The following is an excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875. OF all the amusements open for young people, none is more delightful and more popular than dancing. Lord Chesterfield, in his letters to his son, says: “Dancing is, in itself, a very trifling…
Master the Dancefloor: A Gentleman’s Guide to Ballroom Etiquette—From a Classic Manual on Manners
January 15, 2023
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‘Never Criticize Any Dish’: A Gentleman’s Guide to Table Manners, From an 1875 Manual on Etiquette and Politeness
The following is an excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875. IT may seem a very simple thing to eat your meals, yet there is no occasion upon which the gentleman, and the low-bred, vulgar man are more strongly contrasted, than when at…
How to Conduct a Conversation Like a Gentleman—From a Manual on Etiquette and Politeness From 1875
The following is an excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875. ONE of the first rules for a guide in polite conversation, is to avoid political or religious discussions in general society. Such discussions lead almost invariably to irritating differences of opinion,…
A Guide to Gentlemanly Manners While Travelling Based On an Etiquette Manual From the 1880s
THERE is nothing that tests the natural politeness of men and women so thoroughly as traveling. We all desire as much comfort as possible and as a rule are selfish. In these days of railroad travel, when every railway is equipped with elegant coaches for the comfort, convenience and sometimes luxury of its passengers, and provided…
How to Have Table Manners Like a Gentleman From an 1800s Manual on Etiquette in High Society
Table Manners and Etiquette. IT is of the highest importance that all persons should conduct themselves with the strictest regard to good breeding, even in the privacy of their own homes, when at table, a neglect of such observances will render one stiff and awkward in society. There are so many little points to be observed,…
How to Write a Letter (or Email) Like a Gentleman—According to a Handbook on Manners From the 1880s
Some will surely find the art of writing letters indispensable in the task of drafting emails so necessity in modern life. They may find this excerpt “CHAPTER XXII The Letter Writer” from “Our Deportment,” by John H. Young, published in 1881, thus invaluable, particularly if they aspire toward gentlemanly conduct, aiming to refine their manners in electronic…
How to Do Greetings Properly, Like a Gentleman—According to an Etiquette Manual From the 1880s
CARLYLE says: “What we call ‘formulas’ are not in their origin bad; they are indisputably good. Formula is method, habitude; found wherever man is found. Formulas fashion themselves as paths do, as beaten highways leading toward some sacred, high object, whither many men are bent. Consider it: One man full of heartfelt, earnest impulse finds out…
Gold Rush Daze (1939)
August 24, 2022
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A gentleman listens to a gas station attendant talk about his adventures panning for gold. A Classic Warner Brothers Cartoon Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…
How to Dress Like a Gentleman—or Gentlewoman—From an 1880s Manual on Etiquette and Good Manners
TO dress well requires good taste, good sense and refinement. A woman of good sense will neither make dress her first nor her last object in life. No sensible wife will betray that total indifference for her husband which is implied in the neglect of her appearance, and she will remember that to dress consistently…
Gender Roles of Husband and Wife in the Home Based on 1880s Gentleman’s Etiquette Manual
The husband, in fact, should act toward his wife as becomes a perfect gentleman, regarding her as the “best lady in the land,” to whom, above all other earthly beings, he owes paramount allegiance. HOME is the woman’s kingdom, and there she reigns supreme. To embellish that home, to make happy the lives of her husband…
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