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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 32 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 56323 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 77 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 good 18 Mr. 14 lady 13 gentleman 13 Mrs. 12 man 11 letter 10 time 10 place 10 person 10 friend 10 card 8 wedding 8 room 8 guest 8 dress 8 Miss 7 woman 7 party 7 manner 7 illustration 6 young 6 leave 6 home 6 dinner 6 New 6 John 5 table 5 little 5 invitation 5 hand 5 York 5 CHAPTER 4 visit 4 people 4 chapter 4 President 3 thing 3 servant 3 like 3 house 3 hostess 3 girl 3 french 3 form 3 child 3 american 3 Washington 3 Sir 3 England Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 6378 lady 5305 man 3379 card 3298 gentleman 3064 friend 3060 time 3010 person 2944 room 2905 guest 2892 woman 2614 letter 2605 one 2471 hand 2421 dinner 2376 day 2312 table 2284 invitation 2256 house 2211 place 2106 party 2098 hostess 2014 people 1977 dress 1877 name 1851 manner 1839 wedding 1681 home 1515 bride 1509 other 1479 child 1450 way 1416 thing 1389 word 1369 family 1334 ball 1312 society 1277 case 1269 servant 1257 mother 1245 life 1241 rule 1191 form 1187 hour 1172 evening 1128 business 1110 girl 1105 country 1085 acquaintance 1057 conversation 1050 call Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 12979 _ 1630 Mrs. 1414 Mr. 611 | 559 New 495 Miss 393 York 377 John 370 Sir 365 de 328 Smith 313 England 311 Lord 292 Lady 251 à 233 Dear 228 la 227 CHAPTER 223 America 214 Court 213 Washington 212 English 205 Jones 203 Etiquette 178 Street 175 President 173 Brown 168 le 167 . 163 Dr. 159 Mary 156 London 155 Page 154 ETIQUETTE 153 etiquette 152 B. 150 Wilson 148 c. 143 � 141 DRESS 137 James 137 Evans 135 gentleman 134 St. 130 ne 130 china 130 May 129 J. 128 Home 127 les Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 19472 it 12095 you 7898 he 7579 they 6499 she 5267 them 5019 i 4622 we 3212 him 3144 her 1339 me 1263 us 1018 one 853 themselves 782 himself 715 herself 696 yourself 449 yours 350 itself 182 ourselves 106 myself 45 theirs 40 his 29 ours 27 oneself 27 hers 24 mine 23 thee 10 thyself 8 y^t 7 yourselves 7 ''s 6 ''em 5 ne 3 ye 3 thy 2 hostess 1 you''re 1 yer 1 with--"self 1 with--"mr 1 wishe 1 trye 1 thus-- 1 this:-- 1 sat 1 row_--knit 1 quadrille 1 on''t 1 l''on Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 78728 be 14335 have 8058 do 5381 make 3976 give 3772 take 3395 say 2577 go 2504 see 2453 leave 2120 use 2052 know 1909 wear 1835 come 1798 call 1775 send 1695 write 1584 ask 1467 find 1429 follow 1384 receive 1251 let 1235 put 1191 speak 1156 introduce 1145 think 1112 keep 1104 look 1088 invite 1055 become 989 offer 987 meet 975 wish 924 stand 919 serve 907 place 904 show 885 pass 884 avoid 881 enter 872 sit 870 require 855 hold 848 tell 846 bring 814 address 806 pay 801 eat 779 allow 764 get Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15935 not 4538 good 4335 so 3918 well 3731 very 3721 other 3468 more 2996 never 2864 only 2697 young 2579 as 2539 most 2460 always 2416 first 2326 little 2211 much 2115 then 2011 even 1972 own 1936 such 1877 same 1806 out 1789 many 1788 up 1762 too 1761 great 1634 also 1504 long 1334 old 1281 small 1219 social 1219 often 1191 large 1168 few 1093 however 1039 necessary 1026 now 1025 usually 984 white 926 possible 883 high 853 once 850 down 835 sometimes 829 thus 828 in 808 right 799 present 797 ever 791 just Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1282 good 579 least 461 most 247 high 190 great 120 near 107 eld 101 slight 94 Most 65 fine 64 bad 57 late 54 simple 43 old 40 low 40 early 40 deep 36 large 35 small 31 short 31 long 27 rich 24 true 23 plain 21 young 21 sure 20 easy 18 safe 17 dear 16 full 16 big 15 strong 15 close 14 smart 14 pure 13 warm 12 wise 12 pleasant 12 mean 12 handsome 11 nice 11 happy 10 new 10 j 10 hard 9 rude 9 heavy 9 cheap 8 poor 8 lovely Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2078 most 104 well 94 least 3 near 3 hathe 2 worst 2 soon 2 long 1 safest 1 purest 1 nerest 1 highest 1 greatest 1 finest 1 dothe 1 brightest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 www.gutenberg.org 2 www.gutenberg.net 2 archive.org 1 www.archive.org 1 library.case.edu 1 hdl.handle.net Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28998/28998-h/28998-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28998/28998-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/6/0/17609/17609-h/17609-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/6/0/17609/17609-h.zip 1 http://www.archive.org/details/lessonsonmanner00wigggoog 1 http://library.case.edu/ksl/whoweare/departments/preservation/digitized.ht 1 http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:coosoc00/coosoc00.pdf 1 http://archive.org/details/beadlesdimebooko00bead 1 http://archive.org Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 one does not 25 ladies do not 24 _ is _ 21 lady does not 21 men do not 21 people do not 20 lady is not 18 gentlemen do not 17 gentleman does not 17 guests are not 14 wedding takes place 13 hostess does not 12 ladies are not 11 cards are not 11 invitations are usually 11 ladies are present 10 _ do n''t 10 _ is not 10 dress is not 10 hostess is not 10 room is not 10 time is not 9 guests are present 8 _ are _ 8 man does not 