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Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or, Solecisms to be Avoided by a Member of t…

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The title of this work sufficiently indicates the nature of its contents. The Usages of Good Society relate not only to good manners and to good breeding, but also to the proper etiquette to be observed on every occasion. (From "Introductory Remarks")

Note: The abbreviation viz. (or viz without a full stop) is short for the Latin videlicet, which itself is a contraction of the Latin phrase videre licet, meaning "it is permitted to see". (Wikipedia) (8 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introductory Remarks

5:46

Read by schrm

The Meaning of Etiquette

11:45

Read by thestorygirl

Introductions

27:36

Read by Dwarika

Leaving Cards

23:08

Read by Colleen McMahon

Paying Calls

21:40

Read by Colleen McMahon

Precedency

21:10

Read by Jane Bennett

The Colloquial Application of Titles

17:35

Read by Jane Bennett

Points of Etiquette as Regards Royal Personages

8:09

Read by thestorygirl

Points of Etiquette when Travelling Abroad, and Presentations at Foreign Courts

4:49

Read by jenno

The Received Mode of Pronouncing Certain Surnames

20:09

Read by thestorygirl

Presentations at Courts and Attending Courts

19:28

Read by schrm

Presentations at Levées and Attending Levées

11:31

Read by jenno

Balls and State Balls

23:26

Read by jenno

Dinner Giving and Dining Out

35:31

Read by jenno

Dinner-Table Etiquette

12:44

Read by thestorygirl

Evening Parties

10:31

Read by Kathleen Moore

Weddings and Wedding Luncheons

24:12

Read by Rachel Marie

Wedding Receptions

3:51

Read by Rachel Marie

Wedding Expenses

9:09

Read by Jane Bennett

Afternoon "at Homes"

16:08

Read by Ruth P.

"At Home" Days

3:53

Read by Dwarika

Colonial Etiquette

6:20

Read by Dwarika

Indian Etiquette

2:23

Read by Rachel Marie

Garden-Parties

9:53

Read by Andy Glover

Town Garden-Parties

6:21

Read by Kathleen Moore

Evening Garden-Parties

4:16

Read by Andy Glover

Luncheons

14:25

Read by thestorygirl

Breakfasts

3:42

Read by Andy Glover

Picnics and Water-Parties

7:43

Read by Ruth P.

Juvenile Parties

10:56

Read by Ruth P.

Written Invitations

10:54

Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez

Refusing Invitations

3:29

Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez

Walking, Driving, and Riding

7:25

Read by Jane Bennett

Bowing

5:50

Read by kimjoys

The Cockade

2:49

Read by Rachel Marie

Country-House Visits

15:21

Read by KevinS

Hunting and Shooting

10:14

Read by KevinS

Shaking Hands

5:57

Read by KevinS

Chaperons and Débutantes

1:57

Read by Rachel Marie

Presentations at the Viceregal Court, Dublin Castle

8:58

Read by KevinS

Hostesses

8:29

Read by Rachel Marie

The Responsibilities of Lady Patronesses of Public Balls

5:04

Read by Rachel Marie

Periods of Mourning

13:03

Read by KevinS

Engaged

4:04

Read by kimjoys

Silver Weddings

4:26

Read by Rachel Marie

Subscription Dances

4:01

Read by Rachel Marie

Giving Presents

4:09

Read by kimjoys

Christening Parties

4:45

Read by Rachel Marie

Bewertungen

Very British Empire

(3 Sterne)

Quite useful if you are planning to be presented at court in 1899. Court dress seemed to be running another hundred years behind, though. Most of the narrators were fine, but a couple had volume problems.