Promenade, Dress, Morning & Evening Parties, The Dinner-table, The Ball-room, Staying at a Friend's House, and General Hints. Some funny, some amusing but these guidelines are practical ways that we can apply to our every day lives to overcome shyness, avoid breach of proper manners and make others comfortable in our presence.
Table Of Contents: ETIQUETTE FOR LADIES. I. Introductions II. Letters of Introduction III. Visiting, Morning Calls, Cards IV. Conversation V. Notes of Invitation, &c. VI. The Promenade VII. Dress VIII. Morning and Evening Parties IX. The Dinner-table X. The Ball-room XI. Staying at a Friend's House--Breakfast, Luncheon, &c. XII. General Hints * * * * * ETIQUETTE FOR GENTLEMEN. I. Introductions II. Letters of Introduction III. Visiting, Morning Calls, Cards, &c. IV. Conversation V. Notes of Invitation, &c. VI. The Promenade VII. Dress VIII. Riding and Driving IX. Morning and Evening Parties X. The Dinner-table