7 cards are also 7 gentleman is present 7 house is not 7 men are not 7 one is not 7 people are always 6 _ do _ 6 _ does _ 6 _ have _ 6 _ is always 6 card is usually 6 ladies are sometimes 6 one has not 6 people are more 6 wedding is not 6 woman does not 6 women are present 6 women do not 5 _ come _ 5 dinner is not 5 dinner is ready 5 dresses are not 5 gentleman is not 5 guests do not 5 invitation is not Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 dresses are not suitable 2 _ is not _ 2 _ is not so 2 ladies are not expected= 2 ladies do not now 2 ladies have no hesitation 2 ladies have not always 2 man has no right 2 men have not yet 2 one is not able 2 room is not necessary 2 room is not sufficiently 2 time is not so 2 time is not worth 2 weddings are not very 2 woman is no longer 2 woman is not always 1 _ has not _ 1 _ have no rights 1 _ is no equivalent 1 _ is no small 1 _ is not economy 1 _ was not dominant 1 card is no less 1 card is not usually 1 cards are not admissible 1 cards are not generally 1 cards are not larger 1 cards are not now 1 cards is not so 1 day is not very 1 day leaves no excuse 1 days are not common 1 dinner is no longer 1 dinner is not as 1 dinner is not now 1 dinner is not so 1 dress be not too 1 dress is not conspicuous 1 dress is not correct 1 dress is not good 1 dress is not necessarily 1 dress is not so 1 dresses are not permissible 1 dresses are not so 1 friends are not newly 1 gentleman has no right 1 gentleman makes no noise 1 gentleman take no umbrage 1 gentlemen are not hermits A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 14408 author = Anonymous title = Manners and Conduct in School and Out date = keywords = Assembly; Hall; boy; girl summary = We earnestly hope this little book may help girls and boys to become 2) Boys, a gentleman does not detain on street corners a girl or woman your seat to a woman, a girl, or an elderly man who is standing. 12) Boys, it is not necessary to help the girls mount the stairs in 14) Boys, observe that the moment a woman or a girl enters a passenger 12) Boys, when a girl or an older person drops a pencil, a book, or 14) Open the door, boys, but let the girls pass out first, whenever The right kind of girl and boy friendships may give 5) Don''t be prudes, girls, but let every boy know that he must keep his Introduce a man to a woman, a boy to a girl, a younger person to an 3) Girls and boys, let your napkin lie open across your lap. id = 33716 author = Anonymous title = Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or, Solecisms to be Avoided date = keywords = Chamberlain; Court; Lady; Lord; Mr.; Mrs.; Royal; card; chapter; dinner; drawing; gentleman; guest; party; room; wedding summary = Ladies arriving in town should leave cards on their acquaintances and When a lady intends leaving cards on a friend who is the guest of some dinner-party, at a ball, at an "at home," at a country-house gathering, lady called on is "at home," cards should be left for the gentlemen of Ladies who have been presented at Drawing-rooms and Courts, held during enter the ball-room after the ladies of their party, and never before when the royal guest is a lady, the host should open the ball with her, town she generally leaves the guests to follow the host and lady of When a lady is acquainted with many of the guests present, she should A host and hostess should, if possible, invite an equal number of ladies the lady of highest rank present, seated at the host''s right hand. table upon small cards and given to the guests by the hostess on id = 39040 author = Anonymous title = Manners and Rules of Good Society; or, Solecisms to be Avoided date = keywords = Chamberlain; Court; Lady; Lord; Mr.; Mrs.; Royal; ball; card; chapter; dinner; drawing; gentleman; guest; hostess; party; room; wedding summary = Ladies arriving in town should leave cards on their acquaintances and When a lady intends leaving cards on a friend who is the guest of some dinner-party, at a ball, at an "at home," at a country-house gathering, lady called on is "at home," cards should be left for the gentlemen of Ladies who have been presented at Drawing-rooms and Courts, held during enter the ball-room after the ladies of their party, and never before when the royal guest is a lady, the host should open the ball with her, town she generally leaves the guests to follow the host and lady of When a lady is acquainted with many of the guests present, she should A host and hostess should, if possible, invite an equal number of ladies the lady of highest rank present, seated at the host''s right hand. table upon small cards and given to the guests by the hostess on id = 45591 author = Anonymous title = Beadle''s Dime Book of Practical Etiquette for Ladies and Gentlemen Being a Guide to True Gentility and Good-Breeding, and a Complete Directory to the Usages and Observances of Society date = keywords = Mother; Mr.; Mrs.; Old; Song; dress; gentleman; good; home; lady; love; man; person; young summary = circle where a true lady or gentleman always finds ready recognition. Good Dress highly Proper and Necessary--The kind of Garments As a rule, then, let us recommend all young persons to enter into out invitations for dinner, or a dance, or an evening party; visits Both ladies and gentlemen should be careful about introducing persons attention in a young man to select