Modern Etiquette in Private and Public

Do the intricacies of ballroom dancing put you in a spin?

How should you avoid feeling faint when accepting (or rejecting) a marriage proposal?

What shape of sponge is correct for a morning bath? And how exactly do you carve a rabbit? All these and a myriad more vexing matters concerning correct social etiquette for every occasion are clearly and uncompromisingly explained in "Modern Etiquette in Private and Public".Originally published in 1897 it was one of the must-have manuals to steer every household away from the horrors of making a social gaffe of manners or mood.

Packed with indispensable information we are gently but firmly informed of: Etiquette for Ladies; Etiquette for Gentlemen; Etiquette of Courtship and Marriage; Etiquette of the Ball Room; and, The Toilet.

You will learn about all the Do's and Don'ts that troubled our Victorian forebears so much and also enjoy this little gem of social history.

At the same time you will see that some rules are timeless and that despite the intervening years we can still benefit from some of the pearls of wisdom from a bygone age.