Etiquette in society, in business, in politics and at home - Brossura

Post, Emily

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0217208746 ISBN 13: 9780217208741

Casa editrice: RareBooksClub.com, 2012

Riassunto

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...is unnecessary to say that an engaged man shows no attention whatever to other women. It should be plain to every one, even though be need not behave like a moon-calf, that "one" is alone in his thoughts. Often it so happens that engaged people are very little together, because he is away at work, or for other reasons. Rather than sit home alone, she may continue to go out in society, which is quite all right, but she must avoid being with any one man more than another and she should remain visibly within the general circle of her group. It always gives gossip a chance to see an engaged girl sitting out dances with any particular man, and slander is never far away if any evidence of ardor creeps into their regard, even if it be merely "manner," and actually mean nothing at all. IN THE BACKWATERS OF LONG ENGAGEMENT Unless the engaged couple are both so young, or by temperament so irresponsible, that their parents think it best for them to wait until time is given a chance to prove the stability of their affection, no one can honestly advocate a long-delayed marriage. Where there is no money, it is necessary to wait for better finances. But the old argument that a long engagement was wise in that the young couple were given opportunity to know each other better, has little sense to-day when all young people know each other thoroughly well. A long engagement is trying to everyone--the man, the girl, both families, and all friends. It is an unnatural state, like that of waiting at the station for a train, and in a measure it is time wasted. The minds of the two most concerned are centered upon each other; to them life seems to consist in saying the inevitable good-by. Her family thinkcher absent-minded, distrait, aloof and generally useless. His...

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• Editore: RareBooksClub.com
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0217208746
• ISBN 13: 9780217208741
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 186