To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a 'home' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation.

An overdose of praise is like 10 lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.

"Keep your hands to yourself!" might almost be put at the head of the first chapter of every book on etiquette.

The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity.

In popular houses where visitors like to go again and again, there is always a happy combination of some attention on the part of the hostess and the perfect freedom of the guests to occupy their time as they choose.

Courtesy demands that you, when you are a guest, shall show neither annoyance nor disappointment--no matter what happens.

No rule of etiquette is of less importance than which fork we use.