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tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">295. Ball dress, 541, 546-547, 557, 603; in opera box, 37. Ballroom, etiquette in, 258-262; for an afternoon tea, 167. Balls, chapter on, 250-275; clothes for, 569; gloves at, 20; hand-shaking at, 20; introductions at, 10, 16; invitations to, 112-116; for a débutante, 276-279; public, 271-275. Beginning a letter, 492-494. Behavior, good, fundamentals of, 506-510. Best man, 331, 344; clothes of, 333; duties of on wedding day, 345-346; during the marriage ceremony, 358, 359, 360; after the marriage ceremony, 361; in rehearsal, 341, 342; at the wedding breakfast, 368. Best Society, chapter on, 1-3; definition of, 3. Beverages at afternoon teas, 167, 168, 169, 170, 173, 174; at ball suppers, 257; at formal dinners, 205, 209; at luncheons, 244-245; at wedding breakfasts, 365, 368. Big dinners, 225-226. Birds, how to eat, 584, 585. Bishop, close of letter to, 489; how to address, 488; how to introduce, 5, 489. Bones, management of, at table, 583-584. Boots, 551, 568. Bouquet, bridal, 344, 358, 359; of bridesmaid, 328. Boutonnière, 334, 344, 354, 357, 551, 563. Bowing, etiquette of, 20, 21, 23, 24-27, 93, 508; at court, 610. Bread and butter, how to eat, 583. Bread and butter letters, 468-470. Breakfast, invitations to, 238-239; for country house guests, 427-429; wedding, 364-368. Bridal procession, 339-342, 357-358. Bridal veil, 350, 351. Bride, acknowledgment of gifts by, 320. 321; acquiring of social position by, 66-68; calls of, 66; calls on, 67-91; gifts of to bridesmaids, 336; gifts to by groom, 344; giving away of, 353, 359; house of on wedding day, 347. 350; letters of thanks to relatives-in-law, 471; during the marriage ceremony, 358, 359, 360; in rehearsal, 338-342; at the wedding breakfast, 362, 368; as a chaperon, 289; as a guest of honor, 11. Bride's going away dress, 370. Bride's mother, cards left with, 87. Bride's parents, 340-342, 353, 357-360, 366; expenses of for wedding, 377-378. Bride's table, 365. Bridegroom, 341-342, 357-360; clothes of, 332, 333; expenses of, 337, 342-344, 378; as a guest of honor, 11; parents of, at wedding reception, 364; wedding given by, 316-318. Bridegroom's mother, card left with, 87. Bridesmaids, 328-332, 339-340, 342, 351, 353, 358-361, 368. Bridesmaids' luncheon, 335-336. Bridesmaids' and ushers' dinner, 336. Bridge, 524-527; introduction at, 12; invitation to, 124, 128-129. Buffet at afternoon teas, 167; luncheons, 248-249. Bundles, carrying of, 29. Burials, women at, 327. Business etiquette, 530-539; letters, 455, 460-461; relations between men and women, 23, 506, 530-532; suits, 152, 246, 566-567, 570; visits, 15, 23, 533-534. Butler, 142-144, 161-163, 167, 186-187, 201-202, 214, 425. Butter, avoidance of at formal dinner, 206, 585. Cabaret, supper at, 293. Cabinet, member of, close of letter to, 456, 487; how to address, 486; how to announce as a guest, 214; how to introduce, 487. Cardinal, close of letter to, 487; how to address, 486; how to introduce, 4, 487. Calls. See: Visits. Camp, house party in, chapter on, 440-447; invitation to, 127. Cards, of address, 108; of admittance to church weddings, 102; of general invitation, 118; of introduction to a club, 521; as invitations, 124, 168, 169; at funerals, 408; with gifts, 321, 322; menu, 210; place, 210; visiting, chapter on, 73-97. Carriages. See: Vehicles. Cars. See: Street cars; Motoring; Vehicles. Carving, 229-230. Cereal, how to eat, 573. Celebrities, afternoon teas in honor of, 168. Chaperon, 