Modern Manners in Miniature S.
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This book offers practical guidance, ideas, advice and information on every aspect of courtship from introduction to engagement. It tells the reader how to woo and be wooed, how to cope with that first approach, the first evening out, the first kiss, how to proceed with the relationship, when to call it quits and how to avoid unpleasant departures, or alternatively when to turn politeness into passion or friendship into romance. The author also wrote "Lady Behave", "The English Marriage" and "The Bride's Book".
Is it acceptable for a junior male employee to open the door for a female superior? Should thank-you letters be sent via a fax machine? Topics from job interview techniques to taking a client to lunch, from surviving office politics to knowing the best thing to wear and the right thing to say, are covered in this book. By the author of "Lady Behave" and "Parties".
This book offers practical guidance, ideas, advice and information to make a party an enjoyable occasion for guests and partygiver. Problems of social custom and etiquette are clarified and there is advice on style of party, venue, guestlist and invitations, food and drink, entertainment and social skills. In addition it shows the reader how to be the perfect party guest - how to answer invitations, how to arrive and when to make an entrance, how to dress, what gifts to bestow on the hosts, how to behave once there and how to leave at precisely the correct time. There are 20 original cartoons drawn by Austin to illustrate the text. Drusilla Beyfus has also written "Lady Behave", "The English Marriage" and "The Bride's Book".