1930’s American Etiquette Advice

When corn on the cob is so large that it requires the support of both hands, it should be held in the nap-kin and broken. The proper way to eat it is to place enough salt, butter and pepper on it for one or two.

Grab Bag Hints on 1930’s Etiquette

If you have a friend visiting you and you are invited to a party, it is correct for you to call your host or hostess and ask permission to bring your friend with you.

Unless it is necessary to show the way, a hostess usually follows her guest into a room.

When corn on the cob is so large that it requires the support of both hands, it should be held in the napkin and broken. The proper way to eat it is to place enough salt, butter and pepper on it for one or two.

If at a dinner party there is one extra lady the hostess generally goes in by herself, following behind the last couple.

When a child eats with adults, he should not be forced to sit at the table while they linger over their coffee. However, he should be taught to excuse himself.

It is poor taste to "talk shop" unless one is with private friends or with persons engaged in the same trade or profession.

–From The Imperial Valley Press, 1930’s 

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