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MARTINE'S

HAND-BOOK OF ETIQUETTE,

AND

GUIDE TO TRUE POLITENESS.

A COMPLETE MANUAL FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF GOOD BREEDING, THE CUSTOMS OF GOOD SOCIETY, AND TO AVOID INCORRECT AND VULGAR HABITS,

CONTAINING

Clear and Comprehensive Directions for Correct Manners, Dress, and Conversation;

Instructions for Good Behavior at Dinner Parties, and the Table, with Hints on the Art of Carving and Taking Wine at Table;

Together with the Etiquette of the Ball and Assembly Room, Evening Parties;

Deportment in the Street and when Travelling;

And the Usages to be Observed when Visiting or Receiving Calls.

TO WHICH IS ADDED

THE ETIQUETTE OF COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE, DOMESTIC DUTIES, AND FIFTY-SIX RULES TO BE OBSERVED IN GENERAL SOCIETY.

BY ARTHUR MARTINE.

NEW YORK: DICK & FITZGERALD, PUBLISHERS.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by

DICK & FITZGERALD,

In the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

CONTENTS.

General Observations 5

The Art of Conversation 8

General Rules for Conversation 24

On Dress 48

Introductions 57

Letters of Introduction 61

Dinner Parties 63

Habits at Table 67