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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

THE PROPOSAL PROPER

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CHAPTER TWO: THE ETIQUETTE OF ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDINGS

THE HISTORIC ASPECT

ANNOUNCING THE ENGAGEMENT

THE BRIDE-TO-BE

THE ENGAGEMENT LUNCHEON

SELECTING THE BRIDAL PARTY

INVITATIONS AND WEDDING PRESENTS

DUTIES OF THE BEST MAN

THE BRIDE'S TEA

THE MAID OF HONOR

THE BACHELOR DINNER AND AFTER

THE BRIDAL DINNER

A CHURCH WEDDING

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CHAPTER THREE: THE ETIQUETTE OF TRAVEL

HINTS FOR THE CORRECT PEDESTRIAN

TRAVELLING BY RAIL

GOOD FORM ON A STREET CAR

A HONEYMOON IN A SUBWAY

TRAVELLING UNDER STEAM

A CORRECT NIGHT IN A PULLMAN

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CHAPTER FOUR: AT THE CONCERT AND THE OPERA

LISTENING TO A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

CORRECT BEHAVIOR AT A PIANO RECITAL

IN A BOX AT THE OPERA

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CHAPTER FIVE: ETIQUETTE FOR DRY AGENTS

SOME BROADER ASPECTS OF PROHIBITION

THE COLLEGE GRADUATE AS DRY AGENT

PLANNING A DRY RAID ON A MASQUERADE BALL

A WORD ABOUT CORRECT COSTUMES

GOOD FORM FOR DRY AGENTS DURING A RAID

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CHAPTER SIX: A CHAPTER FOR SCHOOLGIRLS

SELECTING A PROPER SCHOOL

CORRECT EQUIPMENT FOR THE SCHOOLGIRL

A JOURNEY AROUND NEW YORK

THE FIRST DAYS IN THE NEW SCHOOL

BECOMING ACCLIMATIZED

A VISITOR FROM PRINCETON

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CHAPTER SEVEN: THE ETIQUETTE OF GAMES AND SPORTS

GOLF AS A PASTIME

AN AFTERNOON AT THE OLD FARM WITH THE DICE

CORRECT BEHAVIOR ON A PICNIC

BOXING IN AMERICAN SOCIETY

FORMAL AND INFORMAL DRINKING

A JOLLY HALLOWE'EN PARTY

RECEIVING THE GUESTS

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CHAPTER EIGHT: CORRESPONDENCE AND INVITATIONS

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CORRESPONDENCE FOR YOUNG LADIES

An Incorrect Letter from a Débutante to a Taxidermist Thanking Him for Having Stuffed Her Pet Alice

A Correct Letter from a Débutante to a Taxidermist Thanking Him for Having Stuffed Her Pet Alice

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An Incorrect Letter from a Princeton Student to a Yale Student Congratulating the Latter on His Football Victory

A Correct Letter from a Princeton Student to a Yale Student Congratulating the Latter on His Football Victory

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LETTERS TO PARENTS

A Correct Letter from a Young Lady in Boarding School to Her Parents

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LETTERS FROM PARENTS

A Correct Letter from a Mother to Her Son Congratulating Him on His Election to the Presidency of the United States

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LETTERS TO PROSPECTIVE FATHERS-IN-LAW

A Correct Letter to a Prospective Father-in-Law Who Is a Business Man

A Correct Letter to a Prospective Father-in-Law Who Is in the Advertising Business

A Correct Letter to a Prospective Father-in-Law Who Is Employed in a Credit Department

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A Correct Letter from a Young Man Traveling in Europe to His Fiancée

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CORRESPONDENCE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS

A Correct "Public Letter" from a Congressman

A Correct Private Letter of a Congressman

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LETTERS TO NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, ETC.

A Correct Letter from an Elderly Gentleman to the Editor of a Newspaper or Magazine

A Correct Letter from an Indignant Father to an Editor of Low Ideals

A Letter from a Member of the Lower Classes. Particular pains should be taken in answering such letters as it should always be our aim to lend a hand to those aspiring toward better things.

A Correct Letter to the Lost and Found Department of a Periodical, inquiring for a Missing Relative. This should be referred to the persons mentioned in the letter who will probably take prompt and vigorous action.

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LETTERS TO STRANGERS

A CORRECT LETTER TO A FRENCH VISITOR

A CORRECT LETTER TO A BEARDED LADY

ACCEPTANCES AND REGRETS

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CHAPTER NINE: THE ETIQUETTE OF DINNERS AND BALLS

FORMAL DINNERS IN AMERICA

TABLE MANNERS FOR CHILDREN

A CHILD'S GARDEN OF ETIQUETTE

ETIQUETTE IN THE SCHOOL

CONVERSATION AT DINNER

STEWART'S LIGHTNING CALCULATOR OF DINNER TABLE CONVERSATION

BALLS AND DANCES

HINTS FOR STAGS

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TRAVELLING BY RAIL

IN America much of the travelling is done by "rail." The etiquette of railroad behavior is extremely complicated, especially if one is forced to spend the night en route (on the way) and many and ludicrous are the mistakes made by those whose social training has apparently fitted them more for a freight car than for an up-to-date "parlor" or "Pullman" coach.