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Title: American etiquette and rules of politeness
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Houghton, Walter R. (Walter Raleigh), 1845-1929
Subjects: Etiquette
Publisher: New York : Standard Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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be covered.Light gloves may or may not be worn. DRESS FOR CHURCH. A church dress should be the plainest promenadecostume ; of dark color and no superfluous jewelry. DRESS FOR THE THEATRE. A rich promenade dress with a handsome cloak orshawl is suitable for the theatre. A bonnet or hatmay be worn. Gloves should harmonize with thedress. DRESS FOR LECTURE AND CONCERT. A silk dress with laces and jewelry is a suitablecostume for a lecture or concert. A rich shawl or anopera cloak is an appropriate outer garment. Lightkid gloves should be worn. CROQUET, ARCHERY AND SKATING-COSTUMES. Croquet and archery costumes may be similar, andthey admit of more brilliancy in coloring than any ofthe out-of-door costumes. They should be short, dis-playing a handsomely fitting but stout boot, and shouldbe so arranged as to leave the arms perfectly free.The gloves should be soft and washable. Kid is notsuitable for either occasion. The hat should have abroad brim, so as to shield the face from the sun, and
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(2o8) DRESS. 269 render a parasol unnecessary. The trimming forarchery costumes is usually of green. An elegant skating costume may be made of velvet,trimmed with fur, with fur bordered gloves and boots.Any of the warm, bright colored wool fabrics, how-ever, are suitable for the dress. If blue or green areworn, they should be relieved with trimmings of darkfurs. Silk is not suitable for skating costume.. Toavoid suffering from cold feet, the boot should beamply loose. BATHING COSTUME. The best material for a bathing costume is flannel,and the most suitable color is gray, and may betrimmed with bright worsted braid. The loose sacque,or the yoke waist, both to be belted in, and fallingabout midway between the knee and ankle, is thebest form for a bathing costume. An oil-skin cap toprotect the hair from the water, and merino socks tomatch the dress, complete the costume. TRAVELING DRESS. Comfort and protection from dust and dirt are therequirements of a traveling dress. For an extensivej

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