The laws of etiquette
Subtitle: or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society.
By: By a gentleman.
Publisher: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard
Published: 1836
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Etiquette.
Description: In a rapidly growing consumer market for etiquette manuals during the nineteenth century, this is an example of a manual that attempts to reinforce the authority of its contents by suggesting legal foundations in its title as well as the qualifications of its author, in this case "A Gentleman." The straightforward chapters include "Good Breeding," "Dress," "Balls," and "Funerals." Reissued throughout the 1840s, much of the manual is a paraphrasing of earlier texts.
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