Emily post

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 […]

"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...

Everyday Etiquette No. 80 // Tact and candor will get you everything you need in life. For anything else, you can come visit the shoppe!

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

There's social etiquette and then there's Southern etiquette. Here are the unspoken social etiquette rules that hopefully you're following.

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.

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