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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 THE COUNTRY, where the dinner is in the middle of the day, the evening meal is called either supper or tea, and an invitation to tea ordinarily means an invitation to the evening meal. In England, where afternoon tea-serving is universal among all classes, the evening meal is frequently designated high tea.
The proprieties concerning afternoon tea are explained in the chapter entitled, “At Homes.”