Marion Harland's Complete Etiquette


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(4.9 stars; 5 reviews)

Haven't you always wondered how to properly accept a formal dinner invitation? Perhaps you have a débutante under your wing, in which case you need to make sure her appearance in society goes perfectly, to increase her chances of a brilliant match. And what exactly would be your duties as her chaperon? These and many other questions are expertly answered by Marion Harland in this little volume. - Summary by Carolin (11 hr 23 min)

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Sending and Receiving Invitations 22:36 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Cards and Calls 18:22 Leído por Foon
Letter-Writing 16:51 Leído por snarkychaser
Introductions 8:12 Leído por snarkychaser
After Six O’clock 13:42 Leído por snarkychaser
Functions 25:47 Leído por Monika Rolley
The Home Wedding 14:10 Leído por Monika Rolley
The Church Wedding 16:09 Leído por Monika Rolley
The Dinner Party 35:34 Leído por TracyB
The Education of a Young Girl 16:31 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
The Débutante 9:07 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Men and Women 16:57 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Coeducation Socially Considered 15:59 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
The Chaperon 11:58 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
The Matter of Dress 26:11 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Making and Receiving Gifts 12:36 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Bachelor Hospitality 12:25 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
The Visitor 23:11 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
The Visited 13:59 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Hospitality as a Duty 6:59 Leído por David Daniel
The House of Mourning 10:36 Leído por ADKreader
At Table 19:17 Leído por Gloria Begemann
In the Home 20:15 Leído por Gloria Begemann
In Public 16:28 Leído por Diana Schmidt
Hotel and Boarding-House Life 14:00 Leído por TracyB
In the Restaurant 15:50 Leído por Gloria Begemann
When Traveling 19:08 Leído por Diana Schmidt
In Sport 15:03 Leído por Piotr Nater
Mrs. Newlyrich and Her Social Duties 24:36 Leído por TracyB
Delicate Points for Our Girl 14:06 Leído por TracyB
Our Own and Other People’s Children 11:41 Leído por BettyB
Our Neighbors 11:36 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Church and Parish 9:58 Leído por ADKreader
The Woman’s Club 14:10 Leído por BettyB
Charities, Public and Private 10:54 Leído por BettyB
Courtesy from the Young to the Old 12:15 Leído por Kathleen Moore
Mistress and Maid 11:21 Leído por Kathleen Moore
The Woman Without a Maid 13:29 Leído por Kathleen Moore
Woman in Business Relations 9:08 Leído por BettyB
A Financial Study for Our Young Couple 13:53 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
More Talk About Allowances 6:47 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
A Few of the Little Things that Are Big Things 34:20 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
On Manner 12:00 Leído por TracyB
Self-Help and Observation 5:41 Leído por David Daniel

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(5 stars)

An interesting and fun read. We are so very lucky that most of these complicated and restraining social rules and hierarchies have long since become obsolete!

A very fun book


(5 stars)

Glad some of these things are gone.