2

Picnics, 186

Plumes in Court dress, 81

Politeness, graces of, 4

Precedency amongst royalty, 44, 50;
at ball suppers, 91;
at dinner-parties, 49, 105;
of ambassadors and diplomats, 45;
of army and navy, 45;
of baronets and knights, 45, 51;
of bishops, 51;
of clergy, 45, 48;
of esquires, 48;
of ladies, 52;
of legal profession, 45, 48;
of peers, 50;
of widows, 46

Presentation at Court, 73;
at foreign Courts, 65;
at levees, 82;
at Viceregal Court, Dublin, 229

Presents, christening, 260;
giving, 259;
wedding, 130, 141, 259

Public Balls, 87

RECEIVING guests, 101, 123, 154, 234

Refreshments for "at homes," 153;
at bridge parties, 126;
at children's parties, 194

Refusing invitations, 200

Responsibilities of patronesses, 239

Riding, 204

Royal guests present, 90, 123

Royalty, how to address, 53

SAYING grace, 114

Sending in to dinner, 103

Shaking hands, 225

Shooting, 219

Signing the register, 134

Silver weddings, 253

State Balls, 97

State mourning, 97

Subscription dances, 256

Supper, going in to, 123

Surnames of peculiar pronunciation, 69

TEA for afternoon callers, 42

Titles, how to use in speaking, 53

Town garden-parties, 171

Trousseau, 141

UNDESIRED introductions, 6

WALKING, 202

Water parties, 188

Wedding cake, 137, 142;
cards, 142;
etiquette, 129;
expenses, 146;
favours, 134;
fees, 129, 148;
golden, 255;
invitations, 129;
luncheon, 137;
of widow, 134;
presents, 130, 141, 259;
receptions, 136, 143;
ring, 130;
service, 131;
silver, 253

Widow's wedding, 134

Writing invitations, 195

THE END

Transcriber's Notes:

Passages in italics are indicated by _underscore_.

Passages in bold style are indicated by =bold=.

Currency symbols such as L, d., and s. are italicised in the original
text, this format has been removed in the current text version for a
smoother reading experience.

C[=o]burn (page 70) and P[=y]tch'ley (page 71) have diacritical marks.
They are marked as [=o] which represents a marcron (straight line) above
the o and [=y] which represents a macron above the y.

The following words have been retained in both versions:

table-cloth and tablecloth
out-door and outdoor
solemniz