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Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness

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Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness

Arthur Martine

180 pages~3 hr 35 min read19 chapters$4.99
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Conversation is an art with general rules, and Arthur Martine opens by teaching them before a word about forks. His handbook proceeds to dress, introductions, letters of introduction, dinner parties, habits at table and wine, aiming at true politeness rather than mere ceremony. A sensible American favorite of its century. Talk well first; the rest follows.

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19 chapters

  1. 1MARTINE'S HAND-BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND GUIDE TO TRUE POLITENESS.
  2. 2GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
  3. 3THE ART OF CONVERSATION.
  4. 4GENERAL RULES FOR CONVERSATION.
  5. 5ON DRESS.
  6. 6INTRODUCTIONS.
  7. 7LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION.
  8. 8DINNER PARTIES.
  9. 9HABITS AT TABLE.
  10. 10WINE AT TABLE.
  11. 11CARVING.
  12. 12ETIQUETTE OF THE BALL AND ASSEMBLY ROOM.
  13. 13EVENING PARTIES.
  14. 14VISITING.
  15. 15STREET ETIQUETTE.
  16. 16TRAVELING.
  17. 17MARRIAGE.
  18. 18DOMESTIC ETIQUETTE AND DUTIES.

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