138; chapter on, 288-298; at public balls, 271. Chic woman, 542. Chicken, how to eat, 584, 585. Children, cards of, 78; conversation about, 49; invitations to, 459, 460; parties for, 580-581; table manners of, 571-582; training of, 587-588, 592; at afternoon tea, 579-580; on railway trains, 594. Christenings, chapter on, 380-386. Christmas presents, 467-468. Church, greetings in, 19-20; leave-taking at, 20. Church weddings, 102-103; 314-316; 339-342; invitations to, 99-100. Cigars. See: Smoking. Circus, etiquette at, 46. Clergy, how to introduce, 4-5. Clergyman, close of letter to, 456, 489; how to address, 488; how to introduce, 489; visiting card of, 78; wedding fee of, 344. Closing a letter, 455-458, 460, 487, 489-490, 494-496. Clothes, at an afternoon tea, 165, 547, 556; at a christening, 385-386; at a concert, 547; at a funeral, 408; at a house party in camp, 441-442; at luncheon, 246; at the opera, 35, 547, 549; at theater, 42-43, 547, 569; on a visit, 97; at a wedding, 328-330, 332-334, 556, 569-570; for a débutante, 281; for a gentleman, chapter on, 562-570; for a lady, chapter on, 540-570; for servants, 138, 140, 143-144, 151-152, 246-247; for people with limited incomes, 543-545, 553-557. Clubs, chapter on, 511-523; conversation in, 508. Colloquial language, 62. Colors, passing of the, 23. Companion, 138. Concert, clothes for, 547. Condolence, 406-408; letters of, 483-485; visits of, 88, 93. Congratulations, to bride and groom, 362; letters of, 481-483. Congressman, 486, 487. Consul, 488, 489. Contradiction, 50-51. Conspicuousness, avoidance of, 28. Conventions for the young girl, 292-294. Conversation, 506-508; chapter on, 48-57; foreign words in, 19; how to begin, 8; at afternoon tea, 170; at dinner, 216, 221, 223-225; at the home table, 592; at the opera, 37; on a railway train, 595; on a steamer, 599, 600, 602; on the street, 28; at the table, 10, 12, 576-577; at the theater, 40-41; at a wedding, 355, 362-363; without an introduction, 10, 12, 599-600. Cook, 146-147, 178, 234-235. Corn, how to eat, 573. Corn on the cob, when to eat, 582. Correct usage of words and phrases, 58-62. Correspondence. See: Letters. Country clothes, 548-550; 568, 570; 603. Country clubs, 516-517, 520. Country house, chapter on, 410-439; invitations to, 126; letters of thanks for visits to, 468-473; stationery, 451-453. Court, presentation at, 609-610. Courtship, 299-301. Crests, 451. Cuff links, 144, 152, 567. Cup, use of, 573. Cut direct, 26-27. Cutaway coat, 246, 332, 566, 569. Cutting in at a dance, 269-270. Dances, chapter on, 250-275; introductions at, 16; invitations to, 112-116, 124, 128, 251-254, 259-260; at an afternoon tea, 166; at a wedding, 369. Dating a letter, 453. Day dress, 555-556. Days at home, 82, 86-87. Death, notice of, 387, 390. Debts, 506, 509, 523. Débutante, 11, 80, 114-116, 252, 257; chapter on, 276-287. Débutante's card, 79; theater party, 43-46. Dessert, 207-209, 573. Devices on stationery, 451-453. Dining-room, appointments of, 192-194. Dining-saloon etiquette, 509-10. Dinner, announcement of, 162-163, 217; clothes for, 546-547, 559, 569, 589, 603; introductions at, 10, 12-13; invitations to, 119, 124-125, 128, 188; seating at, 162, 178-179, 196, 210-212, 229; taking in to, 12, 217-218; formal, chapter on, 177-230; before the opera, 35; before the theater, 38; for bridesmaids and ushers; for engaged couples, 305-306; for parents of groom-elect, 310; for week-end guests, 418-419; in camp, 444; with limited equipment, chapter on,
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