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Description:Prior to the late nineteenth century, most Americans viewed dining as a utilitarian duty characterized by common "meat and potato" dishes and complemented by little, if any, polite conversation. With the boom in industrialism and the sudden growth of the middle class in the 1880s, America's interest in social etiquette rose dramatically. Consisting of two separate publicationsThe Ladies' Handbook and Household Assistant (1886) and Short Hints on Social Etiquette (1887)The Ladies' Etiquette Handbook can be read as a testament to the growing division between social classes and, at the same time, as a reflection of the middle class's overwhelming desire to cross social lines through the graces of fine etiquette. Written by a Methodist women's church group in Manchester, New Hampshire, The Ladies' Handbook and Household Assistant provides advice on subjects such as church etiquette and the proper handling of cutlery as well as recipes for the socially active household. Short Hints on Social Etiquette, published as a promotional piece by a Philadelphia soap manufacturerincluding descriptions of lavish meals, advice on proper word pronunciation, and illustrations of tasteful calling cardsstrives to bring aristocratic values into the republican home. The foreword by Kenneth Cmiel, professor of history at the University of Iowa, provides an overview of the historic and social trends leading up to the publication of both handbooks and traces the creation and ultimate development of modern social etiquette.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Ladies' Etiquette Handbook: The Importance of Being Refined in the 1880s. To get started finding The Ladies' Etiquette Handbook: The Importance of Being Refined in the 1880s, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2001

ISBN: 0877457689

Description: Prior to the late nineteenth century, most Americans viewed dining as a utilitarian duty characterized by common "meat and potato" dishes and complemented by little, if any, polite conversation. With the boom in industrialism and the sudden growth of the middle class in the 1880s, America's interest in social etiquette rose dramatically. Consisting of two separate publicationsThe Ladies' Handbook and Household Assistant (1886) and Short Hints on Social Etiquette (1887)The Ladies' Etiquette Handbook can be read as a testament to the growing division between social classes and, at the same time, as a reflection of the middle class's overwhelming desire to cross social lines through the graces of fine etiquette. Written by a Methodist women's church group in Manchester, New Hampshire, The Ladies' Handbook and Household Assistant provides advice on subjects such as church etiquette and the proper handling of cutlery as well as recipes for the socially active household. Short Hints on Social Etiquette, published as a promotional piece by a Philadelphia soap manufacturerincluding descriptions of lavish meals, advice on proper word pronunciation, and illustrations of tasteful calling cardsstrives to bring aristocratic values into the republican home. The foreword by Kenneth Cmiel, professor of history at the University of Iowa, provides an overview of the historic and social trends leading up to the publication of both handbooks and traces the creation and ultimate development of modern social etiquette.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Ladies' Etiquette Handbook: The Importance of Being Refined in the 1880s. To get started finding The Ladies' Etiquette Handbook: The Importance of Being Refined in the 1880s, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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