Our Deportment (1879)
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A random line from 1879's "Our Deportment: Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society" by John H. Young
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He has no right to demand the reason of her refusal.
These complete the list of nobility, unless we include bishops, who are lords in right of their ecclesiastical office, but whose title is not hereditary.
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
These complete the list of nobility, unless we include bishops, who are lords in right of their ecclesiastical office, but whose title is not hereditary.
To look pleasantly and to speak kindly is a duty we owe to others.
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
To look pleasantly and to speak kindly is a duty we owe to others.
If you have observed anything to the disadvantage of your friends, while partaking of their hospitality, it should never be mentioned, either while you are under their roof or afterwards.
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
If you have observed anything to the disadvantage of your friends, while partaking of their hospitality, it should never be mentioned, either while you are under their roof or afterwards.
The affected parts should be well bathed in the solution twice a day and well rubbed.
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The affected parts should be well bathed in the solution twice a day and well rubbed.
Unsalted lard five ounces, olive oil two and a half ounces, castor oil one-quarter ounce, yellow wax and spermaceti one-quarter ounce.
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Unsalted lard five ounces, olive oil two and a half ounces, castor oil one-quarter ounce, yellow wax and spermaceti one-quarter ounce.
Sunburnt hands may be washed in lime-water or lemon-juice.
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Sunburnt hands may be washed in lime-water or lemon-juice.
Never hold your companion in conversation by the button-hole.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Never hold your companion in conversation by the button-hole.
To do so would render false her claims to ladyhood, if it did not make her liable to far graver charges.
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
To do so would render false her claims to ladyhood, if it did not make her liable to far graver charges.
To hum, whistle or sing in suppressed tones.
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
To hum, whistle or sing in suppressed tones.
She is expected to act as an umpire or judge in all matters of dispute that may come up in the club, and her decisions must be regarded as final.
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
She is expected to act as an umpire or judge in all matters of dispute that may come up in the club, and her decisions must be regarded as final.
You should not accept invitations without consulting your host.
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM
You should not accept invitations without consulting your host.
A young lady should not encourage the addresses of a gentleman unless she feels that she can return his affections.
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A young lady should not encourage the addresses of a gentleman unless she feels that she can return his affections.
And as our citizens are constantly visiting foreign countries, it is well to understand something of titles and ranks and their order of precedence.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
And as our citizens are constantly visiting foreign countries, it is well to understand something of titles and ranks and their order of precedence.
Having once had an introduction that entitles to recognition, it is the duty of the person to recall himself or herself to the recollection of the older person, if there is much difference in age, by bowing each time of meeting, until the recognition becomes mutual.
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Having once had an introduction that entitles to recognition, it is the duty of the person to recall himself or herself to the recollection of the older person, if there is much difference in age, by bowing each time of meeting, until the recognition becomes mutual.
The following form will serve as a model: [Illustration: 1855=1880.
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The following form will serve as a model: [Illustration: 1855=1880.
Though a gentleman may repeat his suit with propriety after having been once repulsed, still it should not be repeated too often nor too long, lest it should degenerate into importuning.
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Though a gentleman may repeat his suit with propriety after having been once repulsed, still it should not be repeated too often nor too long, lest it should degenerate into importuning.
On retiring to rest, rub them well over with some palm oil and put on a pair of woolen gloves.
January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
On retiring to rest, rub them well over with some palm oil and put on a pair of woolen gloves.
Mere costliness does not constitute the soul of a present; it is the kind feeling that it manifests which gives it its value.
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Mere costliness does not constitute the soul of a present; it is the kind feeling that it manifests which gives it its value.
He should pass by unnoticed any disagreeable peculiarities and mistakes, taking care at the proper time, and without giving offense, to remind her of them, with the idea of having her correct them.
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
He should pass by unnoticed any disagreeable peculiarities and mistakes, taking care at the proper time, and without giving offense, to remind her of them, with the idea of having her correct them.
If there is a stranger visiting at the house of a friend, the acquaintances of the family should be punctilious to call at an early date.
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
If there is a stranger visiting at the house of a friend, the acquaintances of the family should be punctilious to call at an early date.
If the head be perfectly bald, nothing will ever cause the hair to grow again.
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
If the head be perfectly bald, nothing will ever cause the hair to grow again.
A young lady gives her hand, but does not shake a gentleman's unless she is his friend.
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A young lady gives her hand, but does not shake a gentleman's unless she is his friend.
A domineering lover will be certain to be more domineering as a husband.
January 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A domineering lover will be certain to be more domineering as a husband.
The gentleman should ask permission to call upon the lady the following day, which permission she should grant; and if she be a person of delicacy and tact, she will make him feel that he has conferred a real pleasure upon her by his invitation.
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The gentleman should ask permission to call upon the lady the following day, which permission she should grant; and if she be a person of delicacy and tact, she will make him feel that he has conferred a real pleasure upon her by his invitation.
The wooden wedding is the fifth anniversary of the marriage.
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The wooden wedding is the fifth anniversary of the marriage.