Our Deportment / Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society

A practical etiquette manual compiles rules and advice for refined society, presenting clear chapters on personal manners, introductions and salutations, visiting and calling etiquette, the use of calling cards, and conventions for conversation. It details hospitality and hosting duties, protocols for dinner parties, table manners, receptions, balls, and street and public behavior, and offers guidance for travel, dress, letters, invitations, condolences, and home culture. Organized for easy reference, the compilation emphasizes small courtesies, social formalities, and the cultivation of pleasant deportment to help readers navigate social situations with ease and propriety.