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Title: Lessons on Manners
For School and Home Use

Author: Edith E. Wiggin

Release Date: July 17, 2010 [eBook #33188]

Language: English

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LESSONS ON MANNERS

For School and Home Use

by

EDITH E. WIGGIN

"A beautiful behavior is the finest of the fine arts."--EMERSON.

Boston
Lee and Shepard Publishers
10 Milk Street

Copyright,
1884,
By Lee and Shepard.

All rights reserved.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION 5

LESSON I.
MANNERS IN GENERAL 9

LESSON II.
MANNERS AT SCHOOL 13

LESSON III.
MANNERS ON THE STREET 19

LESSON IV.
MANNERS AT HOME 25

LESSON V.
MANNERS TOWARD THE AGED 31

LESSON VI.
MANNERS AT THE TABLE 39

LESSON VII.
MANNERS IN SOCIETY 47

LESSON VIII.
MANNERS AT CHURCH 57

LESSON IX.
MANNERS AT PLACES OF AMUSEMENT 61

LESSON X.
MANNERS IN STORES AND SIMILAR PUBLIC PLACES 67

LESSON XI.
MANNERS IN TRAVELLING 73