Etiquette

by Emily Post

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A dinner invitation, a business greeting and a family wedding all have their place in Emily Post's guide to social conduct. Published in 1922, Etiquette ranges from introductions and conversation to clothes, travel, letters and behavior at home. Its introduction connects courtesy with moral responsibility, treating small attentions as part of the way people live together.

The wedding discussion shows how detailed and flexible that advice can be. Post describes a simple celebration with homemade cake, borrowed music and modest clothes, then considers how the hour and location affect the ceremony. Alongside formal dinners and elaborate parties, the contents include entertaining with limited equipment. Readers interested in American social customs can use these practical particulars to understand a world in which invitations, table settings and visiting rules carried considerable weight.