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PART I

What is Etiquette?--Laws of Society--Control of the Impulses--Regard for the Rights of Others--The Danger of Intolerance--Why it Pays to Be Agreeable--The Simplest Culture.

The Origin of Manners--The Manners of To-day--Good Society in America--The True Lady and Gentleman--The Secret of Social Success--What Manners Will Do for You--Etiquette's Reward.

Of Special Importance--The Proposal--The Engagement Ring--Announcing the Engagement--The Most Usual Method--Announcing an Engagement in the Newspapers--Engagement Gifts--Bridal Showers--Length of the Engagement--Responsibility for the Wedding--Families and Friends.

The Wedding Invitation--Size and Material--Kinds of Envelopes-- Addressing the Envelopes--Invitations to Church Wedding--Invitation to Home Wedding--Wedding in a Friend's Home--When Cards are Enclosed --Invitations to Second Marriages--Invitation to Wedding Anniversary --Informal Wedding Invitation--Acknowledging the Formal Wedding Invitations--Whom to Invite--Sending the Invitations--Recalling the Wedding Invitation--Breaking an Engagement--Returning Gifts-- When Death Intervenes.

The Church Wedding--Attendants--The Bridesmaids--Rehearsals-- Regarding the Ushers--The Wedding Day--Arriving at the Church-- Wedding Music--The Wedding Procession--The Ceremony--Leaving the Altar--Rice, etc.--The Wedding Reception--The Wedding Breakfast-- The Wedding Present--Acknowledging Wedding Presents--The Home Wedding --The Second Wedding--Some Important Conventions--Seeking Advice-- Wedding Anniversaries--The Silver Wedding--The Reception--Tin and Wooden Weddings--The Golden Wedding--The Golden Wedding a Glorious Achievement.

Origin of the Trousseau--The Trousseau of To-day--About the Linens --For the Bride--The Wedding Dress--The Bride's Veil--Wedding Flowers--Dress of the Maid of Honor--Marrying in Traveling Dress.

Funeral Customs--The Funeral of To-day--When Death Enters the Family--Taking Charge--Announcing the Death--Some Necessary Preparations--The Ladies of the Family--The Pall-Bearers--Duties of Pall-Bearers--The Church Funeral--Order of Precedence--The House Funeral--A Point of Importance--Removing Signs of Grief --Seclusion During Mourning--Dress at Funerals--Interment and Cremation--Mourning Dress--Mourning Dress for Men--Mourning Stationery.

Announcing the Birth of the Child--Responding to the Announcement-- Godparents--Invitations to a Christening--A Church Christening--The House Christening--After the Baptism--Gifts.

PART II

Purpose of the Introduction--Creating Conversation--When to Introduce--Importance of Care--Special Introductions--When the Name Isn't Heard--The Correct Introduction--Group Introductions-- The Chance Introduction--Incomplete Introductions--Indirect Introductions--The Acknowledgment--Forms of Acknowledgment-- Future Recognition of Introduction--Introducing at Dinner-- Introducing at the Dance--Introducing at Receptions--Speaking without Introduction--Introducing Children--Cordiality in Introductions.

The Letter of Introduction--Presenting the Letter--Acknowledging a Letter of Introduction--Model Letters of Introduction--The Card of Introduction--Business Introductions.

The Beginning of Social Calls--When Calls are Made--The Proper Length of a Call--The Day at Home--Dress for Calls--Paying the First Call--Calls of Obligation--About Returning Calls--The Call of Condolence--The Call of Congratulations and Inquiry-- The Social Calls of Men--The Invalid's Call--Asking a New Acquaintance to Call--The Woman's Business Call--Receiving Calls--Duties of the Hostess--Receiving the Chance Caller-- When the Host is at Home--Taking Leave of the Hostess--The Evening Call--When Gentlemen Receive Callers--Making a Chance Call--Informal Calls.

