The Laws of Etiquette

or,
Short Rules and Reflections
for
CONDUCT IN SOCIETY.

by A Gentleman

PHILADELPHIA:

1836.

Transcriber’s Note: Note the inconsistency of “Brummell” in one place of the original, and “Brummel” all other places. Also “Shakspeare,” “Don Quixotte,” “Sir Piercy,” and “Esop” are as in the original.

Contents

[PREFACE]
[INTRODUCTION]
[CHAPTER I. GOOD BREEDING.]
[CHAPTER II. DRESS.]
[CHAPTER III. SALUTATIONS.]
[CHAPTER IV. THE DRAWING-ROOM. COMPANY. CONVERSATION.]
[CHAPTER V. THE ENTRANCE INTO SOCIETY.]
[CHAPTER VI. LETTERS.]
[CHAPTER VII. VISITS.]
[CHAPTER VIII. APPOINTMENTS AND PUNCTUALITY.]
[CHAPTER IX. DINNER.]
[CHAPTER X. TRAVELLING.]
[CHAPTER XI. BALLS.]
[CHAPTER XII. FUNERALS.]
[CHAPTER XIII. SERVANTS.]
[CHAPTER XIV. FASHION.]
[CHAPTER XV. MISCELLANEOUS.]