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by Stephen J. Gertz First edition, 1922. We, at Booktryst , are the soul of courtesy and decorum. When we open a book we invite the la...

Emily Post was one classy broad. A proponent of appropriate social conduct, manners, and the like, her book Etiquette rocked the charts in the 1920s. There is now an institute in her honor that works to define propriety in our modern times. I am so old school, I know, but the very trendy current lack […]

Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition (Emily's Post's Etiquette) [Post, Lizzie, Post Senning, Daniel] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition (Emily's Post's Etiquette)

To many people, etiquette is nothing more than the art of trying to catch someone using the incorrect fork at a dinner party. They are mistaken, however, as etiquette has served as a code of social behavior for centuries.

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use." Those who assume that the first lady of etiquette was a proper person from a privileged background would...

I made this a while back when I found it in my Kate Spade Etiquette Book. Something I need to actually print out, and read often. Especially today.

Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners By Laura Claridge (Random House, $18) Reviewed by THOMAS USKALI, Special to the Press-RegisterWhen a book falls short of its promise, as this one does, it can be...

Everyday Etiquette No. 72 // We believe in always dressing up because you can convey your best self, and you’ll always feel amazing!

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