There Are Always Proper Responses, Even To

The Dinner Table Is The Center For The Teaching And Practicing Not Just Of Table Manners But Of Conversation, Consideration, Tolerance, Family Feeling, And Just About All The Other Accomplishments Of Polite Society Except The Minuet.

Charming Villains Have Always Had A Decided Social Advantage Over Well-meaning People Who Chew With Their Mouths Open.

Precision Marching Is Less Important For The Bridal Party Than Maintaining The Proper Facial Expresssions: The Bridegroom Must Look Awed; The Bridesmaids, Happy And Excited; The Father Of The Bride, Proud; And The Bride, Demure. If The Bridegroom Feels Doubtful, The Bridesmaids, Sulky, The Father, Worried, And The Bride, Blasé, Nobody Wants To Know.

People Think, Mistakenly, That Etiquette Means You Have To Suppress Your Differences. On The Contray, Etiquette Is What Enables You To Deal With Them; It Gives You A Set Of Rules.

I Make A Distinction Between Manners And Etiquette - Manners As The Principles, Which Are Eternal And Universal, Etiquette As The Particular Rules Which Are Arbitrary And Different In Different Times, Different Situations, Different Cultures.