45Impartiality,30Informality in entertaining,164Ink,58Inscriptions on cards,97-100Interruptions,17,49Introduction, letters of,70-72;advisability of, for business,70;socially,70,71;presentation of,72;obligations of,72Introductions,84-89,148;at chance meetings,87;at a dancing party,87,89,138,139;at a dinner,89,149;by a guest,86;by a hostess,86,90;discrimination in,85;form of,84;of a gentleman to a lady,84,86,88;responses to,84;responsibility for,88;to one's relatives,88Invitations (See"Engraved Invitation, The");for dinner and dance,111;entertainment at club,111;formal,105-121;informal,74,112;of widower,111,113;bachelor,111,113;widower with daughters,111;to call,93;to "Bal Poudre," 112;dancing or other parties,109;dinners,109;luncheons,108;receptions,117,120,121;"showers," 182;visits,158;weddings,114-117;to meet a guest,120,146;to meet a son,113;to mourners,114Invitations, written,110,112;acceptances of,112;replies to,113Jewelry,12Kant,2Letter writing,52;discretion in,52,53Letters:Conclusion of,66;of classic literature,53;of condolence,75,76;of Introduction,70-72;of recommendation,73;opening those of others,24;opening, in company,29;Salutation of,66-68;Signature of,66-69;to servants,74;to strangers,74;giving orders,74Letter-heads,56,57Lifting the hat,78,81,82,83Linen, for dinner,151;trousseau,189,190Luncheon,148,149;menu of,148;dress at,12Maid of honor, duties of,197,199Management of household,22Mannerisms,17Manners,7Marriage,20,21;ceremony,197,198;certificate,191;customs,203;license,190;obligations of,20-26Men's cards,96;club name on,100;form of,96;inscription on,97;omission of address,100;titles on,97,100,101Monograms,56Monopoly of conversation,49;in friendship,43,44Morals,7Mourning, dress of,227-229;Etiquette of,224-230;periods of,227;stationery of,228Music at a wedding,197,200,202Neatness,14,46,129Neglect of family,22,25Nichols, Dr. T. L.,9,title-pageNon-acknowledgment of courtesies,18Notes, apologetic 55;congratulatory,76;requesting a favor,55;social,57,58;sympathetic,75,76Obligations of letters of introduction,72Old English type,106-108Openings, formal business,165Out-door weddings,212Paper for correspondence,55Parents:consideration for,217;consulting,174;duties of,169,170;negligence of,173Party invitations,109,110,112Penmanship of invitations,110Personal Card, The,96-105Personality,6-19Picnics,163,161Place cards,151,152Plates, service of,153Position,10;at table,33Posture,10,28"P. p. c." cards,99Presentation of letters of introduction,72Presents: birthday,41;graduation,42;to the ill,45;wedding,40,210-212Press notices, of engagements,179;funerals,224,225Privacy,24Professional cards,100Proposal of marriage,174-179;by letter,175;decision of,175;spontaneity of,176;warding off,175Public Behavior in,122-136Public functions,165-168Punctuality,17,32,142,149,154;at church,125;at funerals,229;for children,217,218Receiving, at an afternoon tea,147;dancing party,147;débutante party,147Reception, guest at,137,138Receptions,137,147;business openings,165;college or school,167;club,165Recommendation, letters of,73Rehearsal for wedding,191Rejection of proposals,175Removing hats in public places,18,122Replies to business letters,76;friendly letters,76;letters of introduction,72;notes of invitation,76Reply requests,73Reverence,125Riding dress,128"R. s. v. p.," 113Rural festivities,164Sacrifices,42,45Salutations,28;of letters,66-68Savings banks for children,220School behavior,218,219Script type,106-108Sealing Envelopes,59Seating guests at table,151,165,156Self-consciousness,10Self-control,8,31,215Send-off of bridal couple,207Servants,73,144;and children,223;in the country,161Service of a dinner,152-158Shaded Roman type,106-108"Showers," Bridal,181-183Signatures,66-70Simplicity in the country,161-164Sincerity,7,9Social introductions by correspondence,70-72Social calls of men,92-94Social life of the married,24Speech,7,16Speeches, after-dinner,166;at wedding breakfast,206Stamping Envelopes,59Stationery for mourning,57,228Stock of invitations,105,106Strangers, addressing,66,67;attitude toward,122,124,130-132,135Street etiquette,129,132,133Sympathy cards,120Table etiquette,33-40;for children,217Third-person letters,74Time of wedding,194Tips,144Titles on cards,97,100,101Training of servants,46Traveling,130,131;dress,130;expense,131Trousseau,187-190Type of invitations,100-108Unselfishness,9Use of cards,102-106Ushers, at wedding, duties of,195-198,201Visits,158-165;being entertained,142,162,164;dress,140;entertainment,158,159,163,164;length,158;prolonging,142Wardrobe of bride,187-189;of bridegroom,186Wedding, anniversaries,40,41;breakfast,204-206;cake,206,207;fee,208-210;invitations,114-119;journey,208;preparation for,185-193;presents,210-212;reception,205,207;ring,191;suit for bridegroom,186,187;wardrobe of bride,187-189Whispering,29,123Withdrawal from society during mourning,224,227,228Writing on cards,99