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Illustrations
- Table Manners Betray One's Bringing-Up . . . 22
- Hat?—Toupee?—or Book? . . . 22
- Park Benches and Their Uses . . . 22
- Travelling with a Player Piano . . . 23
- A Child, a Banana, a Hard-Boiled Egg . . . 23
- A Crude Bridegroom . . . 30
- A Best Man's Blunder . . . 30
- The Pun "De Rigueur" . . . 31
- The Young Man Doesn't Know How to Drink . . . 31
- Ignorance of Sporting Terms Betrays the "Cockney" . . . 46
- Correct Bathing Costumes for Ladies . . . 47
- Proper Attitude Towards the Hostess' Furniture . . . 47
- The Man of Refinement Controls His Emotions . . . 62
- Comparative Advantages of the Pen—the Phone . . . 63
- Hints on Homely Young Ladies at a Dance . . . 78
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- The Law of Reprisal in Etiquette . . . 79
- Chivalry or the Instinct of Self-Preservation? A Fine Point . . . 94
- An Inexperienced "Gun" . . . 95
- Packets of Old Letters Make Acceptable Wedding Gifts . . . 110
- Correct Methods of Using Table Hardware . . . 110
- It Is Sometimes Best to Be Frank . . . 111
- "Who Shall Write First?" . . . 126
- Correct Negotiations for a Seat in the Subway . . . 142
- Old Fashioned Letter and Writers vs. Perfect Behaviour . . . 143
- What to Avoid in Crests . . . 143
- Care Should Be Exercised in the Choice of Post-Cards . . . 158
- Cards Concealed about the Person Betray the Boor . . . 159
- It Is Not the Custom to Comment on the Quantity of Soup Consumed by a Guest . . . 174
- False Teeth Should Remain in the Mouth throughout any Given
Dinner . . . 175
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- Vision and Ingenuity in Courtship . . . 190
- "Say It with Flowers" . . . 191
- Etiquette without Tears, Mother's Artful Aid . . . 206
- Illustrating the Inestimable Value of Stewart's Lightning Calculator . . . 207
- A Word of Warning and Encouragement . . . 222
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