Etiquette by Emily Post (thriller novels to read txt) 📕

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">231-237. Dinner coat, 42. Dishes, how to present, 206. Dishing, 235. Divorce, 507, 509. Divorced woman, name of, 459; visiting card of, 78. Doctor, how to introduce, 5; visiting cards of, 78. Don'ts for débutantes, 284; for a hostess at country house, 431-435; for setting the table, 199-200; for writing a letter, 493, 502-503, 505. Double cards, 79. Drawing-room, 94, 184, 214, 224-225. Dress. See: Clothes. Drinking, 573-574. Drinks. See: Beverages. Duke, how to address, 608. Earl, how to address, 608. Eating difficult foods, 223, 582-585. Eggs, how to eat, 574-584. Elbows on the table, 585-586. Elevator, removal of gentleman's hat in, 22. Elopements, 301. Engaged couples, afternoon tea in honor of, 168; dinner for, 305-306; entertainments for, 304; photographs of in newspapers, 304; visits of, 32. See also: Fiancée. Engagements, chapter On, 299.311; announcement of, 89; congratulations on, 481-482; letters to relatives on, 303. Engraved cards of thanks, 474; pew cards, 103; visiting cards, 73-76. English clothes, 553, 561-562. Entertainments, introductions at, 10; service at, 159-164; after dinner, 225; at camp, 445-446; at country house, 430, 433-434; for engaged couples, 304. Envelopes, 450, 454. Escorts, 31-32, 594-595. Etiquette, scope of, 3. European travel, 604-616. Evening clothes, 144, 281, 318, 549, 557, 559, 563-564, 603. Expenses, clothing, 543-545, 553-557; funeral, 390-391; wedding, 317, 329, 342-344, 376-378. Ex-President of the United States, how to introduce, 5. Family affairs, conversation about, 49, 506-507, 509, 592. Fare, payment of, 31. Fashion, 541-543, 557-558. Father's consent to an engagement, 301. Fiancée, asking invitations for to a ball, 253; etiquette for, 308; gifts to by groom-elect, 310-311; visits of, 95; visits to, 88, 303. Finger bowl, 208-209, 585. Finger food, 582-585. Flower girls, 330, 358. Flowers, cards with, 79; for débutante, 277-278; for fiancée, 310-311; for funerals, 394-395; for the guest room, 417; for the table, 193, 195, 591; for a wedding, 315-316, 348-349. Folding a note, 454. Food, at an afternoon tea, 167-170, 172-173; at a ball supper, 256-257; in camp, 444-445; for country house guests, 418, 427-428; for formal dinner, 184, 188-190, 232-235; for luncheon, 243-244; on a train, 592-593; for a wedding breakfast, 365, 368; how to eat difficult foods, 223, 582-585. Footmen, house, 144-146. Foreign language, 610-612. Foreigners, shaking hands with, 20; titled, how to address, 608-609; how to announce as guests, 215; letters to, 490. Fork, 196-197, 203-204; use of, 573-575, 584-585. Forms of address, 455, 486-489, 608-609. Frock coat, 332, 566, 569. Full dress, 35, 42, 569. Funerals, chapter on, 387-409. Furnishings, of a camp, 443; of a dining-room, 192-194; of a guest room, 414-417. Furniture, 132-135. Games, 12; outdoor, 46-47; and sports, chapter on, 524-529. See also: Entertainments. Garden party, 174-175; dress for, 556. Gentleman, The, 506-508. Gentleman's stick, 22, 143, 45, 358, 360, 564. Gifts, Christmas, 468; wedding, 319-323; to baby, 382, 468; to bride by groom, 344; to bridesmaids, 336; to engaged couple, 306; to fiancée by groom-elect, 310-311; to wedding ushers, 337; of tickets for balls, concerts, etc., 43. Girls. See: Young girl. Gloves, 220, 246, 333-334, 344, 357, 544, 552, 554-556, 563; removal of when shaking hands, 20; bridegroom's, 333; white, when worn by a gentleman, 35. Godparents, 380-382. Golf, 527.528; invitation to, 128; clubs, 517. Good-bys. See: