Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Polite Society at Home and Abroad: Complete Compendium of Information Upon All Topics Classified Under the Head of Etiquette
Rules of etiquette have their allotted place among the forces of life, and must be acknowledged as moral agents in refining and making more agreeable our daily intercourse with each other. -they are agents for good. They teach us to be more lenient With the various elements which compose society. Life is a sort of a partnership in which each human being has an interest; and the laws of etiquette, well enforced, oblige us to make concessions to the many tastes, prejudices and habits of those we meet in the social circle, at public entertainments, in business relations, or when traveling.
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