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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903. Excerpt: ... XIII. MANNERS IN SOCIETY. Social Regulations Necessary. Society in its narrower sense, and as used here, means the gathering of people together for mutual entertainment. They become acquainted with each other in the relation of host and guest, they associate with other guests with the object in view of giving and receiving pleasure. Business cares and worries are thrown aside, studies are dropped for the time, the intimacy of the family circle is exchanged for a more formal code of manners. This code, in some of its phases, may be quite intricate, and necessitate constant familiarity with changing usages, or consultation of special authorities on the subject. Yet every rule is based upon the idea of giving pleasure, and of restraining or banishing whatever would mar the pleasure of those thus brought into contact. Calls, visits, dinners, receptions, dances, with an infinite variety of other forms of social amusement, all have their regulations. Yet if one acts upon the underlying principles of courtesy, and is watchful, he will be in little danger of committing any serious blunder. As in other matters, only the most general directions can be given, and minor rules for special occasions must be learned by experience, as gained practically by one's self, or as recorded by others for our benefit. Calls. In making calls, if the hostess has a set day for receiving visitors, we should go then. Social calls at random times are likely to interrupt important work, and to waste precious minutes. We should be very careful not to visit the same house too often. We shall be more welcome if we give people time to wish to see us. When we do go, we should know enough not to stay too long. The worst social nuisance is the bore. A visitor who comes too frequently, and stay...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781151422965
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 40
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151422967
  • Publisher Date: 04 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 91 gr


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