• Anglický jazyk

Manners and Rules of Good Society Or Solecisms to be Avoided

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Excerpt: ...the supper-room, they should follow in the same direction. When the general company are apparently not aware that the supper-room is open, the hostess should ask the various gentlemen to take the ladies in to supper, and should herself lead the... Viac o knihe

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Excerpt: ...the supper-room, they should follow in the same direction. When the general company are apparently not aware that the supper-room is open, the hostess should ask the various gentlemen to take the ladies in to supper, and should herself lead the way with one of the gentlemen. When the general company find the supper-room crowded they should return to the drawing-room for a quarter of an hour or so; but the hostess should arrange for some instrumental or vocal performance to commence when supper is first served, so as to occupy the attention of the guests who remain in the drawing-room. The guests frequently do not return to the drawing-room after supper, but go to the cloak-room for their cloaks and wraps, and thence to their carriages. It is not usual to take leave of the host and hostess at receptions. p.125 Royal Guests present. -When a royal personage is present the host should conduct her to her carriage. When a foreign prince is present the host should accompany him to the hall door. Tea and Light Refreshments should be served during the evening in the library, or in an adjacent apartment. Supper should be served at twelve o'clock, in the dining-room, and should be similar in character to a ball supper. Invitations to Bridge Parties are issued on "at home" cards when the guests number upwards of forty, and on visiting cards when a lesser number is invited. The Invitation Form is, "Mrs. A-- At Home" in both instances. The day, date, and hour are put beneath the words "at home," and "Bridge" in the corner of the cards opposite the address. The usual hour for holding these evening receptions is 9 o'clock p.m., which allows of three hours' play before midnight. The guests arrive very punctually, rather before than after the hour named on the invitation cards. The guests comprise an equal number of both sexes, as husbands and wives are invited together when both are known to be bridge players, and bachelors who do not disdain...

  • Vydavateľstvo: Books LLC, Reference Series
  • Rok vydania: 2016
  • Formát: Paperback
  • Rozmer: 246 x 189 mm
  • Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
  • ISBN: 9781153659444

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