Decorum
Subtitle: a practical treatise on etiquette and dress of the best American society
By: rev. by S. L. Louis
Contributors: Louis, S. L., ed; Louis, S. L., editor
Publisher: Union Publishing House; C.L. Snyder & Co.
Published: 1881
Place of publication: New York, [etc.]; Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
Subjects: Etiquette
Description: Introductory -- Entrance into society -- Introductions -- Salutations -- Social intercourse -- Conversation -- Visits -- Dinner parties and balls -- Street etiquette -- Riding and driving -- Traveling -- Etiquette of public places -- Letter writing -- Courtship and marriage -- Domestic etiquette and duties -- Table etiquette -- Miscellaneous rules of etiquette -- Washington etiquette -- Business -- Anniversary weddings -- Funerals -- Dress --Harmony of color in dress. Size in relations to dress and color --The toilette -- Hints on the improvement and display of female beauty -- Servants -- Home decoration -- Amusements --Etiquette with children -- Etiquette for baptism -- Etiquette of the studio -- Precious stones and finger-rings with sentiments -- Flowers and their sentiments -- Toilet recipes.
Notes: Republished, with additions, under title: Social culture ... Springfield, Mass., The King-Richardson Co., 1902.