Etiquette by Emily Post (top novels to read .txt) 📖

bride, 344; of mourners, 401; at the opera, 37; at the theater, 42. Journeys of engaged couples, 310. Judge, how to introduce, 5; visiting cards of, 78. Justice of the Supreme Court, close of letter to 487; how to address, 486; how to announce as a guest, 214; how to introduce, 487. Keeping dinner engagements, 187-188. King. See: Court; Royalty. Kissing, 96, 307, 362-363. Kitchen-maid, 147-148. Knife, 207; use of, 574-575. Knight, how to address, 608. Lady traveling alone in Europe, 613-614. Lady's maid, 150, 425. Language, 58-64, 610-612. Leave taking, at church, 20; after dinner, 226-227; after an introduction, 9, 19; after a luncheon, 247; after the opera, 37; after a visit, 97. Letters, chapter on, 491-505; shorter, chapter on, 448-491. See also specific subjects, e.g.: Beginning a letter; Condolence, letters of; Address on envelopes. Liquid food, 573-574. Little dinner, 228-229. Livery of footmen, 143-146; mourning, 406. Living alone by young girls or women, 289, 294. Love letters, 502-504. Luncheon, chapter on, 258-249; introductions at, 9-10, 12; invitations to, 120, 125-126, 238-239; bridesmaids, 238-239. Maid of honor at a wedding, 328, 330, 339, 351, 353, 358-360. Management of servants, 155-159. Manners, 530-539; definition of, 2; in clubs, 518-520; at home, 587-592; at the table, 371-586; at the theater, 40-43; of Americans abroad, 604-607, 612-613; of a hostess, 218-219. Married couples. See: Husband and wife; young couples. Married woman, how to introduce, 6; how to shake hands with, 20; name of, 458-459; visiting card of, 77. See also: Husband and wife. Mayor, close of letter to, 487; how to address, 486; how to announce as a guest, 214; how to introduce, 487. Meeting, at church, 19-20; in the Street, 20. Men and women, relations between, 292-293, 502-303, 505-509. Menus. See: Beverages; Food. Menu cards, 210. Military officer, visiting card of, 78. Minister Plenipotentiary, 215, 488-489. Mr. and Mrs. in conversation, 54; Money, conversation about, 506; and social position, 71-72, 410. Motoring, 128, 293, 614-615. Mourners, how to address, 399. Mourning, 399-406; bridesmaid in, 329; for funeral, 392-393; stationery, 453. Moving pictures, 40, 293. Music at a ball, 225; at a dinner, 250, 251; at a funeral, 396; at a wedding, 315-316, 338-342, 357-359. Musicale, 124. Names, 54, 76-78, 458-459, 508. Napkin ring, 204. Napkins, 220-221, 241, 444, 575. National anthem, 23. Neighbors, new, afternoon tea in honor of, 168. See also: Strangers, 168. Newspapers, 304, 390, 417, 509. "Not at home," 84-86. Note of apology, 462-463. Nurse, 152-153. Office buildings, etiquette in, 22. Open air gatherings, 46. Opera, 12, 20, 310, 546-547, 569; chapter on, 33-37. Orange blossoms at second marriage, 375. P.P.C. cards, 79. Packages, 29. Pall bearers, 391-392, 569. Paris clothes, 353, 539-561. Parlor maid, 148. Party calls, 81. Parties, attendance of a lady at, 32; kissing at, 96; non-return of, 71; afternoon, chapter on, 165-176; children's, 580-581; engaged couples, 306-307; opera, 35; theater, 38, 43. See also: House party. Passing of colors, removal of hat at, 23. Payment, etiquette of, 31. See also: Debts. Peas, how to eat, 573. Personal letters, 455. Persons of rank. See: Rank, persons of. Pew cards, 102-103, 356. Photographs of engaged couples in newspapers, 304. Picnics, 34, 124, 128. Pits, management of, at table, 584. Place cards, 128, 210. Plates, 200, 202-204, 242. Politeness to servants, 153-154. Political clubs, 517. Politics, etiquette of, 530-539. Position in the community, 410; chapter on, 65-72. Precedence, 40, 204-205, 214-215, 