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Minding Your Manners

Miss AbigailLooking for some guidance on table manners, introductions, and other social situations from etiquette advisors of years gone by? The following advice should help.

Miscellaneous Etiquette Tips

In Company (1822)
The Desire of Pleasing (1863)
Dear Lovey Dovey (1891)
Narrow and Limited Views (1891)
Sidewalk Manners (1905)
Etiquette's Reward (1923)
Respect Your Elders, You Little Punk! (1923)
Thank Me Now For This Advice (1924)
Sweetness and Kindness (1929)
Stop Drinking and Listen To Your Mother (1939)
Stop Cutting the Cheese, Please (1940)
The Blame Game (1943)
School Days (1943)
Hate the Late? (1948)
Temper, Temper, Temper! (1960/1963)
How Do I Deal with Pesky Neighbors? (1945/1963)
Is it Forward for a Girl to Call a Boy? (1956/1965)
Répondez s'il vous Pretty Please (1966)
So So So So Sorry (1940/1967)
Same-Sex Etiquette: The Same? (1963/1967)
Must I Wait to Wear My White Shoes? (1967)
May I Still Wear Velvet? (1969)
Games and Sports (1948)

Table Manners

A Quick Lesson in Table Manners (1880)
Fingers ~ Chicken ~ Good? (1897)
Odoriferous Food (1950)
Tea, Anyone? (1938/1963/1967)

Introductions and Greetings

Hello? Anyone "At Home"? (1907)
Should Our New Neighbors Welcome Us? (1937)
May I Present Miss So-and-So? (1941)
Put Heart-Warmth in Your Voice (1942)
How To Cultivate an Agreeable Speech (1945)
Alternatives to Waving (1956)
How Do I Shake Hands? (1969)

At Work

Don't Whistle While You Work (1939)
Hey Joe, Could You Please Clip Your Nails in Private? (1939)
(One Man's Suggested) Office Manners (for Women) (1954)

Wedding Etiquette

Do Bridesmaids Need to Buy Gifts? (1924)
Thoughts for the Overly Sensitive Bride (1941)

Travel Etiquette

In Flight (1924)
What to Do and Say When Paying Visits in Washington (1937)
Driving Manners (1945)
Good Manners on the Road (1952)
When You Are A Week-end Guest (1963)
The Best Travelers (1963)

 


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