No Rule Of Etiquette Is Of Less

Nothing Is Less Important Than Which Fork You Use. Etiquette Is The Science Of Living. It Embraces Everything. It Is Ethics. It Is Honor.

Never Think, Because You Cannot Write A Letter Easily, That It Is Better Not To Write At All. The Most Awkward Note Imaginable Is Better Than None.

The Only Occasion When The Traditions Of Courtesy Permit A Hostess To Help Herself Before A Woman Guest Is When She Has Reason To Believe The Food Is Poisoned.

Manners Are A Sensitive Awareness Of The Feelings Of Others.

Houses Without Personality Are A Series Of Walled Enclosures With Furniture Standing Around In Them. Other Houses Are Filled With Things Of Little Intrinsic Value, Even With Much That Is Shabby And Yet They Have That Inviting Atmosphere.