Think you have anxiety about dating protocol? Just be thankful you aren’t an eligible young man or lady in 1920s New York high society. This is how Emily Post describes a date in a restaurant in her 1922 Etiquette: When … Read more →
One of the most intriguing chapters in Emily Post’s Etiquette (1922, last published 1934) is the chapter on funeral and mourning protocols. At no time are we so indifferent to the social world and all its code as when we stand … Read more →
I’ve been trying to summon the energy to write another post about Newtown, but I think that may have to wait for when I get back from vacation. So instead I’m going to share some amusing quotes from Emily Post’s Etiquette, … Read more →
So I’m a huge history nerd, and I’m especially curious about the patterns of everyday life in previous decades and centuries. I came across a 1936 edition of Emily Post’s Etiquette, originally published in 1922 and enlarged, presumably to keep … Read more →