Leave taking. Governor, close of letter to, 487; how to address, 486; how to announce as a guest, 214; how to introduce, 487. Greetings, chapter on, 18-21; abroad, 606-607; to mourners, 399. Guest cards, 417-418; lists, 186-187; rooms, 413-417, 425-427. Guests, announcement of, 161-162, 214-215; introduction of, 11-12, 487, 489; selection of, 72; to country house, 419-420; to débutante's party, 280; to formal dinner, 178, 185-186; to a wedding, 312-314; tipping by, 426-427. Guests, distinguished, 11, 216. Guests at an afternoon tea, 170; at a christening, 380, 383; at a country house, 410-412, 429-431, 435-439, 470; at a club, 520-523; at a formal dinner, 184, 210-212; at a garden party, 175; at luncheon, 240; in opera box, 35; on private car, 439; on yacht, 439. See also: Precedence;—Seating. Handwriting, 448-449, 460. Hanging the bell, 390. Hat, 35, 245-246, 357, 544, 549, 555-556, 564, 566; lifting of, 23-24; removal of by a gentleman, 22-23, 25. Headdress, 42, 319, 347, 544, 546-547, 552. Healths to the bride, 337; to an engaged couple, 305. "Hello" as a greeting, 19-20. Home, manners in the, 587-592. Hospitality at parties, 175-176; in a country house, chapter on, 410-439. Host, bachelor as, 295-298; payment of restaurant checks by, 32; introductions by, 12; at a ball, 260; at a country house, 429; at a dinner, 184, 211-212, 217; at a garden party, 175. Hostess, manners of, 218; payment of restaurant checks by, 32; presentation to at a dance or at the opera, 12. Hostess at an afternoon tea, 167-170; at a ball, 258-259; in a country house, 411-413, 431-435; at a dinner, 177-184, 210-212, 215-220, 227; at a garden party, 175; at a luncheon, 240. Hotels, 596-597. Hour, dinner, 201; wedding, 314, 318-319; week-end party, 411. House, the well-appointed, chapter on, 131-164; formal entertaining in, 159-164; furniture in, 132-135; organization of, 145-155; servants in, 155-159; service in, 135-145. House party, introductions at, 10; invitations to, 124, 130; bachelor's, 296-298; camp, 440-447, country house, 411-439. House suit, 565. House wedding, 373-375. Housekeeper, 140-141. Housemaid, 148, 425-426. Hunting clubs, 517. Husband and wife, 54, 214, 413, 507, 509, 589-591. Ice cream as dessert, 207-208. Initials, in the signature of a letter, 458; on visiting cards, 76-77; on wedding presents, 322-323. "Introduce," when used in introductions, 4. Introductions, chapter on, 4-17; greetings at, 18-19; letters of, 16-17, 475-478; at a ball, 10, 16; at bridge, 12; at a dinner, 10, 12-13; at a house party; at a luncheon, 9-10; at the opera, 36; on a steamer, 601-602; on the street, 13; at a wedding, 11, 363; of guests of honor, 11; of important personages, 487, 489; of titled foreigners, 608-609; of a visitor to a club, 520-522; self, 12, 602. Invalids, return visits of, 96; visits to, 88, 93. Invitations, chapter on, 98-130; asking for, 117.118; cards in connection with, 83-84, 87, 118, 124, 168, 169; by a chaperon, 291; by telephone, 128-130, 238-239, 380; to an at home with dancing, 112-116; to a bachelor's party, 297-298; to a ball or dance, 112-116, 124, 128, 251-254, 259-260; to a breakfast, 238-239; to bridge, 124, 128-129; to camp, 127; to children, 459-460; to a christening, 380; to country house, 419; to a dinner, 119, 124.125, 128, 188; to golf, 128; to a luncheon, 120, 125-126, 238-239; to a picnic, 124-128; to a house party, 124, 130; to a reception, 119; to theater, 38-39; to a wedding, 98-109, 111, 312-314; to a wedding anniversary, 110. See also: Guests, selection Of. Jewelry, 144, 544, 546-548, 567, 612; for the