Manners, Culture and Dress of the Best American Society: Including Social, Commercial and Legal Forms, Letter Writing, Invitations, &c., Also Valuable Suggestions on Self Culture and Home TrainingKing, Richardson, 1894 - 502 pages |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Manners, Culture and Dress of the Best American Society: Including Social ... Richard A. Wells Affichage du livre entier - 1891 |
Manners, Culture and Dress of the Best American Society: Including Social ... Richard A. Wells Affichage du livre entier - 1892 |
Manners, Culture and Dress of the Best American Society,: Including Social ... Richard A. Wells Affichage du livre entier - 1890 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
accept acquaintance agreeable amusement attention avoid beautiful in spirit beauty blue breeding cards cere ceremony champagne wine chilblains church colors conversation courtesy cretonne dance Dance with grace dinner double entendre drachms dress duty engagement etiquette express feel flowers gentleman Geranium give gloves grace guests habit hair hand HANNA TOWNSHIP happy harmonize heart honor hostess hour husband introduction invitation keep kind L. P. Davis leave letter look Lord Chesterfield manner marriage married lady mind nature never occasion ounce party pearlash person plants pleasure politeness possible present proper propriety quire receive respect rule salutation scarlet seat servants side silk sion society speak spect spermaceti stranger street talk taste things tion unless visitor walk wedding well-bred wife wish woman women words worn write
Fréquemment cités
Page 25 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Page 217 - I have observed that a married man, falling into misfortune, is more apt to retrieve his situation in the world than a single one; partly because he is more stimulated to exertion by the necessities of...
Page 293 - Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and in all causes of passion, admit reason to govern.
Page 25 - WHO can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 30 - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3 ORDER Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4 RESOLUTION Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 5 FRUGALITY Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; ie, waste nothing.
Page 291 - In the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming noise, nor drum with your fingers or feet.
Page 30 - INDUSTRY Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
Page 291 - Read no letters, books, or papers in company ; but when there is a necessity for doing it, you must ask leave. Come not near the books or writings of any one so as to read them, unless desired, nor give your opinion of them unasked ; also, look not nigh when another is writing a letter.
Page 296 - Be not angry at table, whatever happens; and if you have reason to be so show it not; put on a cheerful countenance, especially if there be strangers for good humor makes one dish a feast.
Page 294 - Go not thither where you know not whether you shall be welcome or not. Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.