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Identifier: americanetiquett00houg (find matches)
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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CHAPTER IV. HOME, AND HOME ETIQUETTE. I^OME may bethe brightestplace on earth,or it may bethe gloomiest.To make it thegrandest of allinstitutions — tomake it the oneplace ever dear to theheart, should be theambition alike of parentsand children. While allcan contribute to its joy andhappiness, there is no concealingthe fact that it is pre-eminentlythe kingdom of woman. It is hersto embellish it, to make it tasteful andcosy. If woman rules and directs thislittle kingdom to the comfort and blessed-ness of her family, she has done what God intendedin giving her to be the help-meet of man. HAVE A HOME TO YOURSELF. Many young married couples, not realizing thepleasure of living to themselves, often go to boarding, (37)
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38 AMERICAN ETIQUETTE. or are content to share a house with some one else—perhaps a stranger. Married life does not yield up itssecret of joy and comfort under such circumstances.Do not board if you can help it—and by all meansavoid the greater risk of sharing your roof withothers— 11 And a mighty little cottage one family will do,But I have never seen one yet thats big enough for two. Most young people start in the world with limitedmeans, which is nothing at all to be deplored. Rentor buy a little home, and have it all to yourself; do notenvy those who dwell in mansions ; the happiness ofthis world is found mostly in cottages. We 11 supposea couple at the threshold of married life—wedding andreception all over, and they are now ready to beginhome life. What shall it be ? A home of disorder, ofbad manners and worse tempers ? Or shall it be ahome of order, of refinement, of politeness, and oflove ? This question should come home to every hus-band and wife at the very beginning

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  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Houghton__Walter_R___Walter_Raleigh___1845_1929
  • booksubject:Etiquette
  • bookpublisher:New_York___Standard_Pub__Co_
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  • bookleafnumber:42
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