as partners those ladies whose want When a young lady declines dancing with a gentleman, it is her duty other case, the gentleman should retire a step, to allow the lady to _first_ to the young lady, to find if his attentions be agreeable to come and remain with you for a time, if the friend be a lady, and In inviting persons to an evening party, the form is: "Mrs. E. beforehand, in order to give ladies time to prepare their dresses. id = 34200 author = Bates, Loïs title = Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners date = keywords = Blackboard; Lesson; Lulu; Queen; Story; Temple; boy; child; little; speak; thing summary = "Boys and girls are mortals," said the Queen, "and grown-up people was a little like another girl you will hear of (Story Lesson 103); she came across the road and said to her: "Don''t cry, little girl, just run mother said, "Perhaps my little girl did not know that we could be A lady told me this story of two little twin boys whom she knew. I have seen boys and girls helping the little ones to dress in the "I have called to take your little boy for a drive," said the gentleman, I was telling this story to a little boy once, and when it came to this "Mother," said little Frank, "I saw a man walking along the street she said, "I wonder what the fairies would do with a little boy who And just think of it: =every= little boy and girl may build up a good, id = 13004 author = Burgess, Gelett title = More Goops and How Not to Be Them: A Manual of Manners for Impolite Infants date = keywords = Goop; illustration; little summary = GOOPS, and How to Be Them; A Manual of Manners for Polite Infants. At Table A Goop Party Little Goops are marking Said a Goop to his Papa; Why is it Goops must always wish _Because they''re Goops!_ So no one cares! [Illustration: Baby''s Apology] [Illustration: The Goop Picnic] [Illustration: Book Manners] [Illustration: Poor Mother!] [Illustration: Goop! "_Mother said that I could stay_ For they _never_ ask a Goop to come again! [Illustration: The Flower Hospital] [Illustration: Puppy Goops] The little Goop who''s greedy I thought I saw a little Goop I thought I saw a little Goop [Illustration: Untidy Goops] I think you are a Goop, because I think you are a Goop, because I think you are a Goop, because [Illustration: A Goop Party] [Illustration: Don''t be Good] [Illustration: Write Right!] [Illustration: Wet Feet] [Illustration: Dress Quickly!] [Illustration: In Goop Attire] You may act like a Goop, if you please, id = 36664 author = Burgess, Gelett title = Goops and How to Be Them date = keywords = Goops; illustration summary = [Illustration: _To Agnes who is Not (always) a Goop!_] [Illustration: TABLE OF CONTENTS] [Illustration: Introduction] [Illustration: Table Manners.--II.] [Illustration: Table Manners.--II.] [Illustration: Miss Manners] [Illustration: Memory] [Illustration: Books] The boy who plays at marbles and doesn''t try to cheat, When mother bade him stop his play, [Illustration: Bed-Time] [Illustration: Modesty] Did you ever catch them playing at their horrid little games? [Illustration: Patience] The clock will go fast, if you let it! [Illustration: Fortitude] [Illustration: George Adolphus] [Illustration: Politeness] [Illustration: Gentleness] [Illustration: Hospitality] [Illustration: Pets] [Illustration: Remember] [Illustration: Curiosity] [Illustration: Willy] Willy told his mother [Illustration: Clothes] [Illustration: Helpfulness] I never knew a Goop to help his mother, [Illustration: Quietness] [Illustration: Order] [Illustration: Teasing] Hint about the toys you like and every doll you see; [Illustration: Interruption] [Illustration: Cry-Baby] [Illustration: Caution] [Illustration: Tardiness] [Illustration: Obedience] [Illustration: Perseverance] [Illustration: Doll-Time] [Illustration: Combing & Curling] Till, like other little girls, [Illustration: Cheerfulness] id = 40901 author = Celnart, Elisabeth title = The Gentleman and Lady''s Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment, Dedicated to the Youth of Both Sexes date = keywords = CHAPTER; Paris; Politeness; good; lady; letter; person; place; present; propriety; section; time; visit summary = we ought above every thing to avoid being personal; for a husband or a knows that whatever be the fortune of a young lady, her dress ought We should appear ridiculous to wish persons _a happy new year_, in you are present, a letter is brought to the person you are visiting, and taking leave should be also determined by ladies, or by aged persons, If a lady who receives a half ceremonious visit is sewing, she ought to Persons who are careful of their conversation, avoid, as faults of society, when young persons ought so carefully to avoid making a parade pleasantry before certain persons; but a man of good _ton_ ought to Persons about to travel, ought to make visits of taking leave among the gentlemen, who ought to take care not to place them before persons observing what persons are present, then mingle in the conversation, id = 35761 author = Cone, John A. (John Albert) title = The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms date = keywords = Blaine; conversation; dress; good; great; little; man; manner; person; personal; thing; voice; woman summary = persons try as he did to acquire that power, but because the average man A man will believe in a