FOOTNOTES:[1]So it is to order the carriage without first asking permission of your hostess.[2]Where the city-post is to be depended on, a note can always be sent in that way.[3]If the visiter has been properly announced, a well-trained servant will, in all probability, run up before her, and open the room-door.[4]It is well to present a lady or gentleman from another city, as "Miss Ford of New York"—"Mrs. Stephens of Boston"—"Mr. Warren of New Orleans."[5]Distinguished men of all professions, doctors, lawyers, artists, authors, and officers of the army and navy, frequently receive the honour of knighthood.[6]It would be well if all the public offices at Washington were furnished with copies of the British Peerage. Perhaps they are.[7]When circumstances render it expedient to carry much money out with you, divide it; putting half in one purse or pocket-book, and half in another, and put these portions into two pockets.[8]In a former work of the author's,The House Book, published by A. Hart, Philadelphia, will be found ample directions for packing trunks, &c.[9]Nevertheless, it is not good manners to make any remark (even to a friend) on their coming to breakfast late or early. It is no concern of yours, and they have reasons of their own, undoubtedly.[10]Americans never really sayniggers, though constantly accused of doing so by their British cousins. The wordnegorwe have heard, butniggernever.[11]It is customary with professional or public musicians, when in private company, to volunteer a song or a piece; knowing that, out of delicacy, no one willaskthem to give a gratuitous specimen of the art by which they live. This is polite and proper. It is always duly appreciated, and adds to the popularity of the performer.[12]A whisperer usually betrays herself by unconsciously fixing her eyes on the person she is secretly talking of. If you wish to inform your neighbour that a distinguished person is present say softly, "Mr. C. is here, but do not look at him just now."[13]It is, however, customary in eating sweet potatoes of a large size, to break them in two, and taking a piece in your hand, to pierce down to the bottom with your fork, and then mix in some butter, continuing to hold it thus while eating it.[14]When the name of the state is short, you may give all the letters that compose it, as Maine—Ohio—Iowa—Texas—Utah.[15]In buying ahandsomeparasol or umbrella, see that it has a folding-joint in the middle of the stick, and that this joint works easily, so that there may be no difficulty in packing it in a trunk or box. To prevent the silk being rubbed, tie up the parasol in a smooth linen case, previous to packing.[16]We were a few years since, told by one of our principal booksellers that a young lady came into his store when he chanced to be at the counter himself, and, showing him a small English prayer-book elegantly bound, and with fine engravings, she enquired if he had any exactly like that. On his replying in the negative, she desired that he would get precisely such a prayer-bookmade for her, in time for church on Sunday morning—(it was then Friday)—as she had set her mind on it. It must have just such pictures, and just such a beautiful gilt cover. He endeavoured in vain to convince her of the utter impossibility of performing this feat of having one single book printed, and bound, with plates engraved purposely for it, and all in the space of a day and a half. She seemed much displeased, and went away, in search, as she said, of a bookseller that was more obliging.[17]The author is a Protestant.[18]Miss Leslie's American Girl's Book (published by C. S. Francis,) contains a great variety of amusing plays, ways to redeem forfeits, &c., with an unusual number of conundrums.
[1]So it is to order the carriage without first asking permission of your hostess.
[1]So it is to order the carriage without first asking permission of your hostess.
[2]Where the city-post is to be depended on, a note can always be sent in that way.
[2]Where the city-post is to be depended on, a note can always be sent in that way.
[3]If the visiter has been properly announced, a well-trained servant will, in all probability, run up before her, and open the room-door.
[3]If the visiter has been properly announced, a well-trained servant will, in all probability, run up before her, and open the room-door.
[4]It is well to present a lady or gentleman from another city, as "Miss Ford of New York"—"Mrs. Stephens of Boston"—"Mr. Warren of New Orleans."
[4]It is well to present a lady or gentleman from another city, as "Miss Ford of New York"—"Mrs. Stephens of Boston"—"Mr. Warren of New Orleans."
[5]Distinguished men of all professions, doctors, lawyers, artists, authors, and officers of the army and navy, frequently receive the honour of knighthood.
[5]Distinguished men of all professions, doctors, lawyers, artists, authors, and officers of the army and navy, frequently receive the honour of knighthood.
[6]It would be well if all the public offices at Washington were furnished with copies of the British Peerage. Perhaps they are.
[6]It would be well if all the public offices at Washington were furnished with copies of the British Peerage. Perhaps they are.
[7]When circumstances render it expedient to carry much money out with you, divide it; putting half in one purse or pocket-book, and half in another, and put these portions into two pockets.
[7]When circumstances render it expedient to carry much money out with you, divide it; putting half in one purse or pocket-book, and half in another, and put these portions into two pockets.
[8]In a former work of the author's,The House Book, published by A. Hart, Philadelphia, will be found ample directions for packing trunks, &c.
[8]In a former work of the author's,The House Book, published by A. Hart, Philadelphia, will be found ample directions for packing trunks, &c.
[9]Nevertheless, it is not good manners to make any remark (even to a friend) on their coming to breakfast late or early. It is no concern of yours, and they have reasons of their own, undoubtedly.
[9]Nevertheless, it is not good manners to make any remark (even to a friend) on their coming to breakfast late or early. It is no concern of yours, and they have reasons of their own, undoubtedly.
[10]Americans never really sayniggers, though constantly accused of doing so by their British cousins. The wordnegorwe have heard, butniggernever.
