Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . The Essence of THE old chronicler says, Mannersmaketh man. Manners are notthe character, but they are thedress of character, adds a modernwriter. Manners are not the puregold of the mind, but they set themint stamp upon the crude oreand fit it for circulation, and fewthere be who may dare to set asidetheir valuation. To genius only isthis privilege granted, and geniusis exceeding should be remembered that more people cangive the lis
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . The Essence of THE old chronicler says, Mannersmaketh man. Manners are notthe character, but they are thedress of character, adds a modernwriter. Manners are not the puregold of the mind, but they set themint stamp upon the crude oreand fit it for circulation, and fewthere be who may dare to set asidetheir valuation. To genius only isthis privilege granted, and geniusis exceeding should be remembered that more people cangive the list of Dr. Samuel Johnsons sins againstgood manners than can quote from his Rassalas and Rambler,while there will always be more who can descant upon the selfish,tyrannical ill-breeding of Thomas Carlyle than can estimate the valueand immensity of his literary labors. The essence of all etiquette will be found in that Golden Rule fromHoly Writ that enjoins upon us to do unto others as we would thatthey should do unto us, and whereon Lord Chesterfield based hismaxim for the cultivation of manners : Observe carefully what pleases or displeases you in others, and beper
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