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Perfect Behavior
[frontispiece]
[title page]
[dedication]
Contents
Illustrations
1.
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
2.
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 REHEARSAL
THE BRIDAL DINNER
A CHURCH WEDDING
3.
CHAPTER THREE: THE ETIQUETTE OF TRAVEL
[section]
HINTS FOR THE CORRECT PEDESTRIAN
TRAVELLING BY RAIL
GOOD FORM ON A STREET CAR
IN THE SUBWAY
A HONEYMOON IN A SUBWAY
TRAVELLING UNDER STEAM
A CORRECT NIGHT IN A PULLMAN
4.
CHAPTER FOUR: AT THE CONCERT AND THE OPERA
[section]
LISTENING TO A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CORRECT BEHAVIOR AT A PIANO RECITAL
IN A BOX AT THE OPERA
5.
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
6.
CHAPTER SIX: A CHAPTER FOR SCHOOLGIRLS
[section]
SELECTING A PROPER SCHOOL
CORRECT EQUIPMENT FOR THE SCHOOLGIRL
EN ROUTE
A JOURNEY AROUND NEW YORK
THE FIRST DAYS IN THE NEW SCHOOL
BECOMING ACCLIMATIZED
A VISITOR FROM PRINCETON
7.
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
BRIDGE WHIST
FORMAL AND INFORMAL DRINKING
A JOLLY HALLOWE'EN PARTY
INVITATIONS
RECEIVING THE GUESTS
HOW TO MYSTIFY
GAMES
8.
CHAPTER EIGHT: CORRESPONDENCE AND INVITATIONS
CORRESPONDENCE
CORRESPONDENCE FOR YOUNG LADIES
[subsection]
An Incorrect Letter from a Débutante to a Taxidermist Thanking Him for Having Stuffed Her Pet Alice
[subsection]
A Correct Letter from a Débutante to a Taxidermist Thanking Him for Having Stuffed Her Pet Alice
COLLEGE BOYS
[subsection]
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
LETTERS TO PARENTS
[subsection]
A Correct Letter from a Young Lady in Boarding School to Her Parents
LETTERS FROM PARENTS
[subsection]
A Correct Letter from a Mother to Her Son Congratulating Him on His Election to the Presidency of the United States
LETTERS TO PROSPECTIVE FATHERS-IN-LAW
[subsection]
A Correct Letter to a Prospective Father-in-Law Who Is a Business Man
[subsection]
A Correct Letter to a Prospective Father-in-Law Who Is in the Advertising Business
[subsection]
A Correct Letter to a Prospective Father-in-Law Who Is Employed in a Credit Department
[letter]
[letter]
[subsection]
LOVE LETTERS
[subsection]
A Correct Letter from a Young Man Traveling in Europe to His Fiancée
CORRESPONDENCE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS
[subsection]
A Correct "Public Letter" from a Congressman
A Correct Private Letter of a Congressman
LETTERS TO NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, ETC.
[subsection]
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.
LETTERS TO STRANGERS
[subsection]
A CORRECT LETTER TO A FRENCH VISITOR
[subsection]
A CORRECT LETTER TO A BEARDED LADY
INVITATIONS
ACCEPTANCES AND REGRETS
9.
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
MIXED DANCING
HINTS FOR STAGS
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