Category: parties

How to Make a Party Pleasant: Party Etiquette for the Gentleman From an 1800s Handbook on Manners

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.  PARTIES. Now, there are many different kinds of parties. There are the evening party, the matinée, the reading, dancing, and singing parties, the picnic, the boating, and the riding…


How to Make New Friends Even If You’re Shy

Starting a new job, joining a new club, or even using the condo pool for the first time are all opportunities to make new friends. We’ve got a few suggestions to make doing so easier. Be Brave At any social or work-related gathering, there will be times when you don’t know anyone or when you…