woman''s love and be satisfied with far fewer others are, in a broad way: good manners, a pleasing voice, the ability to converse well, personal neatness, taste in dress, tact, good morals, As it is the manly man who wins and satisfies a good woman, so it is the womanly woman who pleases and retains the regard of the estimable man. little sympathy for the girl who imitates men either in dress, manner Men do not like the over-dressed woman--the one who goes to the extreme Manners are the expression of the heart, and the man or woman The men and women who have accomplished great things in the world have, Every woman likes a man better for being well dressed. If a man noticed half as many things about a woman that did not id = 39005 author = Conkling, Margaret C. (Margaret Cockburn) title = The American Gentleman''s Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews date = keywords = American; Charley; Colonel; English; Fanny; French; Health; Ida; John; Julia; Ladies; Lunettes; Manner; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Page; Period; Sir; St.; V----; Washington; Y----; dear; double; friend; gentleman; good; habit; lady; letter; life; like; little; man; respect; rule; self; time; young summary = General Directions--Tact and Good Taste--Leaving Cards--Visits Lady entering a Dining-Room--To Older Persons--Meeting or life, in public places generally, observe the manner in which elderly pretty young lady under the care of some suitable person for a short an old woman with a good-humored face and portly person, seated near a of Man," I think, relates an instance of a young person, in infirm as she said, she wanted to talk a little about old times, when we were "Who is that fine-looking young man, Colonel Lunettes?" asked the lady part of this profound observer of life and manners, and a young lady matters stood, a good-natured, farmer-like looking old man, who occupied "I do not know how to thank you sufficiently, sir," said the young lady, "My dear young lady," said I, taking her hand respectfully in my own, young lady who occupied the seat with her new friend came to her and id = 12029 author = Conway, Moncure Daniel title = George Washington''s Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway date = keywords = Fredericksburg; George; Hawkins; James; Marye; Rules; Virginia; Washington; chapter; french; pas; que; qui; sidenote; speak; vous summary = the pages headed: "Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company theory, that the Rev. James Marye taught Washington these ''Rules,'' has suggestion that Washington might have worked out his Rules from the A careful comparison, however, of Washington''s Rules with the Hawkins are present." Washington: "Every action done in company ought to be with ones, is equally curious whether we refer the Rules to young Washington training in manners which Washington gained from the old French maxims The word ''Maxim'' refers to the early French work (of the Jesuit en approcherez point si prés; mais vous les entretiendrez dans vne quelqu''autre personne; mais trauaillez autant que vous pourrez à Time and place, age and the difference between persons, ought to [Sidenote: The later French book has: ''It is not Civil when a Person of Ne vous nettoyez pas les mains à vostre pain, s''il est entier; id = 28998 author = Cooke, Maud C. title = Social Life; or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society date = keywords = Brown; England; Etiquette; Home; John; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; President; Street; Thursday; Tuesday; Washington; Wedding; address; card; dear; dinner; dress; form; friend; gentleman; good; guest; hand; hostess; illustration; invitation; lady; leave; letter; little; party; place; room; table; time; wear; woman summary = time, a gentleman simply lifts his hat, a lady bows, and that is all. The lady of a house usually shakes hands with all guests whom A young lady simply gives her hand to a gentleman, neither pressing the above fashion, and quite young ladies leave their chaperon''s card Young men in this country leave cards for the young ladies of a house, Ladies who give many dinner parties usually keep on hand the engraved A still more simple form for a party invitation is an "At Home" card The young man who spent so much time at the home of a certain lady The hostess, assisted by a daughter, or a young lady friend, usually being all placed at the table at one time, and the ladies of the Some ladies invite several young girls to help serve and entertain, If a dinner party is given in honor of a lady, it is the host''s place id = 22222 author = Crowther, Mary Owens title = How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence date = keywords = April; Avenue; Co.; Company; Evans; John; June; Madam; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Park; Sir; Street; York; letter summary = number of very competent men make a business of writing letters for The heading of a letter contains the street address, city, state, and address of the person to whom a business letter is sent is placed at the In business letters the forms of salutation in common use are: "Dear "Dear Madam." If the writer of the letter is personally acquainted with The informal official letter is used between business men and concerns letter signed by the man in the company who comes into In the