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Etiquette, the American Code of Manners; A Study of the Usages, Laws, and Observances Which Govern Intercourse in the Best Circles of American Society


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... extravagance. No European is ashamed to be poor, or to say "I cannot afford it." All Americans were once ashamed to say this, because they thought it reflected dishonor upon them; and almost any American would rather pay a dishonest charge than to dispute it. Few, if any, Americans would take the trouble which Mr. Cobden did in New York, to give a whole day to the bringing to justice of a cabman who charged him too much; and yet how much better would our laws be observed if that were the practice of every American. Americans returned from Europe have the greatest future before them, if they will patriotically devote themselves to the righting of wrongs and to the correcting of abuses. Much in our great country goes by default. We are all taking things very easily as to the administration of the laws. Our cities show, by the dreadful disorder and peculation which this want of espionage has brought about, how unwise a plan it is. Let us, therefore, copy that part of European civilization which tends to wise economy, judicious surveillance, and to polished manners and refined lives, without affectation. CHAPTER XX. THE MONEY MARRIAGE MARKET. rT DEGREESHERE are many calculating Romcos in this 1 world--men who are looking for a rich wife as a means to an honest living. Work they despise. They are often most gentlemanly men, and will never do anything mean. They may make as good husbands as others; still, the world c' DEGREESes not adore them, nor do the poets write of them as they do of Romeo, par et simple. No one has imagined them as saying: "O cruel Love! How great a power is thine! Under the Poles although we lie, Thou mak'st us fry; And thou canst make us freeze beneath the Line." No such impassioned heat disturbs these young gentlemen. They are very...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781230380551
  • Publisher: Theclassics.Us
  • Publisher Imprint: Theclassics.Us
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 68
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1230380558
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 141 gr


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