. Youth's educator for home and society ... INTRODUCTORY. A subject which has been handled in many ways, and bymany minds, always presents difficulties to one who attemptsto set it forth in a new light. And yet the theme of outbook is susceptible of many new thoughts, and man}changes of old thoughts which are of value to the reader. The etiquette of polite society changes so materially insome phases, and with such marked contrast among differ-ent peoples and periods, that it is almost a hopeless task toformulate rules that shall absolutely govern with the sameunchangeability that stamped the l
. Youth's educator for home and society ... INTRODUCTORY. A subject which has been handled in many ways, and bymany minds, always presents difficulties to one who attemptsto set it forth in a new light. And yet the theme of outbook is susceptible of many new thoughts, and man}changes of old thoughts which are of value to the reader. The etiquette of polite society changes so materially insome phases, and with such marked contrast among differ-ent peoples and periods, that it is almost a hopeless task toformulate rules that shall absolutely govern with the sameunchangeability that stamped the laws of the Medes andthe Persians. The nearest approach to such a task is to give to the in-quirer those usages and forms which prevail in good soci-ety, and which, with slight modifications, are adapted toany part of the habitable globe. And while these rules are,in their general contour, applicable to any position in life,the good sense and knowledge of fitness of things, willhelp to a comprehension of those exceptional occasions,when eve
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