[10]Americans never really sayniggers, though constantly accused of doing so by their British cousins. The wordnegorwe have heard, butniggernever.
[11]It is customary with professional or public musicians, when in private company, to volunteer a song or a piece; knowing that, out of delicacy, no one willaskthem to give a gratuitous specimen of the art by which they live. This is polite and proper. It is always duly appreciated, and adds to the popularity of the performer.
[11]It is customary with professional or public musicians, when in private company, to volunteer a song or a piece; knowing that, out of delicacy, no one willaskthem to give a gratuitous specimen of the art by which they live. This is polite and proper. It is always duly appreciated, and adds to the popularity of the performer.
[12]A whisperer usually betrays herself by unconsciously fixing her eyes on the person she is secretly talking of. If you wish to inform your neighbour that a distinguished person is present say softly, "Mr. C. is here, but do not look at him just now."
[12]A whisperer usually betrays herself by unconsciously fixing her eyes on the person she is secretly talking of. If you wish to inform your neighbour that a distinguished person is present say softly, "Mr. C. is here, but do not look at him just now."
[13]It is, however, customary in eating sweet potatoes of a large size, to break them in two, and taking a piece in your hand, to pierce down to the bottom with your fork, and then mix in some butter, continuing to hold it thus while eating it.
[13]It is, however, customary in eating sweet potatoes of a large size, to break them in two, and taking a piece in your hand, to pierce down to the bottom with your fork, and then mix in some butter, continuing to hold it thus while eating it.
[14]When the name of the state is short, you may give all the letters that compose it, as Maine—Ohio—Iowa—Texas—Utah.
[14]When the name of the state is short, you may give all the letters that compose it, as Maine—Ohio—Iowa—Texas—Utah.
[15]In buying ahandsomeparasol or umbrella, see that it has a folding-joint in the middle of the stick, and that this joint works easily, so that there may be no difficulty in packing it in a trunk or box. To prevent the silk being rubbed, tie up the parasol in a smooth linen case, previous to packing.
[15]In buying ahandsomeparasol or umbrella, see that it has a folding-joint in the middle of the stick, and that this joint works easily, so that there may be no difficulty in packing it in a trunk or box. To prevent the silk being rubbed, tie up the parasol in a smooth linen case, previous to packing.
[16]We were a few years since, told by one of our principal booksellers that a young lady came into his store when he chanced to be at the counter himself, and, showing him a small English prayer-book elegantly bound, and with fine engravings, she enquired if he had any exactly like that. On his replying in the negative, she desired that he would get precisely such a prayer-bookmade for her, in time for church on Sunday morning—(it was then Friday)—as she had set her mind on it. It must have just such pictures, and just such a beautiful gilt cover. He endeavoured in vain to convince her of the utter impossibility of performing this feat of having one single book printed, and bound, with plates engraved purposely for it, and all in the space of a day and a half. She seemed much displeased, and went away, in search, as she said, of a bookseller that was more obliging.
[16]We were a few years since, told by one of our principal booksellers that a young lady came into his store when he chanced to be at the counter himself, and, showing him a small English prayer-book elegantly bound, and with fine engravings, she enquired if he had any exactly like that. On his replying in the negative, she desired that he would get precisely such a prayer-bookmade for her, in time for church on Sunday morning—(it was then Friday)—as she had set her mind on it. It must have just such pictures, and just such a beautiful gilt cover. He endeavoured in vain to convince her of the utter impossibility of performing this feat of having one single book printed, and bound, with plates engraved purposely for it, and all in the space of a day and a half. She seemed much displeased, and went away, in search, as she said, of a bookseller that was more obliging.
[17]The author is a Protestant.
[17]The author is a Protestant.
[18]Miss Leslie's American Girl's Book (published by C. S. Francis,) contains a great variety of amusing plays, ways to redeem forfeits, &c., with an unusual number of conundrums.
[18]Miss Leslie's American Girl's Book (published by C. S. Francis,) contains a great variety of amusing plays, ways to redeem forfeits, &c., with an unusual number of conundrums.
Typos, spelling and punctuation errors fixed.
P. 168, "inverted commas"—represented as curved opening and closing quotation marks as used throughout the original.
P. 218, "you know," repeated, is faithful to the original. Retained since repetition may have been intended by the author to indicate over-use of the phrase.
P. 279, "placing this mark /\ below"—the symbol is an upside-down V (joined at the top) in the original.
P. 288, "ankles;" original reads "ancles."
P. 289, "Blind-man's bluff;" original reads "buff."
P. 330, Original chapter heading numbered "XXIV." Corrected to "XXV."
Variations changed to more frequent usage: Commonplace to common-place, despatch/ to dispatch/, drest to dressed, inclos/ to enclos/, inquiries to enquiries, intrust/ to entrust/, steam-boat to steamboat, and unladylike to unlady-like.
Entreméts and entrémets corrected to entremets.
Unusual spellings in the original that were retained include: cotemporary, extatic, mattrass, negor, receipt (for recipe), segars, Shakspeare, sociablist, and visiter.
Also retained because used equally: bed-chambers and bedchambers, before-hand and beforehand, foot-stool(s) and footstool(s), ink-stand and inkstand (in this case, one each was present in original, plus one broken at line's end. I opted to remove the hyphen on rejoining, as it was closer in the text to the other non-hyphenated version).