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A concise, alphabetically arranged handbook of social manners and practical guidance for hosting and attending a wide range of events, from afternoon teas and at-home receptions to dinners, garden parties, introductions, letters, table manners, mourning, and weddings. It emphasizes consideration for others, personal cleanliness, and observance of local customs, and offers templates and procedural details for invitations, seating, and hostess duties. Advice balances underlying courteous principles with concrete rules for polite conduct in varied social situations.
IN A FORMER generation, women hid their ankles, and gave brief glimpses of them only by accident or naughty design. It was then required of a gentleman that he should precede a lady in ascending stairs. To-day, fashion has cleared away all mystery concerning feminine ankles, and a gentleman is permitted to follow the lady as she mounts the stairs.