Excerpts from the Book 'The Book Of Good Manners':

... with, the street address. INVITATIONS, ANSWERING. It is not necessary to accept or decline these invitations, as the guest accepts by his presence. ...
... entrust her daughter to the care of a chaperone who intends to remain the whole evening. BALLS FOR DEBUTANTE. DRESS. A debutante should dress in ...
... Cards are engraved and sent a week in advance for formal breakfasts, but for informal breakfasts they may be written. If given in honor of a special ...
... should be alike, and of use at the wedding ceremony. GIFTS. The bride may give to the groom a ring as an engagement ring if she wishes. She should ...
... able to attend, cards should be sent by mail or messenger, to arrive at the time of the ceremony. A card should be mailed to a man engaged to be ...
... the bridal party in the vestibule, and precede them to the altar, singing a hymn or other appropriate selection. CHRISTENING. DRESS. The mother ...
... in. This is largely determined by the character of the company. The guests should accommodate themselves to their surroundings. COOKS-TIPS. It is ...
... dinner, reception, or ball. The debutante's card should be enclosed with the invitation, reading: Miss Wilson or, if a younger daughter, Miss Minnie ...
... is to escort to dinner, he should seek an introduction from the hostess. When the women rise to leave, the men rise and remain standing until the ...
... same freedom to come and go as at an afternoon reception. Guests should take leave of the hostess unless she is very much engaged. HOSTESS. The ...
... and may be engraved or written. Sometimes the hostess writes on her card: GARDEN PARTY, JULY 17, FROM 4 TO 7, or she may use an AT HOME card, and ...
... See MATINEES-HOSTESS. SHAKING HANDS. See SHAKING HANDS-HOST. WEDDINGS. See MOTHER OF BRIDE. HOURS. AFTERNOON TEAS. See AFTERNOON ...
... answer is needed. ADDRESSING. When invitations are sent to a husband and wife and daughter, only one envelope is needed, the daughter's name appearing ...
... bride, following after the ushers and the maids of honor. MOURNING. Those in mourning for parent, child, brother, or husband should not be seen at any ...
... to send flowers, a pall-bearer may do so after his first call. If he wishes, a few days after the funeral he may send flowers to the women of the ...
... Lord, and ends: I have the honor to remain your Lordship's obedient servant. The address on the envelope is: To the Right Honorable the Lord John J. ...
... when walking with a man a woman meets a male acquaintance who bows, her escort should raise his hat and bow, though the two men are strangers to ...
... stretched across the aisle. The immediate family and special guests occupy the front seats, the family and the guests of the bride taking the left side ...
... It should be the aim of the hostess, with the aid of her sons and daughters, to find partners for such young women. WAR, SECRETARY OF-HOW ...
... Wilson. WIFE OF A KNIGHT-HOW ADDRESSED. An official letter begins: Madam, and ends: I have the honor to remain your Ladyship's most obedient servant. A ...