The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion / or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews

by Margaret C. Conkling

Transcriber's Note

Inconsistencies have been retained in formatting, spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, and grammar, except where indicated in the list below:

• [Period added after "sermon"]
• ["Paté" changed to "Pâté"]
• ["Aquaintances" changed to "Acquaintances"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Regard"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Tribute"]
• [Dash added after "etc."]
• [Dash added after "Importance"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Society"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Bouche"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Relaxation"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Remorse"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Pathos"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Wit"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Drawing-room"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Intellect"]
• [Comma moved from mid-line to immedately after "Discussion"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Bagatelle"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Epicureanism"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Sketch"]
• ["onathan" changed to "Jonathan"]
• ["compatable" changed to "compatible"]
• ["s" changed to "his"]
• ["eminated" changed to "emanated"]
• [Double quotes changed to single quotes around "Kossuth,"]
• ["páté" changed to "pâté"]
• ["singlarly" changed to "singularly"]
• ["self control" changed to "self-control"]
• [Period added after "her"]
• [Quote added before "I"]
• ["Johnathan" changed to "Jonathan"]
• [Single rather than double quotes used around "and here,"]
• [Double quotes changed to single quotes before "I" and after "madame,"]
• [Double quotes changed to single quotes before "that" and after "you?"]
• [Double quote added before "The"]
• [Double quote added before "Before"]
• [Double quote added before "The"]
• [Double quote added before "You" and double quotes before "You" and after "madame?" changed to single quotes]
• [Double quote added before "And" and double quotes before "And" and after "com-for-ta-ble?" changed to single quotes]
• [Double quote added before "No"]
• [Double quote added before "Bien" and after "please!'" and spoken text placed within single quotes]
• [Quote removed after "you?"]
• ["nur sery" changed to "nursery"]
• [Single quote added before "cause"]
• [Double quote added after "minister?'"]
• ["dont" changed to "don't"]
• ["extertaining" changed to "entertaining"]
• ["primative" changed to "primitive"]
• [Period added after "door"]
• [Single dot replaced by colon after "said"]
• [Period added after "process"]
• ["the the" changed to "the"]
• [Quote removed after "morals!"]
• ["grooms man" changed to "groomsman"]
• [Quotation marks corrected to show single quotes for dialogue and double quotes at the start of paragraphs throughout the anecdote on pages 143 and 144]
• [Double quote removed after "monument,'"]
• ["asthetical" changed to "æsthetical"]
• ["n" changed to "in"]
• [Double quotes in this paragraph changed to single quotes and double quote added at start of paragraph]
• [Double quotes in this paragraph changed to single quotes and double quote added at start of paragraph]
• [Double quotes in this paragraph changed to single quotes and double quote added at start of paragraph]
• [Comma removed after "said"]
• [Single quote added after "chair,"]
• [Double quote added before "Well"]
• [Double quote removed before "'All"]
• [Double quote changed to a single quote before "I"]
• [Double quote changed to a single quote after "nursery-cry"]
• [Double quote changed to a single quote before "my"]
• [Double quote changed to a single quote after "to-night;"]
• [Period added after "rank"]
• ["achievments" changed to "achievements"]
• [Period added after "sensuality"]
• ["heath" changed to "health"]
• [Single quotes changed to double quotes around this quotation]
• [Single quote removed before "A"]
• ["univeral" changed to "universal"]
• ["appearace" changed to "appearance"]
• ["Never sink" changed to "Neversink"]
• [Quote added after "daughter,"]
• [Quote added after "Simpson,"]
• ["place" changed to "placed"]
• [Period added after "Mrs"]
• ["ceremoneous" changed to "ceremonious"]
• ["st." changed to "St."]
• [""You are now my enemy, and I am" indented for ease of reading]
• [Comma removed after "and"]
• ["Mis" changed to "Miss"]
• ["sol dier" changed to "soldier"]
• [Comma removed after "sketching"]
• [Double quote removed at end of paragraph]
• [Double quote added before "This"]
• [Single quote changed to a double quote before "I"]
• [Comma removed before "us"]
• ["th" changed to "the"]
• ["strengthed" changed to "strengthened"]
• ["un comfortable" changed to "uncomfortable"]
• [Period added after "fatigue"]
• ["and-that" changed to "and that"]
• ["wan't" changed to "want"]
• [Quote removed before "Oh"]
• [Single quote changed to double quote after "them!"]
• ["twitter ing" changed to "twittering"]
• ["to" added after "happened"]
• [Period added after "friend"]
• [Comma changed to a period after "us"]
• ["duced" changed to "deuced"]
• ["Kiss" changed to "Miss"]
• [Quote removed before "As"]
• ["pretiest" changed to "prettiest"]
• ["acknowleded" changed to "acknowledged"]
• ["a" added after "like"]
• [Single quote changed to a double quote at end of paragraph]
• [Period added after "Lunettes"]
• ["dessultory" changed to "desultory"]
• ["intelleclectual" changed to "intellectual"]
• [Period changed to comma after "Howard"]
• ["Educacation" changed to "Education"]
• ["de voted" changed to "devoted"]
• ["stationary" changed to "stationery"]
• ["inter posed" changed to "interposed"]
• [Period added after "months"]
• [Period added after "be"]
• ["stand point" changed to "stand-point"]
• [Period added after "friends"]
• ["glancind" changed to "glancing"]
• [Period added after "lady"]
• [Comma changed to a period after "animation"]
• [Extra space added before and after this paragraph]
• ["Fitz James" changed to "Fitz-James"]
• [Period removed after "migical"]
• [Period removed after "Benton's"]
• [Double quote added before "Cecilia"]
• [Double quote removed after "Y----"]