Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or, Solecisms to be Avoided by a Member of the Aristocracy

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Education

Authors: Anonymous In Year : 1916

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or, Solecisms to be Avoided by a Member of the Aristocracy

Preface and Introductory Remarks
The Meaning of Etiquette
Introductions
Leaving Cards
Paying Calls
Precedency
The Colloquial Application of Titles
Points of Etiquette as Regards Royal Personages
Points of Etiquette when Travelling Abroad, and Presentations at Foreign Courts
The Received Mode of Pronouncing Certain Surnames
Presentations at Courts and Attending Courts
Presentations at Levées and Attending Levées
Balls and State Balls
Dinner Giving and Dining Out
Dinner-Table Etiquette
Evening Parties
Weddings and Wedding Luncheons
Wedding Receptions
Wedding Expenses
Afternoon "at Homes"
"At Home" Days
Colonial Etiquette
Indian Etiquette
Garden-Parties
Town Garden-Parties
Evening Garden-Parties
Luncheons
Breakfasts
Picnics and Water-Parties
Juvenile Parties
Written Invitations
Refusing Invitations
Walking, Driving, and Riding
Bowing
The Cockade
Country-House Visits
Hunting and Shooting
Shaking Hands
Chaperons and Débutantes
Presentations at the Viceregal Court, Dublin Castle
Hostesses
The Responsibilities of Lady Patronesses of Public Balls
Periods of Mourning
Engaged
Silver Weddings
Subscription Dances
Giving Presents
Christening Parties

The title of this work sufficiently indicates the nature of its contents. The Usages of Good Society relate not only to good manners and to good breeding, but also to the proper etiquette to be observed on every occasion. (From "Introductory Remarks")

Note: The abbreviation viz. (or viz without a full stop) is short for the Latin videlicet, which itself is a contraction of the Latin phrase videre licet, meaning "it is permitted to see". (Wikipedia)