Social Observances

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This collection of Essays on Social Observances have been written with a view to exemplify existing rules of etiquette rather than to lay down these rules. It is hoped that this practical form of placing before the public the results of closel observation, allied to an intimate? Knowledge ofi't'he vusages of society, will commend it' to the majority of readers; and that the work will therefore prove of service and advantage to them in many ways. Easy of com prehension, it is the better calculated to impress its meaning upon the memory, and it may be accepted.