Category Archives: Etiquette Through Time

Getting Presented to Queen Victoria, Paying Social Calls, and Riding Etiquette in the 1870s

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Susanna

Today I am excerpting again from The Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Etiquette: A Complete Manual of the Manners and Dress of American Society. Containing Forms of Letters, Invitations, Acceptances and Regrets. With a Copious Index published in 1877. I must be honest … Continue reading →

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On Morning Calls and Hosting Dinner Parties, Balls and Routs in the Late Regency

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Susanna

In my last post, we examined gentlemen’s etiquette, so it’s only fair to see how the ladies are behaving.  I’m excerpting from the British edition (the book was later released in America) of Domestic Duties; Or, Instructions To Young Married … Continue reading →

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Certain Points of Good Breeding for Gentlemen in 1847

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Susanna

I give up! I can’t find any good images for this post. Strangely, it’s hard to find pictures of men doing manly things of good breeding between the years 1840 and 1850. I suppose I could track down some paintings … Continue reading →

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Minding Your Manners in 1884: Leaving Calling Cards, Making Introductions, and Seating Your Dinner Guests

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Susanna

From “Letts’s Illustrated Household Magazine, A Complete Encyclopedia of Domestic Requirements” 1884, London. N the treatment of a subject, the operation of which pervades the whole system of social ethics, it is difficult, almost impossible, to prescribe a strict code of … Continue reading →

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