The Gentleman and Lady’s Book of Politeness

About this eBook

Author

Celnart, Elisabeth, 1796-1865

Title

The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment, Dedicated to the Youth of Both Sexes

Credits

Produced by Julia Miller, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Etiquette

Category

Text

eBook-No.

40901

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40901

Release Date

September 30, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber’s Note — i ] THE GENTLEMAN AND LADY’S BOOK OF POLITENESS AND PROPRIETY OF DEPORTMENT , DEDICATED TO THE YOUTH OF BOTH SEXES.
2. 2.iii ] PREFACE .
3. 3.vii ] CONTENTS. — PART I. — PART II. OF PROPRIETY OF DEPORTMENT IN REGARD TO OUR SOCIAL RELATIONS. — PART III. OF PROPRIETY IN RELATION TO PLEASURES. — PART IV. OF PROPRIETY AS REGARDS OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.
4. 4.xiii ] PART I. — INTRODUCTION. Of Propriety of Deportment, and its Advantages. — 1 ] CHAPTER I. Of propriety of conduct in relation to religious duties. — SECTION I. Of respectful deportment at Church. — SECTION II. Of religious propriety in our intercourse with the world. — 9 ] CHAPTER II. Of propriety of conduct in relation to domestic duties. — 12 ] CHAPTER III. Of propriety of conduct in conjugal and domestic relations. — 19 ] CHAPTER IV. Of propriety as regards one’s self. — SECTION I. Of the toilet. — SECTION II. Of Reputation. — 32 ] CHAPTER V. Of propriety, in regard to one’s business or profession. — SECTION I. Politeness of Shopkeepers and Customers. — SECTION II. Politeness between Persons in Office and the Public. — SECTION III. Politeness of Lawyers and their Clients. — SECTION IV. Politeness of Physicians and their Patients. — SECTION V. Politeness of Artists and Authors, and the Deference due to them. — SECTION VI. Politeness of Military Men. — 48 ] SECTION VII. Politeness of Ecclesiastics and Females of Religious Orders; and the Deference due to them. 12
5. 5.50 ] PART II. OF PROPRIETY OF DEPORTMENT IN REGARD TO OUR SOCIAL RELATIONS. — CHAPTER I. Of Deportment in the Street. — 59 ] CHAPTER II. Of different Kinds of Visits. — 75 ] CHAPTER III. Of the Manner of Receiving Visitors. — 82 ] CHAPTER IV. Of the Carriage of the Body. — 88 ] CHAPTER V. Of Physical Proprieties in Conversation. — SECTION I. Physical Observances in Conversation. — SECTION II. Of Gestures. — SECTION III. Of the Talent of Listening to Others. — SECTION IV. Of Pronunciation. — SECTION V. Of Correctness in Speaking. — 104 ] CHAPTER VI. Of the Moral Observances in Conversation. — SECTION I. Of Formal and Vulgar Usages. — 110 ] SECTION II. Of Questions, and frequently recurring Expressions. — SECTION III. Of Narrations, Analysis, and Digressions. — SECTION IV. Of Suppositions and Comparisons. — SECTION V. Of Discussions and Quotations. — SECTION VI. Of Pleasantry, Proverbs, Puns, and Bon Mots. — SECTION VII. Of Eulogiums, Complainings, Improprieties in general, and Prejudices. — 130 ] CHAPTER VII. Of Epistolary Composition. — SECTION I. Of Propriety in Letter Writing. — SECTION II. Of the Interior and Exterior Form of Letters. — 146 ] CHAPTER VIII. Additional Rules in respect to the Social Relations. — SECTION I. Of an Obliging Deportment. — 151 ] SECTION II. Of Presents. — SECTION III. Of Advice. — SECTION IV. Of Discretion. — 159 ] CHAPTER IX. Of Travelling.
6. 6.163 ] PART III. OF PROPRIETY IN RELATION TO PLEASURES. — CHAPTER I. Of Entertainments. — 171 ] CHAPTER II. Of Promenades, Parties, and Amusements. — SECTION I. Of Promenades. — SECTION II. Of Parties and Amusements. — 180 ] SECTION III. Little Sports and Games of Society. — 182 ] CHAPTER III. Of Balls, Concerts, and Public Shows. — SECTION I. Of Balls. — 188 ] SECTION II. Of Concerts. — 189 ] SECTION III. Of Public Shows or Spectacles. — 193 ] CHAPTER IV. Of the Duties of Hospitality.
7. 7.196 ] PART IV. OF PROPRIETY AS REGARDS OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. — CHAPTER I. Of Marriage and Baptism. — SECTION I. Of Marriage. 19 — SECTION II. Of Baptism. 21 — 205 ] CHAPTER II. Of Duties toward the Unfortunate. — SECTION I. Of Duties toward the Sick, Infirm, and Unfortunate. — SECTION II. Of Funerals and Mourning.
8. 8.Footnotes — Transcriber’s Notes

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