Your Card a Representative of You--General Rules Regarding Cards --Size of Cards for Women--Size and Material of Cards for Men-- Titles on Cards for Women--Cards for Widows--The Young Lady's Card--Indicating the Day at Home--The Married Couple's Card-- Using Jr. and Sr.--Titles on Cards for Men--Professional Cards for Men--Cards for Mourning--When the Woman Goes a-Calling--When More than One Card is Left--Some More Points About Calls and Cards--The Chance Call--Simple Card-Leaving--Should a Stranger Leave Cards?--Cards and Business Calls--When a Man Leaves Cards --The Man's Chance Call--About Leaving and Posting Cards--Leaving Cards of Inquiry--Acknowledging Cards of Inquiry and Condolence --Announcement Cards--When Traveling--P.P.C. Cards.

Some General Rules--Invitation to a Formal Dance--Accepting the Invitation--For the Informal Dance--The Dinner Dance--The D?but Dance--Invitations for the Subscription Dance--Acknowledging Subscription Dance Invitations--Invitation to Public Ball-- Requesting an Invitation--The Dinner Invitation--In Honor of Celebrated Guests--The Acknowledgments--For the Informal Dinner --When the Dinner is Not at Home--The Daughter as Hostess-- Inviting a Stop-Gap--To Break a Dinner Engagement--Invitations for Luncheons--Acknowledging the Luncheon Invitation--The Informal Invitation--Reception Invitations--Reception in Honor of a Special Guest--Invitations to Garden Parties-- Acknowledging the Garden Party Invitation--House or Week-End Parties--The "Bread-and-Butter" Letter--Invitations to the Theater and Opera--Invitations to Musicales and Private Theatricals--Children's Party Invitations--Invitations to a Christening--A Word of Special Caution.

To-day and Yesterday--The Letter You Write--The Business Letter --Function of the Social Letter--The Etiquette of Stationery-- Letter and Note Paper--Crests and Monograms--Use of the Typewriter --Regarding the Salutation--Closing the Letter--Addressing the Envelope--Letter of Condolence--Acknowledging a Letter of Condolence--Etiquette of the Friendly Letter--The Child's Letter--Letters to Persons of Title.

The Home--Appearance of the House--Dress--Dress for Children-- Children and Development--Know Your Children!--Imitation--The Child's Speech--At the Table--Playmates--Children's Parties-- Planning Surprises--Receiving the Young Guests--About the Birthday Party--When the Young Guests Leave--Children's Entertainments Away from Home--Children and Dancing--A Word to Parents--Amusements--Let the Child be Natural--The Young Girl--The Girl's Manner--The Chaperon--The Young Country Miss --The Girl and Her Mother--For the Shy and Self-Conscious-- Forget About Yourself--Why the Shy are Awkward--Self-Confidence Versus Conceit--Country Hospitality--Importance of Simplicity-- The Hostess--The Guest--For Country Folks--The Endless Round of Hospitality--When to Invite--The Guests and Their Duties-- Addressing Titled People.

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CHURCH DECORATED FOR A FORMAL WEDDING 62

AN ALTAR FOR A HOME WEDDING 142

DECORATIONS FOR A WEDDING IN A SMALL CHURCH 190

PART I

BOOK OF ETIQUETTE

INTRODUCTION TO ETIQUETTE

WHAT IS ETIQUETTE?

At a meeting of army officers during the Civil War, one of them began to relate a questionable story, remarking, as if to excuse his lack of good taste, that "there were no ladies present." General Grant, who was acting as chairman of the meeting, remarked, "No, but there are gentlemen"--and he refused to allow the officer to continue the story.

What is a gentleman? The question is an old one. It cannot be ancestry, for often the son of most noble and honored parentage is merely a coarse compound of clay and money, offered to society as a gentleman, It cannot be dress--for surely Beau Brummell was not what the world loves to call a gentleman, despite his stiffly starched cravats and brightly polished boots. It cannot be money, for then many a common thief, made wealthy by his ill-gotten gains, would be entitled to "Shut up--I'm thinking I'm World Director," the Butcher informed them, contorting his face diabolically.

Hal spoke to the uninjes, pointing to the side of the corridor. Obediently four of them lined up.

