My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English by Caroline Taggart |
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'For the record, the word 'parlour' is not used, nor is the relatively recent insidious 'lounge', except about airports, hotels and liners.' 'Boys should be taught at a very early age - six or seven - to say 'Sir' to an older man.' 'When there are servants, the plates for the first course are never put on the table until everyone is seated.' 'I cannot stress too often that on every formal occasion, whether it is Luncheon, a Bazaar or a Meeting, a hat should be worn.' Written nearly 50 years ago, "Barbara Cartland's Etiquette Handbook" conjures up a period when addressing work colleagues by their first names was frowned upon, wives could expect to receive a weekly allowance of five shillings from their husbands, and hats were ubiquitous. Laced throughout with Barbara Cartland's wit and wisdom, and Francis Marshall's illustrations, this is a wonderfully evocative insight into the manners of an England that has largely disappeared.
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On marriage:
‘Unless she is ill a woman should get up and cook her husband’s breakfast before he goes to work in the morning. It is bad manners to do this in curlers, without lipstick, in a shabby dressing-gown and down-at-heel slippers.’
'For the record, the word 'parlour' is not used, nor is the relatively recent insidious 'lounge', except about airports, hotels and liners.' 'Boys should be taught at a very early age - six or seven - to say 'Sir' to an older man.' 'When there are servants, the plates for the first course are never put on the table until everyone is seated.' 'I cannot stress too often that on every formal occasion, whether it is Luncheon, a Bazaar or a Meeting, a hat should be worn.' Written nearly 50 years ago, "Barbara Cartland's Etiquette Handbook" conjures up a period when addressing work colleagues by their first names was frowned upon, wives could expect to receive a weekly allowance of five shillings from their husbands, and hats were ubiquitous. Laced throughout with Barbara Cartland's wit and wisdom, and Francis Marshall's illustrations, this is a wonderfully evocative insight into the manners of an England that has largely disappeared.
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On marriage:
‘Unless she is ill a woman should get up and cook her husband’s breakfast before he goes to work in the morning. It is bad manners to do this in curlers, without lipstick, in a shabby dressing-gown and down-at-heel slippers.’
On children:
‘Boys should be taught at a very early age – six or seven – to say "Sir" to an older man. They will continue to do this until they are about twenty-one.’
On romance:
‘A young man taking a girl out for the evening usually calls for her at her parents’ house or flat. It is correct for her father or mother to offer a cocktail or sherry and to talk to him for about five or ten minutes.’
On employment:
‘Women should always wear stockings at an interview and, if possible, a hat.’
At the table:
‘Fresh fruit like apples and pears should be eaten with a silver knife and fork.’
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