Decorum [electronic resource] : a practical treatise on etiquette and dress of the best American society / revised by S.L. Louis.
1881
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Decorum [electronic resource] : a practical treatise on etiquette and dress of the best American society / revised by S.L. Louis.
Publication Details
New York : Union Pub. House ; Chicago : C.L. Snyder & Co., 1881.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource ([5], 414 p.).
Summary
Introductory -- Entrance into society -- Introductions -- Salutations -- Social intercourse -- Conversation -- Visits -- Dinner parties and balls -- Street etiquette -- Riding and driving -- Traveling -- Etiquette of public places -- Letter writing -- Courtship and marriage -- Domestic etiquette and duties -- Table etiquette -- Miscellaneous rules of etiquette -- Washington etiquette -- Business -- Anniversary weddings -- Funerals -- Dress -- Harmony of color in dress. Size in relation to dress and color -- The toilette -- Hints on the improvement and display of female beauty -- Servants -- Home decoration -- Amusements -- Etiquette with children -- Etiquette for baptism -- Etiquette of the studio -- Precious stones and finger-rings with sentiments -- Flowers and their sentiments -- Toilet recipes.
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Reproduction of the original from the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Harvard University.
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Louis, S. L.
Ruth, John A.
Ruth, John A.
Series
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks.
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