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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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shouldbe comfortable and pleasant to look at. DRESS FOB MORNING GALLS. For morning calls one may wear a walking suit ifthey are walking, if not, a carriage dress should beworn. A silk dress should be worn with laces, lightgloves and jewelry. Diamonds are more preferablefor evening than daylight. A dark dress is mostappropriate for morning calls. MORNING DRESS FOR STREET. A morning dress for the street should be neat andplain. It should be walking length. Gloves to suitthe weather should be worn. Neat linen collars andcuffs are most suitable. The hat or bonnet shouldmatch the dress. For rainy weather a large water-proof with hood is more convenient than an um-brella. A morning dress for a visit or breakfast in publicmay be of plain woolen goods, if it is winter. Ifit is summer, it may be white or figured wash goods.The hair should be neatly combed without ornaments. THE PROMENADE DRESS. The dress for the promenade should be in perfectharmony with itself. All the colors worn should har-
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DRESS. 265 monize, if they are not strictly identical. The bonnetshould not be of one color and parasol of another,the dress of a third and the gloves of a fourth. Norshould one article be new and another shabby. Thecollar and cuffs should be of lace; the kid glovesshould be selected to harmonize with the color of thedress, a perfect fit. The jewelry worn should be brace-lets, cuff buttons, plain gold earrings, a watch, chainand brooch. OPERA DBES8. Opera dress for matinees may be as elegant as formorning calls. A bonnet is always worn unless shedresses in evening costume, then she may wear orna-ments in the hair and leave off the bonnet. Since theeffect of light colors is more brilliant in the operahouse, they should be worn. THE BIDING DBE88. A ladys riding habit should fit perfectly. Theskirt must be full, and long enough to cover her feet.She should wear stout shoes and gloves with gaunt-lets. The material for the riding dress may be ofbroadcloth or waterproof. Lighter goods may b

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