The ultimate guide to manners in the real world! Is it rude to keep checking your phone during lunch with a friend? Are handwritten thank-you notes still necessary? A respected etiquette coach solves these modern dilemmas and more-including issues unique to our times, such as privacy and cyberspace, personal interaction in a diverse society, and professional protocol around the globe.

Do unto others as you would others should do to you. You can never be rude if you bear the rule always in mind, for what lady likes to be treated rudely? True Christian politeness will always be the result of an unselfish regard for the feelings of others, and though you may err in the ceremonious points of etiquette, you will never be im polite. Politeness, founded upon such a rule, becomes the expression, in graceful manner, of social virtues. The spirit of politeness consists in a certain attention to forms and ceremonies, which are meant both to please others and ourselves, and to make others pleased with us ;a still clearer definition may be given by saying that politeness is goodness of heart put into daily practice; the.re can be no true, politeness without kindness, purity, singleness of heart, and sensibility. Many believe that politeness is but a mask worn in the world to conceal bad passions and impulses, and to make a show of possessing virtues not really existing in the heart; thus, that politeness is merely hypocrisy and dissimulation. Do not believe this; be certain that those who profess such a doctrine are practising themselves the deceit they condemn so much.

"Routledge's Manual of Etiquette" is a classic guide to manners and decorum. Authored by George Routledge, this manual provides insights into the social customs and etiquettes of the time. From dinner parties to letter writing, the book covers a wide range of topics, offering readers a glimpse into the standards of politeness and proper behavior. It's a valuable resource for those interested in the ethics and etiquettes of yesteryears.

Sophia Orne (Edwards) Johnson (1826-1899) better known as aDaisy Eyebrighta, was an American author. She wrote for many of the periodicals of her day and began a journal entitled Daisy Eyebrightas Journal for the Country Gentleman. Her works include Every Woman Her Own Flower Gardener (1871), A Manual of Etiquette (1873) and Household Hints and Recipes (with Henry T. Williams) (1877).

A guide to etiquette that was used right after the Civil War. Recommended by the Confederate Yankee.