Even More 1930’s Etiquette Advice

Etiquette simply means good manners or consideration for others. Many people profess to scorn fine manners but they seldom appreciate rudeness in others or inconsiderate conduct.

8 More Hints on Etiquette

According to formal rules of etiquette, a hostess should wait 20 minutes for a tardy dinner guest before beginning the meal without him. - 1936

Etiquette is very important when one is riding in a public conveyance. The well-bred person never attracts attention to himself by being boisterous and offensive. – 1936

It is not considered good practice to spread jelly on bread at the table. The proper way is to put a piece of bread in the mouth and follow it with a small portion of jelly on a fork. - 1936

Many of the common rules of etiquette do not apply in the business office. For instance, when you are seated at your desk you need not rise when your employer or any member of the office staff approaches you. – 1936

When wine is served and there are no servants, the host pours for the guest of honor and passes the bottle to the next gentleman, who serves the woman beside him before passing it on to the next man. The host is the last person served. – 1936

As a general thing the man waits for the woman to recognize and greet him when they meet. Common sense is the better etiquette, however, and after a first meeting man and woman greet each other cordially, without thought of precedence or rules. – 1938

Etiquette simply means good manners or consideration for others. Many people profess to scorn fine manners but they seldom appreciate rudeness in others or inconsiderate conduct. – 1939

There is such a thing as etiquette of the telephone. Don’t continue to carry on a long, intimate conversation with a friend, if you are on a party line, and someone is trying to get the line. She may need a doctor or help of some other kind. – 1939

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