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Title: American etiquette and rules of politeness
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Houghton, Walter R. (Walter Raleigh), 1845-1929
Subjects: Etiquette
Publisher: New York : Standard Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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in freely and cheerfullygiving your visitor the best you have in the way ofrooms, provisions, and other means of entertainment.Having done this, make no apologies because you haveno better. Your general demeanor toward your guestswill do more toward making them feel at home andenjoy their visit than any amount of grandeur and lux-ury. Devote as much time as you can to the amuse-ment and society of your visitors, and let them feel,from your kindness and cheerfulness, that you enjoytheir presence. ETIQUETTE OF VISITING. 145 UBGING GUESTS TO STAT. Kindly, and even urgently, invite your friend to stayas long as you wish ; but when a time has been fixedupon for his departure, do not try to break in uponhis plans. Assist him in his departure, and ask himto visit you again. LEAVE-TAKING. On leaving, a guest should express the pleasure thathis visit has afforded him. On reaching home he willwrite and inform the family whom he visited of hissafe arrival, and renew his expressions of pleasure.
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10 CHAPTER XVII. RECEPTIONS, PARTIES AND BALLS. FTERNOON parties areheld from four to sevenoclock in the after-noon. They are called Morning Recep-tions. A sufficientnumber for a quad-rille sometimes remainter most of the companyleft, DRESS. gentlemen, morning dress is worn; no white neckties and dress should be seen. A lady should not wear low-neck dresses nor ^SgS^S^r short sleeves, but should be dressed in ^T5F~ demi-toilet, with or without bonnet. Her dress may be of material to suit the taste of the wearer, and the season of the year. She should reserve elegant jewelry and laces for evening parties.

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