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Introduction What Is Best Society? Introductions Greetings Salutations Of Courtesy On The Street And In Public At Public Gatherings Conversation Words, Phrases And Pronunciation One's Position In The Community Cards And Visits Invitations, Acceptances And Regrets The Well-Appointed House Teas And Other Afternoon Parties Formal Dinners Dinner-Giving With Limited Equipment Luncheons, Breakfasts And Suppers Balls And Dances The Débutante The Chaperon And Other Conventions Engagements First Preparations Before A Wedding The Day Of The Wedding Christenings Funerals The Country House And Its Hospitality The House Party In Camp Notes And Shorter Letters Longer Letters The Fundamentals Of Good Behavior Clubs And Club Etiquette Games And Sports Etiquette In Business And Politics Dress The Clothes Of A Gentleman The Kindergarten Of Etiquette Every-Day Manners At Home Traveling At Home And Abroad The Growth Of Good Taste In America
A contemporary etiquette book for today's teenagers, from the first lady of manners--Emily Post.
A complete revision of the step-by-step guide for planning a perfect wedding provides advice on every phase of the wedding process, from the announcement of the engagement to the last detail of the wedding reception.
Completely revised and updated with a focus on civility and inclusion, the 19th edition of Emily Post’s Etiquette is the most trusted resource for navigating life’s every situation From social networking to social graces, Emily Post is the definitive source on etiquette for generations of Americans. That tradition continues with the fully revised and updated 19th edition of Etiquette. Authored by etiquette experts Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning—Emily Post’s great-great grandchildren—this edition tackles classic etiquette and manners advice with an eye toward diversity and the contemporary sensibility that etiquette is defined by consideration, respect, and honesty. As our pers...
Suggestions, rules, advice, and explanations pertaining to contemporary etiquette and good manners, covering virtually all formal, informal, and casual occasions and situations involving conventional or traditional expectations and proprieties.
In The Excommunication of Elizabeth I, Aislinn Muller examines the excommunication and deposition of Queen Elizabeth I of England by the Roman Catholic Church, and its political afterlife during her reign. Muller shows that Elizabeth’s excommunication was a crucial turning point for both Catholics and Protestants, one that irrevocably changed attitudes towards the queen, widened political participation and resistance, and posed a destabilising threat to her regime. The Excommunication of Elizabeth I demonstrates how this event exacerbated religious tensions in England’s foreign and domestic politics, and how Elizabeth’s conflict with the papacy shaped the development of anti-Catholicism in post-Reformation England.
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Inspired by her hugely popular podcast, How To Fail is Elizabeth Day’s brilliantly funny, painfully honest and insightful celebration of things going wrong.
The #1 international bestseller and The New York Times Editor’s Choice “As lush as the novels of Kate Morton and Diane Setterfield, as exciting as The Alienist and Iain Pears’ An Instance of the Fingerpost, this exquisite literary thriller will intrigue book clubs and rivet fans of historical fiction.” —A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window “A lush, evocative Gothic.” —The New York Times Book Review “This terrifically exciting novel will jolt, thrill, and bewitch readers.” —Booklist, starred review Obsession is an art. In this “sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art, and obsession” (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author...
How wealthy American women--as consumers and as influencers--helped shape French couture of the late nineteenth century; lavishly illustrated. French fashion of the late nineteenth century is known for its allure, its ineffable chic--think of John Singer Sargent's Madame X and her scandalously slipping strap. For Parisian couturiers and their American customers, it was also serious business. In Dressing Up, Elizabeth Block examines the couturiers' influential clientele--wealthy American women who bolstered the French fashion industry with a steady stream of orders from the United States. Countering the usual narrative of the designer as solo creative genius, Block shows that these women--as ...