Book of Etiquette, Volume Two

About this eBook

Author

Watson, Lillian Eichler, 1902-

Title

Book of Etiquette, Volume II

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

BJ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion

Subject

Etiquette

Category

Text

eBook-No.

7029

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7029

Release Date

December 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PART III — CHAPTER I SERVANTS — THE SERVANT IN THE HOUSEHOLD — A WORD TO THE MISTRESS — A WORD TO THE SERVANT — HOW TO ADDRESS SERVANTS — THE CHILD AND THE SERVANT — THE INVISIBLE BARRIER — WHEN THE SERVANT SPEAKS — THE SERVANTS OF A BIG HOUSE — THE BUTLER — CORRECT DRESS FOR THE BUTLER — THE SECOND MAN — THE CHAUFFEUR — DUTIES OF THE CHAUFFEUR — THE VALET — THE PAGE — THE MAID-SERVANTS — LADY'S MAID — THE NURSE-MAID — DUTIES OF HOUSE-MAID — IN CONCLUSION — CHAPTER II DINNERS — ABOUT THE AMERICAN HOSTESS — PLANNING THE FORMAL DINNER — ARRANGING THE TABLE — STARTING AT THE CENTER — SOME IMPORTANT DETAILS — TABLE ETIQUETTE — TABLE SERVICE — USE OF THE NAPKIN — THE SPOON AT THE DINNER TABLE — THE FORK AND KNIFE — FINGER FOODS — TABLE ACCIDENTS — THE HOSTESS — WHEN THE GUESTS ARRIVE — THE SUCCESSFUL HOSTESS — THE GUEST — COMMENTS ON FOOD — SECOND HELPINGS — THE MENU — SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT — WHEN TO LEAVE — TAKING LEAVE — INVITING A STOP-GAP — SIMPLE DINNERS — INVITING CONGENIAL GUESTS — WHEN THERE ARE NO SERVANTS — HOTEL DINNERS — DRESS FOR DINNER — CHAPTER III LUNCHEONS — PURPOSE OF THE LUNCHEON — INFORMAL LUNCHEONS — ABOUT THE TABLE — THE FORMAL LUNCHEON — THE TABLE FOR THE FORMAL LUNCHEON — HOSTESS AND GUEST — FORMAL AND INFORMAL BREAKFASTS — DRESS FOR LUNCHEONS AND BREAKFASTS — CHAPTER IV TEAS AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS — EVOLUTION OF THE AFTERNOON TEA — THE SIMPLER TEA — THE FORMAL TEA — THE TEA-TABLE — DRESS AT TEA TIME — THE GARDEN PARTY — RECEIVING THE GUESTS — ON THE LAWN — DRESS FOR GARDEN PARTIES AND LAWN FESTIVALS — WOMAN'S GARDEN COSTUME — THE MAN AT THE GARDEN PARTY — HOUSE PARTIES — SENDING THE INVITATION — WHEN THE GUESTS ARRIVE — ENTERTAINING AT THE HOUSE PARTY — HOSTESS AND GUESTS AT THE HOUSE PARTY — "TIPPING" THE SERVANTS — CHAPTER V WHEN THE BACHELOR ENTERTAINS — WHEN THE BACHELOR IS HOST — WELCOMING THE GUESTS — TEA AT A BACHELOR APARTMENT — THE BACHELOR DANCE — THEATER PARTIES — YACHTING PARTIES — CHAPTER VI MUSICALES AND PRIVATE THEATRICALS — PREPARATIONS FOR THE MUSICALE — THE AFTERNOON MUSICALE — THE EVENING MUSICALE — CARD PARTIES AT THE MUSICALE — DUTIES OF GUESTS AT MUSICALES — DRESS AT THE MUSICALE — ARRANGING PRIVATE THEATRICALS — THE PLAYERS — THE GUESTS — HOST AND HOSTESS — CHAPTER VII DANCING — DANCING AS A HEALTHFUL ART — DANCE-GIVING NO LONGER A LUXURY — THE DÉBUT DANCE — COSTUME BALLS — SUBSCRIPTION DANCES — THE BALLROOM — MUSIC AT THE DANCE — DANCE PROGRAMS — DINNER DANCES — DRESSING ROOMS — THE DANCE — WHEN THE LADY IS ASKED TO DANCE — "CUTTING IN" — DANCING POSITIONS — WHEN THE GUEST DOES NOT DANCE — PUBLIC DANCES — A PLEA FOR DANCING — THE CHARM OF DRESS IN DANCING — AT THE AFTERNOON DANCE — GENTLEMEN AT THE DANCE — DRESS FOR THE BALL — DRESS OF THE DÉBUTANTE — WRAPS AT THE BALL — BALL DRESS FOR MEN — FOR THE SIMPLE COUNTRY DANCE — CHAPTER VIII GAMES AND SPORT — WHY THE WORLD PLAYS — FAIR PLAY — INDOOR GAMES — CHESS — BRIDGE — BILLIARDS AND CROQUET — OUTDOOR GAMES — LAWN TENNIS — GOLF — SOME IMPORTANT RULES ABOUT GOLF — FOOTBALL — AUTOMOBILE ETIQUETTE — AUTOMOBILE PARTIES — RIDING — BATHING — SPORTS CLOTHES IN GENERAL