360-361. Presentation at court, 609-610. "Present," when used in introductions, 4. President of the United States, close of letter to, 456, 487, 490; as a guest, 214, 430; how to address, 486; introduction of and to, 4, 5, 487. Priest, 488-489. Private affairs, conversation about, 592. Private car, guests on, 439. Private secretary, 139. Pronunciation, 62-64. Public places, 96, 307, chapter on, 28-34. Punctuality, 46, 219-220. Pusher, nursery, 571.573. Rabbi, 488-489. Rank, persons of, how to announce as guests, 214-215; how to address, 486, 488; how to introduce, 487, 489; close of letter to, 487-489. Reading at table, 591. Ready-to-wear clothes, 557, 562. Receptions, 10, 119, 165, 168. Recommendation, letters of, 479-481. Referring to husband or wife in conversation, 54. Regard for others, rules of, 34. Registering at a hotel, 346, 596-597. Rehearsal of a wedding, 338-342. Restaurants, clothes in, 556, 569; dinner in before the theater, 38; engaged couples in, 310; headdress in, 546; payment in, 32; rising in to greet a lady, 23; young girl in, 293. Riding clothes, 550-552. Rings, 544, 567; engagement, 302-303, 311; wedding, 343, 346, 359. Rising, to a lady, 22-23; to relatives, 587; from table, 577. Royalty, how to address, 610; letters to, 490; presentation to, 4, 609-610. Salutations, 461; chapter on, 22-27. Seating, at an afternoon tea, 168, 170; at a ball supper, 256; in drawing-room, 94-95; at a formal dinner, 162, 178-179, 196, 210-212; at a funeral in church, 409; at an informal dinner, 229; in an opera box, 35-36; at a wedding in church, 354-357; in a steamer dining-salon, 599-600; at the theater, 40-41; in vehicles, 30-31; of children at table, 575. Second marriage, 107-108, 375-376. Secretary, 138-140, 178. Self-introduction, 12, 602. Senator, 5, 214, 486-487. Servants, 135-138, 141-164; attitude to, 438-439, 510; at formal dinner, 184; in country house, 420-421, 425-427. Service, in country house guest room, 425-427; in the well-appointed house, 135-164; dinner, 200-209, 236-237. Serving table, 206-207. Serving tea, 168-171, 173-174. Setting the table, 194-200, 591. Shaking hands, 20-21; at an afternoon tea, 167; at a formal dinner, 215; on a visit, 93; at a wedding, 362-363; when introduced, 7-8, 9, 12. Shirt, 143, 334, 568. Shirt studs, 144, 152, 567. Shirt waist, 151, 549, 556. Shoes, 333, 549, 555, 558, 564, 566, 568. Shops, etiquette in, 33. Sickness. See: Invalids. Signature of a letter, 458-459. Silk hat, 564, 566. Silver, 198-199. Sitting up with the deceased, 393. Sitting down at the table, 577. Skirt, 151, 548, 549, 552, 556, 558. Slang, 62. Sleeping arrangements in country house, 413. Slippers, 549, 555. Smart society, 2. Smoking, 22, 28, 47, 209, 223-224, 530, 594. Social letters, 455-456, 461-463. Social position. See: Position in the community. Society, best, chapter on, 1-3; definition of, 3; smart, 2. Speech, 64. Speaking to a lady, 22-23. Spoon, 197; Use of, 571, 573. Sports clothes, 548. Sports clubs, 517. Stag dinner, 230. Stand-up luncheons, 248, 249. Steamer etiquette, 598-603. Stores, etiquette in, 27, 33. Story telling, 50. Strangers, cards left with, 83; invitations for, 117, 254; social position of, 67-70; visits, 70-71, 83, 90; at afternoon tea, 170. Street, chapter on the, 28-34. Street car etiquette, 23-24. Street clothes, 548. Subscription dances, 272-275. Summer dress, 549, 556. Sunburn, dress for women who mind, 549-550. Superscription in letters, 459, 460. Supper, 249; at a ball, 255-257; at a cabaret, 293; after theater, 45. Table, dinner, 191, 591; luncheon, 240-242; supper, 249; tea, 167-174. Table furnishings, 184, 591; hostess, 169-170; manners,