1883 ANTIQUE HOUSEHOLD GUIDE COOKBOOK ETIQUETTE SOCIAL FORMS LETTER WRITING FARM

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WELCOME TO MY AUCTIONYOU ARE VIEWINGCollier's Cyclopedia ofSocial and Commercial Informationby Nugent RobinsonP. F. CollierNew York1883**More Pictures Below**This auction is for an original 1883 edition of " Collier's Cyclopedia of Social and Commercial Information " A Treasury of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge. Compiled by Nugent Robinson. Published by P. F. Collier, New York, 1883, 1882. Hardcover. Original rust decorative cloth with gilt and black lettering and decorations. Profusely illustrated with black and white full-page and text illustrations. Large, heavy volume. 714 Pages. 8 3/4 x 11" tall.This copy is in Very Good condition !! The boards are clean and tight. There is light wear to the corners and spine ends. The binding and hinges are solid and tight. The pages are clean and unmarked. No torn or missing pages. An excellent addition to a library or collection.DESCRIPTION: An antique Victorian Guide enabling people to educate themselves with practical information pertaining to everyday live as it existed in the Victorian day.The preface states" In no period in the history of the United States has the necessity for a cheap but perfect Cyclopedia of Useful Knowledge been so imperative. So keen is the competitive spirit of the age, that the advantage of knowledge in the struggle for advancement is apparent to all. This is essentially a practical book. Its aim and object is to enable people to educate themselves. The ambition of the Publisher is to place in every American home this treasury of knowledge, invaluable as a manual of study and a work of reference; and while it is simple, progressive and interesting in style, lt's a veritable power, from the manner in which it enforces education. A reference to the list of contents will show, that under various heads are included those numerous branches of study essential to the varied walks of life, while its social forms convey those instructions which so qualify persons of both sexes for appearing to the highest advantage in society".CONTENTS INCLUDE:ETIQUETTE FOR LADIES: Introductions, Letters of Introduction, Visiting Cards, Conversation, Dress, Morning and Evening Parties, The Dinner-Party, Staying at a Friend's House--Breakfast, Luncheon, Etc, General HintsETIQUETTE FOR GENTLEMEN: Introductions, Letters of Introduction, Visiting-Morning Calls-Cards, Conversation, The Promenade, Dress, Riding and Driving, Morning and Evening Parties, The Dinner Table: GENTLEMEN should stand behind their respective chairs until all the ladies are seated, Do not eat ravenously.Do not smack the lips.Never take a long, deep breath after you ﬁnish eating, as if you were tired eating.Make no noises in your mouth or throat.Do not suck your teeth or roll your tongue around the outside of your gums.Never, no NEVER, NEVER, put your knife into your mouth.Do not pick your teeth, or plunge your ﬁnger into your mouth.Do not spit out ﬁsh-bones upon your plate.Never take the bones of fowl or birds up in your ﬁngers to gnaw or suck them, Remove the meat with your knife, and convey it to your mouth with your fork.Wipe your ﬁnger-tips upon the table napkin.Do not use the tablecloth to wipe your mouth. Do not talk loudly. Do not whisper. Do not laugh too loudly.PARTY AND BALL-ROOM ETIQUETTE : How to Organize a Dancing Party or Ball, Ball-Room Toilette-Ladies, Gentlemen, Etiquette of the Ball-Room, The Quadrille, First Set of Quadrilles, The Lancers, The Lancers For Sixteen, or Double Lancers, Double Quadrille, The Polka, The Mazourka Quadrille, The Polka Mazourka, The Redowa, or Redova, The Schottische, La Varsovienne, The Gorlitza, The Valse A Trois Temps, The Valse A Deux Temps, The Fine-Step Valse, The Galop, The Cotillon, The Spanish Dance, La Temete, Sir Roger De Coverley and a Virginny Reel.ETIQUETTE OF COURTSHIP AND MATRIMONY: First Steps of Courtship, Etiquette of Courtship, What the Lady Should Observe During Courtship,... read more

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