outside address or superscription of a letter the following forms A letter to a woman must always address her as either "Mrs." or "Miss," good form in letter writing; some of these have been touched on in other Your kind letter is received and the sad news of your ill good deal of interest to their letter writing if they may use some of id = 47993 author = Della Casa, Giovanni title = A Renaissance Courtesy-book: Galateo of Manners & Behaviours date = keywords = Casa; Della; Galateo; Maister; Renaissance; ceremony; doe; good; like; man; maner; reason; selfe; suche; thing; time; y^e; y^t summary = be such things as a man shall neede alwayes at all hands to use, to doe bountifull things: for to use it often, cannot any man beare moste men: And yet, hee that is of nature least apt unto it, doth use use in like things, so little discretion, that they spit in mens faces And in like maner, to rise up where other men doe sit and talke, and things, but use them measureably: that thou maist not bee an odd man ill skill to doe, that never give a man a good countenaunce: easily every occasion, fall in rehersall of suche thinges, as many men doe. And such as use to jest at a man, be very like unto these: I meane It is not inoughe for a man, to doe things that be good: but hee must Againe, I doe not like it, that a man shall take uppon him to be a id = 32227 author = Field, Chester title = The Cynic''s Rules of Conduct date = keywords = girl; illustration; man summary = be at his office desk making the money to pay for the blow-out. Should the lady''s husband remove his hat keep yours on. Beware of the man who never buys a gold brick. Tell your rich relations how fast you are making money--your poor If you would make a lifelong friend of a man who lives in a hall When playing poker, it is as bad form to wear a coat as it is to be The father gives the bride away, but the small brother would like to. watch a man sitting in a street car where women are standing. It is not good form for a young girl to go to the theatre with a Don''t forget to tell her that she''s "not like other girls." It always Don''t tell a girl that she looks best when wearing a veil. It is not good form to congratulate a girl friend upon her engagement. id = 8467 author = Frost, S. Annie (Sarah Annie) title = Frost''s Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. date = keywords = Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; etiquette; friend; gentleman; good; guest; hand; house; lady; leave; letter; party; person; place; room; servant; time; visit summary = friend, nor may a gentleman join a lady in the street. Should a lady, however, stop in meeting a gentleman, etiquette lady does not leave her seat to receive a gentleman, slightly The gentleman of the house offers his arm to the lady most honored A gentleman must offer his arm, never his hand, to lead a lady to If a gentleman meets a lady friend who is walking with any one he If a gentleman meets a lady friend who is walking with any one he In inviting a lady to ride, if a gentleman cannot offer the use of concert-room; but a gentleman may recognize his lady friends. A lady must answer a note of invitation to visit a place of public for the ladies of the family, and the gentleman friend or relative It is a breach of etiquette for a gentleman to enter a lady''s id = 5255 author = Green, Walter Cox title = The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions date = keywords = ADDRESSED; DRESS; INVITATIONS; Kent; MEN; Wilson; afternoon; card; man; wedding; woman summary = A woman may leave the cards of the men leave the cards of the men of her family. Both men and women wear afternoon dress. All guests, both men and women, wear A man having a card or letter of introduction woman''s hostess, he should send his card to WOMEN RECEIVING AND INVITING MEN. When calling, a man should leave a card When calling, a man should leave a card man should leave cards for her mother, a man should leave a card for the host a man should leave a card for the host A man may mail his card to a woman ceremony should leave cards for those inviting A man may mail his card to a woman engaged A young woman chaperoned should not accept a man''s invitation, upon a hostess, a woman should leave a card, If a woman invites a man If a woman invites a man id = 35123 author = Hartley, Florence title = The Ladies'' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society date = keywords = CHAPTER; ETIQUETTE; Miss; Mr.; avoid; dress; evening; french; friend; good; guest; hand; lady; leave; letter; person; place; room; servant; time; water; white; word summary = A COMPLETE HAND BOOK FOR THE USE OF THE LADY IN POLITE SOCIETY. a truly lady-like person will avoid all such topics. ADAPTIVENESS--Let each dress worn by a lady be suitable to the occasion meet a friend at table, and converse, let it be in a tone of voice Two dressing-rooms must be ready; one for the ladies, and the other for Be dressed and ready to receive your guests in good season, as some, in introduce the gentleman who invites you to some lady friend who dances. When you write to invite a friend to visit you, name a time when it will manner, and in easy language, so in your letters to such persons, let If you wish to be a well-bred lady, you must carry your good manners order before you leave the dressing-room, and avoid all such