How to Behave, Samuel R. Wells

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Author

Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875

Title

How to Behave: A Pocket Manual of Republican Etiquette, and Guide to Correct Personal Habits Embracing an Exposition of the Principles of Good Manners; Useful Hints on the Care of the Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-culture, and Behavior at Home; the Etiquette of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, the Street, the Church, Places of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., with Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies

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Produced by Bryan Ness, Karen Dalrymple, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images from the Mann Library, Cornell University.)

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Etiquette -- United States

Category

Text

eBook-No.

26597

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26597

Release Date

September 12, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HOW TO BEHAVE
2. 2.A POCKET MANUAL OF Republican Etiquette, AND GUIDE TO CORRECT PERSONAL HABITS, EMBRACING AN EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD MANNERS; USEFUL HINTS ON THE CARE OF THE PERSON, EATING, DRINKING, EXERCISE, HABITS, DRESS, SELF-CULTURE, AND BEHAVIOR AT HOME; THE ETIQUETTE OF SALUTATIONS, INTRODUCTIONS, RECEPTIONS, VISITS, DINNERS, EVENING PARTIES, CONVERSATION, LETTERS, PRESENTS, WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, THE STREET, THE CHURCH, PLACES OF AMUSEMENT, TRAVELING, ETC., WITH Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies.
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.PREFACE.
5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.HOW TO BEHAVE.
7. 7.PERSONAL HABITS. — I.—WHERE TO COMMENCE. — II.—CLEANLINESS. — 1. The Daily Bath. — 2. Soap and Water. — 3. The Feet. — 4. Change of Linen. — 5. The Nails. — 6. The Head. — 7. The Teeth. — 8. The Breath. — III.—EATING AND DRINKING. — 1. What to Eat. — 2. When to Eat. — 3. How Much to Eat. — 4. Drink. — IV.—BREATHING. — V.—EXERCISE. — VI.—THE COMPLEXION. — VII.—GENERAL HINTS. — 1. Tobacco. — 2. Spitting. — 3. Gin and Gentility. — 4. Onions, etc. — 5. Several Items.
8. 8.DRESS. — I.—THE LANGUAGE OF DRESS. — II.—THE USES OF DRESS. — III.—THE ART OF DRESS. — IV.—MATERIALS, ETC. — V.—MRS. MANNERS ON DRESS. — VI.—WEARING THE HAIR AND BEARD. — VII.—ART VS. FASHION. — VIII.—SIGNS OF "THE GOOD TIME COMING."
9. 9.SELF-CULTURE — I.—MORAL AND SOCIAL TRAINING. — II.—LANGUAGE. — III.—POSITION AND MOVEMENT. — IV.—SELF-COMMAND. — V.—OBSERVATION. — VI.—PRACTICAL LESSONS.
10. 10.FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. — I.—MANNERS AND MORALS. — II.—RIGHTS. — III.—DUTIES. — 1. The Senses. — 2. The Faculties. — 3. Opinions. — 4. The Sacredness of Privacy. — 5. Conformity. — IV.—EQUALITY. — V.—A REMARK OR TWO TO BE REMEMBERED.
11. 11.DOMESTIC MANNERS. — I.—A TEST OF GOOD MANNERS. — II.—PARENTS AND CHILDREN. — III.—BROTHERS AND SISTERS. — IV.—THE HUSBAND AND WIFE. — V.—ENTERTAINERS AND THEIR GUESTS. — VI.—SERVANTS.
12. 12.THE OBSERVANCES OF EVERY-DAY LIFE. — I.—A PRELIMINARY REMARK. — II.—INTRODUCTIONS. — III.—SALUTATIONS. — IV.—RECEPTIONS. — V.—VISITS AND CALLS. — VI.—APPOINTMENTS. — VII.—TABLE MANNERS. — VIII.—CONVERSATION. — IX.—MUSIC. — X.—LETTERS AND NOTES. — XI.—MISCELLANEOUS HINTS. — 1. Which goes First? — 2. An American Habit. — 3. Gloved or Ungloved? — 4. Equality. — 5. False Shame. — 6. Pulling out one's Watch. — 7. Husband and Wife. — 8. Bowing vs. Curtseying. — 9. Presents. — 10. Snobbery — 11. Children.
