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The American ladies and gentleman's manual of elegance, fashion, and true politeness

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12495
Author
Day, Charles William,
Date of Publication
1855.
Call Number
395 D273
Responsibility
by Charles William Day.
Author
Day, Charles William,
Place of Publication
Auburn : Rochester
Publisher
Alden ; Beardsley,
Date of Publication
1855.
Physical Description
154 p. ; 16 cm.
Notes
Cover title: The book of fashion, and true politeness; half-title: Hints on etiquette.
"This work was originally published in London, where it had gone through twenty-two editions, and has been made the standard of modern society in England."
Subjects
Etiquette.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
395 D273
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The Bazar book of decorum : the care of the person, manners, etiquette, and ceremonials

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11554
Author
Tomes, Robert,
Date of Publication
1876, c1870.
Call Number
395 T656
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Author
Tomes, Robert,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper & Brothers ...,
Date of Publication
1876, c1870.
Physical Description
viii, [1], 10-282, 6 p. ; 17 cm.
Notes
Includes several articles originally published in Harper's bazar. cf. Pref.
Advertising matter: 6 p. at end.
Page [iv] is blank.
Includes index.
Summary
" This book is an attempt to raise the subject of which it treats to its proper connection with health, morals, and good taste.The title is due to the fact that the author has embodied in the text several articles which were originally published by him in Harper's Bazaar. These, though they form but a small portion of the whole work..." [from the preface]
Subjects
Etiquette.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
395 T656
Websites
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Waiting at table : a practical guide

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16280
Author
Member of the aristocracy.
Date of Publication
[19--?]
Call Number
640 R787 no. 8
Responsibility
by a member of the aristocracy.
Author
Member of the aristocracy.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Frederick Warne,
Date of Publication
[19--?]
Physical Description
viii, 115 p. ; 19 cm.
Notes
Author on cover: By the author of Manners, rules of good society.
From the Sarah Tyson Rorer's collection of books on cooking and homemaking.
Subjects
Table etiquette.
Table service.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
640 R787 no. 8
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