True Politeness: A Hand-book of Etiquette for Ladies
Transcriber’s Note
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. A list of corrections is found at the end of the text.
TRUE POLITENESS.
New York: LEAVITT AND ALLEN.
Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by GEORGE S. APPLETON. In the Office of the Clerk of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Never introduce persons to each other without a knowledge that it will be agreeable to both parties; this may sometimes be ascertained without a formal question: very great intimacy with and knowledge of each party may be a sufficient assurance that the introduction will be agreeable.
The inferior should always be introduced to the superior—ladies take precedence of gentlemen; you will present the gentleman to the lady, not the lady to the gentleman.
Anonymous
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