13. 13.THE ETIQUETTE OF OCCASIONS. — I.—DINNER PARTIES. — 1. Invitations. — 2. Dress. — 3. Punctuality. — 4. Going to the Table. — 5. Arrangement of Guests. — 6. Duties of the Host. — 7. Duties of the Guests. — II.—EVENING PARTIES. — 1. Invitations. — 2. Salutations. — 3. Conversation. — 4. French Leave. — 5. Sports and Games. — 6. Dancing. — III.—ANNUAL FESTIVALS. — 1. Christmas. — 2. The New Year. — 3. Thanksgiving. — 4. Birthdays. — IV.—EXCURSIONS AND PICNICS. — V.—WEDDINGS. — VI.—FUNERALS.
14. 14.THE ETIQUETTE OF PLACES. — I.—ON THE STREET. — II.—SHOPPING. — III.—AT CHURCH. — IV.—AT PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. — V.—IN A PICTURE GALLERY. — VI.—THE PRESENCE. — VII.—­TRAVELING.
15. 15.LOVE AND COURTSHIP. — I.—A HINT OR TWO. — II.—OBSERVANCES. — 1. Particular Attentions. — 2. Presents. — 3. Confidants. — 4. Declarations. — 5. Asking "Pa." — 6. Refusals. — 7. Engagement. — 8. Breaking Off. — 9. Marriage.
16. 16.PARLIAMENTARY ETIQUETTE. — I.—COURTESY IN DEBATE. — II.—ORIGIN OF THE PARLIAMENTARY CODE. — III.—RULES OF ORDER. — 1. Motions. — 2. Speaking. — 3. Submitting a Question. — 4. Voting. — 5. A Quorum. — 6. The Democratic Principle. — 7. Privileged Questions. — 8. Order of Business. — 9. Order of Debate.
17. 17.MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. — I.—REPUBLICAN DISTINCTIONS. — II.—CITY AND COUNTRY. — III.—IMPORTED MANNERS. — IV.—FICTITIOUS TITLES. — V.—A MIRROR FOR CERTAIN MEN. — VI.—WASHINGTON'S CODE OF MANNERS. — VII.—MARKED PASSAGES. — 1. Our Social Uniform. — 2. A Hint to the Ladies. — 3. Another. — 4. An Obliging Disposition. — 5. Securing a Home. — 6. Taste vs. Fashion. — 7. Special Claims. — 8. Propriety of Deportment. — 9. False Pride. — 10. The Awkwardness of being "Dressed."
18. 18.MAXIMS FROM CHESTERFIELD. — 1. Cheerfulness and Good Humor. — 2. The Art of Pleasing. — 3. Adaptation of Manners. — 4. Bad Habits. — 5. Do what You are About. — 6. People who never Learn. — 7. Conformity to Local Manners. — 8. How to Confer Favors. — 9. Fitness. — 10. How to Refuse. — 11. Civility to Women. — 12. Spirit.
19. 19.ILLUSTRATIVE ANECDOTES. — I.—ELDER BLUNT AND SISTER SCRUB. — II.—THE PRESENCE. — III.—A LEARNED MAN AT TABLE. — IV.—ENGLISH WOMEN IN HIGH LIFE. — V.—"VIL YOU SAY SO, IF YOU PLEASE?"
20. 20.THE INDISPENSABLE HAND-BOOK.
21. 21.How to Write——How to Talk——How to Behave, and How to Do Business. — COMPLETE IN ONE LARGE VOLUME.
22. 22.How to Write:
23. 23.How to Talk:
24. 24.How to Behave:
25. 25.How to Do Business:
26. 26.Practical Outdoor Books.
27. 27.BRAIN AND MIND; OR MENTAL SCIENCE CONSIDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF PHRENOLOGY, AND IN RELATION TO MODERN PHYSIOLOGY
28. 28.HOW TO PAINT. — "EVERY MAN HIS OWN PAINTER."
29. 29.THE EMPHATIC DIAGLOTT, — OPINIONS OF THE CLERGY.
30. 30.GOOD HEALTH BOOKS. — THE WORKS OF NELSON SIZER.
31. 31.A Great Book for Young People
32. 32.A New Book for Parents and Teachers. — A NEW BOOK FOR EVERYBODY!
33. 33.THE HUMAN VOICE. — NOTICES. — A Choice of Premiums.
34. 34.THE PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL
35. 35.HEADS AND FACES: HOW TO STUDY THEM — A NEW BOOK.
36. 36.HEALTH IN THE HOUSEHOLD; OR, HYGIENIC COOKERY. — NOTICES OF THE PRESS. — " Education Complete. " — HEALTH OF BODY AND POWER OF MIND. — SELF-CULTURE AND PERFECTION OF CHARACTER. — MEMORY AND INTELLECTUAL IMPROVEMENT APPLIED TO SELF-EDUCATION.
37. 37.WORKS PUBLISHED BY FOWLER & WELLS CO., New York. — PHRENOLOGY AND PHYSIOGNOMY. — WORKS ON MAGNETISM. — HEALTH BOOKS. — WORKS ON HYGIENE BY R. T. TRALL, M.D. — MISCELLANEOUS WORKS.

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