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CHAPTER ONE: THE ETIQUETTE OF COURTSHIP

A FEW WORDS ABOUT LOVE

CORRECT INTRODUCTIONS; HOW TO MAKE THEM

CARDS AND FLOWERS

FLOWERS AND THEIR MESSAGE IN COURTSHIP

RECEIVING AN INVITATION TO CALL

THE ETIQUETTE OF TELEPHONING

MAKING THE FIRST CALL

CONVERSATION AND SOME OF ITS USES

A PROPER CALL

THE PROPOSAL PROPER

CHAPTER TWO: THE ETIQUETTE OF ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDINGS

CHAPTER THREE: THE ETIQUETTE OF TRAVEL

CHAPTER FOUR: AT THE CONCERT AND THE OPERA

CHAPTER FIVE: ETIQUETTE FOR DRY AGENTS

CHAPTER SIX: A CHAPTER FOR SCHOOLGIRLS

CHAPTER SEVEN: THE ETIQUETTE OF GAMES AND SPORTS

CHAPTER EIGHT: CORRESPONDENCE AND INVITATIONS

CHAPTER NINE: THE ETIQUETTE OF DINNERS AND BALLS

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THE PROPOSAL PROPER

ABOUT the second or third month of a formal courtship it is customary for the man to propose matrimony, and if the girl has been "out" for three or four years and has several younger sisters coming along, it is customary for her to accept him. They then become "engaged," and the courtship is concluded.