Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . atedby superiority of rank in the public service. The intercourse of the families of officials is regulated by the ruleswhich govern the officials themselves. Besides the public levees of the President, the ladies of the White WASHINGTON ETIQUETTE. 377 House hold receptions at stated periods, to which invitations areregularly issued. The President sometimes appears upon theseoccasions, but is under no obligation to do so. It has long been the custom fo
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . atedby superiority of rank in the public service. The intercourse of the families of officials is regulated by the ruleswhich govern the officials themselves. Besides the public levees of the President, the ladies of the White WASHINGTON ETIQUETTE. 377 House hold receptions at stated periods, to which invitations areregularly issued. The President sometimes appears upon theseoccasions, but is under no obligation to do so. It has long been the custom for the President to give a series ofState Dinners during the session of Congress, to which the variousmembers of that body, the higher Government officials and the Diplo-matic Corps are successively invited. In order to show attention t«all, and offend none, it is necessary to give quite a number of thesedinners during the session. [The proper titles to be used in addressing the President, Membersof the Cabinet, Members of Congress, Judges of the Supreme Courtand other Government officials, are found in the Department on Letter-Writing.]. A| AHE end and aim of all our work should be the1 harmonious growth of our whole being, saysFroebel. Know thyself, quoth Epictetus,the Stoic, and, knowing thyself, grow strong of mind,self-centered and self-possessed. Know thyself, reiter-ates the modern disciple of Delsarte, since only by knowledge of selfcan be developed the real personality of the individual. Grace and self-possession are the aim of Delsarte; it therefore fairlyfalls within the province of a work on etiquette to look somewhat intothe subject. If one would control others he must first control himself,possess himself. Delsarte looked upon the nature of man as a trinity,and believed that the mental, moral and physical should be educatedat the same time. Modern education tends to develop man in specialdirections to the neglect of others. Either the overstrained mentalfaculties
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