But Brute was peering down the corridor toward where it merged into a deeper darkness. His short legs stiffened, his neckless head seemed to retreat even further between his powerful shoulders, his lips writhed back to show his gleaming fangs, and a completely unfamiliar sound issued from his throat. A choked, grating sound. A growl. The other uninjes moved uneasily.

"Do you suppose something's the matter with his circuits?" Joggy whispered. "Maybe he's getting racial memories from the Scands."

"Of course not," Hal said irritably.

"Brute, get over there," the Butcher commanded. Unwillingly, eyes still fixed on the blackness ahead, Brute obeyed.

The three boys started on. Hal and Joggy experienced a vaguely electrical tingling that vanished almost immediately. They looked back. The Butcher had been stopped by an invisible wall.

"I told you you couldn't fool the usher," Hal said.

The Butcher hurled himself forward. The wall gave a little, then bounced him back with equal force.

"I bet it'll be a bum time view anyway," the Butcher said, not giving up, but not trying again. "And I still don't think the usher can tell how old you are. I bet there's an over-age teacher spying on you through a hole, and if he doesn't like your looks, he switches on the usher."

But the others had disappeared in the blackness. The Butcher waited and then sat down beside the uninjes. Brute laid his head on his knee and growled faintly down the corridor.

"Take it easy, Brute," the Butcher consoled him. "I don't think Tamerlane was really a Scand of the Navies anyhow."

Two chattering girls hardly bigger than himself stepped through the usher as if it weren't there.

They glared at him and one of them said: "A cub!" But he had his arms folded and wasn't looking at them.

Meanwhile, subordinate ushers had guided Hal and Joggy away from the main entrance to the Time Theater. A sphincter dilated and they found themselves in a small transparent cubicle from which they could watch the show without disturbing the adult audience. They unstrapped their levitators, laid them on the floor and sat down.

The darkened auditorium was circular. Rising from a low central platform was a huge bubble of light, its lower surface somewhat flattened. The audience was seated in concentric rows around the bubble, their keen and compassionate faces dimly revealed by the pale central glow.

But it was the scene within the bubble that riveted the attention of the boys.

Great brooding trees, the trunks of the nearer ones sliced by the bubble's surface, formed the background. Through the dark, wet foliage appeared glimpses of a murky sky, while from the ceiling of the bubble, a ceaseless rain dripped mournfully. A hooded figure crouched beside a little fire partly shielded by a gnarled trunk. Squatting round about were wiry, blue-eyed men with shoulder-length blond hair and full blond beards. They were clothed in furs and metal-studded leather.

Here and there were scattered weapons and armor--long swords glistening with oil to guard them from rust, crudely painted circular shields, and helmets from which curved the horns of beasts. Back and forth, lean, wolflike dogs paced with restless monotony.

Sometimes the men seemed to speak together, or one would rise to peer down the misty forest vistas, but mostly they were motionless. Only the hooded figure, which they seemed to regard with a mingled wonder and fear, swayed incessantly to the rhythm of some unheard chant.

"The Time Bubble has been brought to rest in one of the barbaric cultures of the Dawn Era," a soft voice explained, so casually that Joggy looked around for the speaker, until Hal nudged him sharply, whispering with barely perceptible embarrassment: "Don't do that, Joggy. It's just the electronic interpreter. It senses our development and hears our questions and then it automats background and answers. But it's no more alive than an adolescer or a kinderobot. Got a billion microtapes, though."

The interpreter continued: "The skin-clad men we are viewing in Time in the Round seem to be a group of warriors of the sort who lived by pillage and rapine. The hooded figure is a most unusual find. We believe it to be that of a sorcerer who pretended to control the forces of nature and see into the future."

Joggy whispered: "How is it that we can't see the audience through the other side of the bubble? We can see through this side, all right."

"The bubble only shines light out," Hal told him hurriedly, to show he knew some things as well as the interpreter. "Nothing, not even light, can get into the bubble from outside. The audience on the other side of the bubble sees into it just as we do, only they're seeing the other way--for instance, they can't see the fire because the tree is in the way. And instead of seeing us beyond, they see more trees and sky."

Joggy nodded. "You mean that whatever way you look at the bubble, it's a kind of hole through time?"

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