tricks as One lady will enter society, well-dressed, well-looking, polite; she id = 23025 author = Henney, Nella Braddy title = The Book of Business Etiquette date = keywords = Hopkins; Mr.; New; York; american; business; courtesy; girl; good; letter; like; man; people; place; salesman; time; want; way; work summary = agreed cheerfully enough and the man went his way, entered business and No good business man will argue with a customer, or anybody else, not instruction in good manners and know by the time they are men and women emphasis on courtesy?" a business man was asked one day as he sat in his "Whenever we find a good man," said the manager of a big trust company, only one thing we drop a man for right off," says an employment manager remark of his to prove a serious point, when, as a matter of fact, Mr. Harriman was one of the large number of American business men who have he does not like the manner of the person behind it, but business men, every business man at one time or another has to write or to consider. And that would work hardship on those who do." Every business man knows id = 60955 author = Lafferty, R. A. title = The Polite People of Pudibundia date = keywords = Marlow; Mitzi summary = "Yes. They say the people there are very polite." The One-Million-Times-Lesser-Marlow (hereafter to be called OMTLM for convenience but not out of any lack of politeness) gave Marlow situation on Pud," said Marlow. Here OMTLM rattled his glottis in a nervous manner, and Marlow "Crimes of violence," said Marlow. Why are the Polite People of Pudibundia so Why are the Polite People of Pudibundia so "It is more than that," said the polite Pud. "Formula of a formula and all that," said Marlow, and went to discover "Incredible," said Marlow, "except Irma is red-headed." thousand-times-removed of the Zestful Irma (Mitzi). "But you will not return," said Mitzi. "Is there anything at all else you would like to know?" asked OMTLM. Marlow had never seen the eyes of OMTLM. "Yes. I believe the answer to my question is there," Marlow said firmly. "Thank you," said Marlow. id = 36048 author = Martine, Arthur title = Martine''s Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness date = keywords = Mr.; company; conversation; friend; gentleman; good; lady; leave; manner; party; people; person; place; room; table; time summary = Never over-praise any absent person, especially ladies, in company of On introduction in a room, a married lady generally offers her hand, a It is always best for the lady of the house, where a dinner-party is to It is not in good taste for the lady of the house, where a dinner-party When dinner is on the table, the lady and gentleman of the house will nothing is wanting to their guests, the lady and gentleman of the house The lady and gentleman of the house are, of course, helped last, and If a gentleman is seated by the side of a lady or elderly person, At a private party, a gentleman may offer to dance with a lady without unengaged, a lady and gentleman should avoid long conversations, as they A lady, invited to an evening party, may request a gentleman to is every gentleman''s and lady''s duty to be polite in all places. id = 20470 author = Morton, Agnes H. title = Etiquette date = keywords = Mr.; Mrs.; card; dinner; good; guest; home; hostess; invitation; lady; leave; man; people; social; table; visit; woman; young summary = It is not good form to use _merely honorary titles_ on visiting-cards. young woman becomes an identity socially, and has her separate card, CASES IN WHICH PERSONAL CARD-LEAVING IS REQUIRED CASES IN WHICH PERSONAL CARD-LEAVING IS REQUIRED considerate to send cards, invitations, etc., to such people by the invited guest attends the wedding he leaves or sends cards within a in person at the time indicated, leaving cards with the servant as they reflection on the good manners of the people invited. to a certain number of guests_, as dinners, card parties, and certain DINNER CARDS OF INVITATION may have this form: FOR A FORMAL LUNCHEON OR BREAKFAST the invitation cards are similar in social, guests come and leave at any time within the hours specified on invites a coterie of girl friends to meet the guest of honor, giving invitation, allowing time to pay respects to the host and hostess, id = 22417 author = Ordway, Edith B. (Edith Bertha) title = The Etiquette of To-day date = keywords = Etiquette; Mr.; Mrs.; President; States; card; form; friend; good; guest; home; letter; man; place; social; wedding; woman summary = A gentleman usually presents such a letter by calling in person and An unmarried woman calling on a married friend leaves only one card. If the friend has daughters or is entertaining a guest, a card may be A gentleman who calls on a lady''s afternoon at home leaves in the card mother on her card, before the young woman enters formally into For the card of invitation to the wedding reception the wording is as In case the wedding takes place in the country and invitations are An immediate reply is necessary when one is invited to a home wedding. home for the quiet social hour before the family dinner. When a hostess wishes to have her friends meet an expected guest, she As the guests enter the drawing-room the hostess shakes hands with At the bride''s home there is now time, before the guests arrive, for id = 14314 author = Post, Emily title = Etiquette date = keywords = Dear; English; Europe; Gilding; Jim; John; Jones; Kindhart; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Norman; President; Smith; Town; Worldly; York; american; card; chapter; come; dinner; friend; gentleman; good; guest; house; illustration; invitation; lady; letter; room; table; thank; wear; wedding; young summary = dinner, men in the smoking room or left at table always talk to their At the evening performance in New York a lady wears a dinner dress; a failed to pay her or his "party call" after having been invited to Mrs. Social-Leader''s ball was left out of her list when she gave her next one. people who liked to be asked to her house were apt to leave an extra one has three grown daughters and her mother living in the house, and a Mrs. Stranger staying with her whom the visitor was invited to a luncheon to A pretty young woman whose men friends come in occasionally and play cards improvised dressing-table for the ladies, since modern people--in New York At a dinner party given for young people in a private house, a somewhat young people go to the bride''s house for tea, allowing her parents to have id = 17439 author = Ritter, Thomas Jefferson title = Mother''s Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada date = keywords = Herb; Mothers; Physicians; Quotation; Remedies; Treatment; cause; remedy; symptom summary = Skin, Inflammation of the (Herb Remedies) 412 Sore Mouth, Canker (Herb Remedies) 410, 420, 442, 444 3. Good Old Mothers'' Remedies 23 Sores or Ulcers (Herb Remedies) 410, 412, 413, 416, 431, 434, 447 Stomach Trouble (Herb Remedies) 439, 442, 443 Sweating, to Cause (Herb Remedies) 441, 443, 444 Throat, Sore (Herb Remedies) 418, 420, 425, 431, 434, 437, 442, 444 Throat, Sore (Herb Remedies) 418, 420, 425, 431, 434, 437, 442, 444 Tuberculosis (Herb Remedies) 437 Tumors (Herb Remedies) 412, 434, 447 Ulcers (Herb Remedies) 410, 412, 413, 416, 431, 434, 447 Uraemia, Acute (Herb Remedies) 435 Mothers'' Remedies for Sore Breasts 539 6. A Good Herb Remedy for 511 A Good Home Remedy for 512 1. A Useful Herb Remedy for 513 1. An Herb Remedy for 505 Womb, Bleeding from the (Herb Remedies) 412, 413, 423 2. Another Good Remedy for 49 5. Salt Water Remedy for 47 id = 12426 author = Routledge, George title = Routledge''s Manual of Etiquette date = keywords = Britain; Deux; England; Polka; Sir; Temps; Valse; bar; couple; dance; dress; foot; friend; gentleman; good; hand; illustration; lady; party; person; place; right; room; time summary = lady through a dance does not give the gentleman any right to bow to lady through a dance does not give the gentleman any right to bow to However fashionable it may be to wear very long dresses, those ladies However fashionable it may be to wear very long dresses, those ladies Even in private balls, no gentleman can invite a lady to dance without Good taste forbids that a lady and gentleman should dance too _4th Figure_.--Top lady and _vis-à-vis_ gentleman advance four steps; lady''s left hand; advance again; gentleman leaves his partner in The gentleman starts with his left foot, the lady with her right. bars); ladies cross again, giving each other left hands, and right to Place two couples side by side, the lady standing at the right hand lady turns off to the right, gentleman to the left, each followed by id = 8399 author = Sherwood, M. E. W. (Mary Elizabeth Wilson) title = Manners and Social Usages date = keywords = Brown; CHAPTER; England; Europe; France; London; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Newport; Sunday; Year; York; american; card; come; day; dinner; dress; english; french; gentleman; good; house; lady; manner; people; servant; silver; society; table; wedding; woman; young summary = not acquainted, always leave a card for the lady of the house. He calls on the mother or chaperon; the young lady may be sent card, unless she is asked to a wedding or dinner, a ladies'' lunch For reception days a lady wears a plain, dark, rich dress, taking ladies send their cards to the young brides who have come into a The lady of the house writes the name of the invited guest in the A lady may use her own visiting cards for five-o''clock tea. People who are asked to the wedding send cards to the house if New York, where young ladies are introduced to society by means of One lady in New York was known to answer a dinner invitation The young lady was dressed in a very conspicuous manner: onslaught on ladies who invited young men to drink on New-Year''s no men talk to women about "ladies," in fashionable society. id = 5681 author = Unknown title = The Laws of Etiquette; Or, Short Rules and Reflections for Conduct in Society date = keywords = Brummel; CHAPTER; France; Mr.; gentleman; good; great; lady; man; manner; person summary = confounding together the gentleman and the man of fashion. character are natural ease of manner, and an acquaintance In passing ladies of rank, whom you meet in society, bow, but speaking of persons or politics, for, if the individual is of the table of a gentleman, or in the drawing-room of a lady, The great business in company is conversation. distinctions, is the great art of a man of the world. A young man upon first entering into society should select Each gentleman offers his arm to a lady, and they follow in You should never ask a gentleman or lady at the table to