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The Ladies Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners

The Ladies Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners

by Eliza Leslie

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Author
Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858
Title
The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book
Credits
Produced by Julia Miller, JoAnn Greenwood, 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 for women
Category
Text
eBook-No.
37988
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37988
Release Date
November 12, 2011
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE LADIES' GUIDE TO TRUE POLITENESS AND PERFECT MANNERS; — OR, — MISS LESLIE'S BEHAVIOUR BOOK.
  2. 2.A GUIDE AND MANUAL FOR LADIES, — AS REGARDS THEIR — WITH FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE IN
  3. 3.BY MISS LESLIE. — Philadelphia: T. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS, 306 CHESTNUT STREET.
  4. 4.PREFACE.
  5. 5.CONTENTS. — MISS LESLIE'S BEHAVIOUR BOOK.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I. — SUGGESTIONS TO VISITERS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. — THE VISITED.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. — TEA VISITERS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — THE ENTRÉE.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. — INTRODUCTIONS.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — CONDUCT IN THE STREET.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — SHOPPING.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX. — TRAVELLING.
  15. 15.CHAPTER X. — DEPORTMENT AT A HOTEL, OR AT A LARGE BOARDING-HOUSE.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI. — HOTEL DINNER.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII. — SHIP-BOARD.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. — LETTERS.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. — PRESENTS.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XV. — CONVERSATION.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. — INCORRECT WORDS.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. — BORROWING.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. — OFFENCES.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. — OBLIGATIONS TO GENTLEMEN.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XX. — CONDUCT TO LITERARY WOMEN.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. — SUGGESTIONS TO INEXPERIENCED AUTHORS.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. — CHILDREN.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. — DECORUM IN CHURCH.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. — EVENING PARTIES.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXV . — MISCELLANIES. — THE END. — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's Notes:

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