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| In “The Seventeen Book of Etiquette and Entertaining,” writing with strong personal conviction and a deep understanding of young people, Enid A. Haupt, who is editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine, explores all areas where teenage girls and boys may feel unsure and answers questions before they arise on subjects ranging from eating to dating, from meetings to skating. |
For the first time ever in an etiquette book, complete chapters are devoted to “The Art of Saying No Nicely,” a “16-Point Plan for Making Good on College or Prep-School Weekends” and “When You Eat or Entertain in Restaurants.” Subjects including beauty parlor etiquette, school, sports and spectator manners, job manners, dating, telephone talk, hotel and bus travel, and the formalities of life are handled.
“Boys, Boys, Boys” - “Other people rather enjoy seeing young lovers... but the radiance gets a little grimy if you don't place some limits on displays of affection. You don't have to kiss every time you're going to be parted for half an hour, hold hands in school corridors, sit on his lap when the family and their friends are milling around the house.”
When “You're a Spectator” - “Applause is the breath of life to performers - especially at the right time .. . Exceptions to the rigid rules about applause include jazz concerts, folk-song festivals, and coffeehouse performances of the sung and spoken word. A certain amount of foot-stomping and soulful uttering of an occasional outcry is really expected of you.”
“Where is the ladies' room?” -When dining out, “Don't ask your date. Obviously, he's unfamiliar with it. Excuse yourself, then rise from the table and ask the nearest waiter ... You needn't manufacture a telephone call as an excuse. A simple ‘Will you excuse me for a minute?’ without explanation is sufficient - and un-embarrassing.” Or, “On entering the restaurant, look for the ladies’-room sign. If you find it and fix it in your memory, you won't have to ask ANYONE.”
Whether it's going to the beauty parlor or going for a drive, going to a conference or on a trip by car, train, plane, bus or ship, “The Seventeen Book of Etiquette and Entertaining” offers words of encouragement and guidelines for teen behavior. “The Art of Saying No Nicely” encompasses every situation from “How to refuse a date so he'll ask again” to “how not to lend clothes and money” to “how to refuse a kiss.”
In “Good Sports Go Places,” Mrs. Haupt examines the latest teen fads and outlines modes of conduct for activities such as bowling, billiards, skiing and skating, telling readers about the games, how to accept victory and defeat and what to wear. For billiards, she suggests comfortable clothes, but warns girls, “Don't wear anything too low-cut in front because of all that bending over the table.”
For those going to banquets, teas, receptions, coming-out par- ties, weddings, christenings, funerals, confirmations, bar mitzvahs or graduations, all “The Functions of Life” are detailed in accordance with the customs and traditions of the Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Quaker religions. This chapter handles every aspect of important ceremonies, from how to answer a formal invitation, to what to wear, to the appropriate gifts to give.— San Bernardino Sun, 1963
“Boys, Boys, Boys” - “Other people rather enjoy seeing young lovers... but the radiance gets a little grimy if you don't place some limits on displays of affection. You don't have to kiss every time you're going to be parted for half an hour, hold hands in school corridors, sit on his lap when the family and their friends are milling around the house.”
When “You're a Spectator” - “Applause is the breath of life to performers - especially at the right time .. . Exceptions to the rigid rules about applause include jazz concerts, folk-song festivals, and coffeehouse performances of the sung and spoken word. A certain amount of foot-stomping and soulful uttering of an occasional outcry is really expected of you.”
“Where is the ladies' room?” -When dining out, “Don't ask your date. Obviously, he's unfamiliar with it. Excuse yourself, then rise from the table and ask the nearest waiter ... You needn't manufacture a telephone call as an excuse. A simple ‘Will you excuse me for a minute?’ without explanation is sufficient - and un-embarrassing.” Or, “On entering the restaurant, look for the ladies’-room sign. If you find it and fix it in your memory, you won't have to ask ANYONE.”
Whether it's going to the beauty parlor or going for a drive, going to a conference or on a trip by car, train, plane, bus or ship, “The Seventeen Book of Etiquette and Entertaining” offers words of encouragement and guidelines for teen behavior. “The Art of Saying No Nicely” encompasses every situation from “How to refuse a date so he'll ask again” to “how not to lend clothes and money” to “how to refuse a kiss.”
In “Good Sports Go Places,” Mrs. Haupt examines the latest teen fads and outlines modes of conduct for activities such as bowling, billiards, skiing and skating, telling readers about the games, how to accept victory and defeat and what to wear. For billiards, she suggests comfortable clothes, but warns girls, “Don't wear anything too low-cut in front because of all that bending over the table.”
For those going to banquets, teas, receptions, coming-out par- ties, weddings, christenings, funerals, confirmations, bar mitzvahs or graduations, all “The Functions of Life” are detailed in accordance with the customs and traditions of the Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Quaker religions. This chapter handles every aspect of important ceremonies, from how to answer a formal invitation, to what to wear, to the appropriate gifts to give.— San Bernardino Sun, 1963
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