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GOOD MORNING.
Social Life
OR
The Manners and Customs of
Polite Society
CONTAINING
THE RULES OF ETIQUETTE FOR ALL OCCASIONS AND
FORMING A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SELF-CULTURE
IN CONVERSATION, DRESS, DEPORTMENT,
CORRESPONDENCE, THE CARE OF
CHILDREN AND THE HOME.
BY
MAUD C. COOKE,
The Well-known and Popular Author.
EMBELLISHED WITH COLORED PHOTOTYPES.
BUFFALO, N.Y.
The Matthews-Northrup Co.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1896, by
J. R. JONES,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
All Rights Reserved.
PREFACE.
HEREis much truth and force in the old saying, that "Manners makethe man." All persons should know how to appear to the best advantagein polite society. This very attractive volume furnishes rules ofetiquette for all occasions, and is a complete guide for daily use inall matters pertaining to social intercourse.
The first department treats of Introductions and Salutations. Therules given under this head are those constantly observed in the bestsociety. The same is equally true of all the instructions throughoutthe book, which is the most complete work on this subject ever issued.
The next department treats of the very important Art of Conversation.It has been said, with truth, that "a good talker is always a socialsuccess." The reader