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More Mid-20th Century
"Modern Etiquette"
By Advice Columnist, Roberta Lee
From 1952
Q. Is it proper for the bride-groom's family to send announcements of the marriage to their own friends when the bride's family is not sending any?
A. The bridegroom's family may properly notify their own friends by telephoning the society editors of the newspapers, as well as by writing personal letters to their relatives. But it would be questionable taste should they mail out engraved announcements.
Q. Is it considered good manners for a man to examine the items on his check when dining with a girl in a restaurant?
A. This is perfectly all right. But he should do so in a casual and unobtrusive manner.
Q. When calling on a friend who is ill and one is not permitted to see him, is it proper to write a short message on one’s card?
A. Yes. This is a very nice thing to do.
From 1962
Q. Is it considered good manners to enter someone’s home with a lighted cigarette in one's hand?
A. No.
Q. When a wedding gift is given to a bridegroom by his fellow workers in an office, should he thank them, or should his bride (who does not know them) thank them?
A. He should thank them.
Q. Will you please comment on the art of correct handshaking in general?
A. In addition to the much-frowned-upon limp, flabby handshake, try to avoid the bone-crushing type, which is painful if the other person is wearing a ring; the pump-handle technique; and the refusal-to-let-go technique, which is usually reserved for women and is supposed to indicate great ardor. A good handshake is at elbow level, and is firm but brief.
Q. Is the black-bordered type of mourning stationery still in good use?
A. This has not been in “popular” usage for many years. If, however, you still feel that you'd like to use it, your paper should be white with a narrow black border ranging from 1\4 to 1/32 of an inch in width.
Q. When attending a buffet dinner, is it permissible for a guest to revisit the serving table for a second helping?
A. This is perfectly proper and expected. The big rule to remember is never to take more than you are sure you can eat. It would be very poor manners to heap your plate with food, and then leave half of it uneaten.
From 1965
Q. Is it possible to correct someone's grammar without being impolite ?
A. No one likes to be corrected in group conversation, and efforts at improvement of grammar and diction had better be reserved for members of one's family or friends who you are SURE will consider them as favors, and not insults.
Q. Is it all right to eat bananas with the fingers when at the table?
A. No; they should be skinned on the dessert plate, then cut and eaten with the fork. —From The Madera Tribune
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