3. 3.PART IV — CHAPTER I SPEECH — CONVERSATION — THE CHARM OF CORRECT SPEECH — COURTESY IN CONVERSATION — THE VOICE — EASE IN SPEECH — LOCAL PHRASES AND MANNERISMS — IMPORTANCE OF VOCABULARY — INTERRUPTING THE SPEECH OF OTHERS — TACT IN CONVERSATION — SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION — WHAT TO TALK ABOUT — CHAPTER II DRESS — THE FIRST IMPRESSION — MEN'S DRESS — WOMEN'S DRESS — THE STORY OF DRESS — THE DAWN OF FASHION — THE FASHIONS OF TO-DAY — HARMONY IN DRESS — IMPORTANCE OF COLOR — THE CHARM OF PERSONALITY — GAUDINESS VERSUS GOOD TASTE — "EXTRAVAGANCE THE GREATEST VULGARITY" — INAPPROPRIATENESS IN CLOTHES — THE ECCENTRIC DRESSER — COMFORT IN CLOTHES — IF ONE IS NOT AVERAGE — TALL AND SHORT PEOPLE — THE WELL-DRESSED WOMAN — NOT A SLAVE TO FASHION — THE WELL-DRESSED MAN — THE CHARM OF OLD AGE — THE ELDERLY WOMAN — IMITATION AND OVER-DRESSING — THE OLDER GENTLEMAN — A TRIP TO THE SOUTH — FOR THE GENTLEMAN — CHAPTER III THE BUSINESS WOMAN — WOMAN IN THE BUSINESS WORLD — SELF-CONFIDENCE — THE SLATTERN — FOLLOWING THE FASHIONS — GAUDY ATTRACTION — THE BUSINESS SUIT — THE BUSINESS DRESS AND COAT — AN APPEAL TO BUSINESS WOMEN — CHAPTER IV ON THE STREET — THE TRUE ETIQUETTE — POISE IN PUBLIC — THE CHARM OF COURTESY — LADIES AND GENTLEMEN — WHEN TO BOW IN PUBLIC — WALKING IN PUBLIC — STOPPING FOR A CHAT — WHEN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN — ACCEPTING COURTESIES FROM STRANGERS — RAISING THE HAT — HOW TO RAISE THE HAT — IN THE STREET CAR — ENTERING THE CAR — IN THE TAXICAB — SOME SOCIAL ERRORS — CHAPTER V AT THE THEATER AND THE OPERA — DRESS AT THE THEATER AND OPERA — ENTERING THE THEATER — ARRIVING LATE — ABOUT WRAPS — ORDER OF PRECEDENCE — BEFORE THE PLAY — WHEN THE CURTAIN IS DRAWN — DURING THE PERFORMANCE — THE OFFENDING HAT — APPLAUSE — DURING INTERMISSION — LEAVING THE THEATER — CHAPTER VI HOTEL ETIQUETTE — AT THE HOTEL — THE WOMAN GUEST — RECEIVING MASCULINE GUESTS — MAKING FRIENDS AT THE HOTEL — HOW TO REGISTER — IN THE PUBLIC DINING-ROOM — HOTEL STATIONERY — REGARDING THE SERVANTS — LEAVING THE HOTEL — CHAPTER VII TRAVEL ETIQUETTE — THE RESTLESS URGE OF TRAVEL — THE CUSTOMS OF COUNTRIES — THE TRAVELER'S WARDROBE — IN THE TRAIN — IN THE SLEEPING CAR — TRAIN COURTESY — THE WOMAN TRAVELER — THE WOMAN WHO TRAVELS WITH AN ESCORT — IN THE DINING-CAR — CHILDREN ON THE TRAIN — IN THE TAXI CAB — BON VOYAGE GIFTS — ON BOARD THE SHIP — COURTESY ON THE SHIP — THE WOMAN CROSSING THE OCEAN — A CONCERT AT SEA — AT THE JOURNEY'S END — AT HOTEL AND RESTAURANT — AT TEA-ROOM AND ROOF GARDEN — TO THOSE WHO LOVE TO TRAVEL — CHAPTER VIII TIPPING — AN UN-AMERICAN CUSTOM — LAVISH TIPPING — IN DINING-ROOM OR DINING-CAR — AT THE HOTEL — THE TAXI-DRIVER — ON THE TRAIN — CROSSING THE OCEAN — TIPS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES — CHAPTER IX ETIQUETTE ABROAD — THE AMERICAN IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES — ON ENGLISH SOIL — ADDRESSING ROYALTY — OTHER ENGLISH TITLES — —— AND STILL OTHER TITLES — ADDRESSING CLERGY ABROAD — LAWYERS, STATESMEN AND OFFICIALS—HOW TO ADDRESS THEM — AT THE COURT OF ENGLAND — WHAT TO WEAR TO COURT — THE KING'S LEVÉES — IN FRANCE — ADDRESSING TITLED PEOPLE IN FRANCE — CERTAIN FRENCH CONVENTIONS — DINNER ETIQUETTE — FRENCH WEDDING ETIQUETTE — BALLS — ABOUT CALLS AND CARDS — CORRESPONDENCE — THE AMERICAN IN GERMANY — THE PERFECT AMERICAN TOURIST — APPENDIX FOREIGN WORDS IN FREQUENT SOCIAL USAGE

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