help servants, or persons in a low rank of life, I do not see upon a man''s pretensions to fashion, in England, to speak to women fashionable man to do with time? In ordinary conversation about persons employ the expressions _men_ and _women_; _gentleman_ and _lady_ are _distinctive_ id = 35975 author = Watson, Lillian Eichler title = Book of Etiquette, Volume I date = keywords = Brown; Dear; John; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; card; child; day; friend; good; home; introduction; invitation; leave; letter; man; wedding; woman summary = and her mother to send small engraved cards to their circle of friends young man may also send notes or cards to his friends, having first distance is invited, a small card like the one following is generally The bride''s mother, the maid of honor and guests leave the home of the Only close relatives and friends should be invited to the home wedding. woman, calls personally and leaves the letter with her own card, or hostess to issue at-home cards, giving the day and hour, or just the for calling on her at-home card, but if she prefers to leave the hour When the call is made on the hostess'' day at home, cards are left on card for the mother of the young friend upon whom she calls. home, the stranger leaves cards with those of a friend. invited to the ceremony of a church wedding, leave cards for the id = 26597 author = Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts) title = How to Behave: A Pocket Manual of Republican Etiquette, and Guide to Correct Personal Habits Embracing an Exposition of the Principles of Good Manners; Useful Hints on the Care of the Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-culture, and Behavior at Home; the Etiquette of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, the Street, the Church, Places of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., with Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies date = keywords = Guide; Health; John; M.D.; Manual; Mr.; New; WELLS; York; dress; gentleman; good; lady; life; man; manner; order; person; place; right; work summary = AN EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD MANNERS; USEFUL HINTS ON THE CARE OF THE PERSON, EATING, DRINKING, EXERCISE, HABITS, DRESS, Walking--Hints to the Ladies--Self-Command--Observation--Practical place, a sense of equity, good-will toward our fellow-men, kind genial; respect times, places, observances, and especially persons; we must look upon all social requirements, whether in dress, manners, for good manners and your success with other ladies, fail in no act of Love, duty, and good manners alike require it. As a general rule, no gentleman should be presented to a lady without "Morning calls," the "Illustrated Manners Book" says "are the small gentleman''s dress for occasions of ceremony in general, as follows: Good manners do not require young gentlemen to stand about the door of And what do good manners require of the ladies? This work is, in all respects, one of the best educational hand-books HOW TO READ CHARACTER.--A new illustrated Hand-book of Phrenology and id = 33188 author = Wiggin, Edith E. title = Lessons on Manners for School and Home Use date = keywords = BLACKBOARD; LEE; LESSON; Miss; School; book; good; home; manner; place; young summary = the school-room, but at home and in public places; and years afterwards things, as in their school studies, boys and girls are learning now for We ought to try to make a new scholar feel at home,--help him to become book, or other article before or after school without asking permission. or girl polite and kind away from home and to strangers only, while at the lady will never forget that little girl''s thoughtful politeness. We should cheerfully wait upon old people, and let them feel that young In cars or public places, a boy or girl should never allow an old man or A story is told of a little girl, five years old, who awkwardness in these little things that marks the person unused to good young ought cheerfully to give place to older people, especially to old BOOKS FOR YOUNG LADIES BY POPULAR AUTHORS Illustrated School edition cloth 50 cents Library id = 17609 author = Young, John H. title = Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society date = keywords = CHAPTER; Mr.; Mrs.; President; White; card; child; dress; duty; evening; form; friend; gentleman; good; hair; hand; home; illustration; introduction; invitation; lady; letter; manner; party; person; present; rule; time; visit; wedding summary = The proper form of introduction is to present the gentleman to the lady, case good manners require the formal bow of recognition upon meeting, invariable rule of good society, that a gentleman cannot "cut" a lady Again, men remove the glove when they shake hands with a lady--a custom introduction in a room, a married lady generally offers her hand; a Ladies and gentlemen who meet in the drawing-room of a common friend are A lady receiving gives her hand to a stranger as to a friend, when she Any invitation given to a lady guest should also include the hostess, If a gentleman is seated by the side of a lady or elderly person, inquiries." Her lady friends then make personal visits, but gentlemen do "Ladies invited to funeral ceremonies should always wear a black dress, A gentleman should not invite ladies to ride on the water unless