A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one |
Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory |
Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory |
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use. |
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use. |
Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor. |
She must not swing her arms as though they were dangling ropes; she must not switch herself this way and that; she must not shout; and she must not, while wearing her bridal veil, smoke a cigarette |
The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy and Serenity. |
The good guest is almost invisible, enjoying him or herself, communing with fellow guests, and, most of all, enjoying the generous hospitality of the hosts |
To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule. |
To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a ''home'' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation. |