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The habits of good society: a handbook for ladies and gentlemen (title page)
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| Title | The habits of good society: a handbook for ladies and gentlemen (title page) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | Carleton
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| Publisher Location | United States--New York--New York |
| Publication Date | 1866 |
| Notes | Unillustrated.
From the Last London Edition.
Printed on the title page: "With thoughts, hints, and anecdotes concerning social observances, nice points of taste and good manners, and the art of making one's-self agreeable. The whole interspersed with humorous illustrations of social predicaments, remarks on the history and changes of fashion, and the differences of English and Continental etiquette."
The authors are not identified and the portion of the book written specifically for women is written by a woman referred to simply as "A Matron." In her preface, she writes: "It is true that certain maxims of politeness, and regulations which are thought to refine and improve the manners of good society concern both sexes equally. There are, nevertheless, many niceties in conduct, variations in habits, and delicacies of feeling so purely feminine that the readiest pen of the most observant bachelor... can scarcely encompass."
This book has advice for everyday habits and conduct for men and women including chapters concerning a Description of Vulgar and Dangerous Society; the Lady's Dress - Extravagance, Pecuniary, and in Fashion; Accomplishments - Assisting a Lady to Mount; Feminine Accomplishment - German and Italian Singing; The Carriage of a Lady - Bearing of a Married Woman; Etiquette of Railway Travelling; Dinners, Diners, and Dinner-Parties - The Shape of the Table; Ladies at Dinner - Whom to Invite and Whom Not; Balls, Morning, and Evening Parties, and Marriage.
A full text version of the 1863 edition of this title is available at: http://books.google.com/books?id=Eqw9AAAAYAAJ&ots=ckzk3ubGac&dq=the%20habits%20of%20good%20society%20a%20handbook%20of%20etiquette%20for%20ladies%20and%20gentlemen&pg=PP4#v=onepage&q=&f=false |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Etiquette |
| Category | Manners and social etiquette
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0369 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection BJ1852.H32 1866 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 430, 3-6 p.: unillustrated; 18.5 x 13 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist A.56 |
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