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1942 Emily Post's Etiquette, index of the, more from:
Late, not smart to be
Limited income, dressing on
Lipstick and rouge, comic misuse of
Louis XIV styles, out of fashion
Love, in ideal form
Loyalty, defined
Lunch and luncheon, distinction
Man with two women, proper seating of
Maneuver, social, when man must make
Mannerisms at the card table
Maxims for the garrulous
Modern man and girl, chapter on
Morals, when they deviate from the standard
Mouth, removing fruit pits from
Mrs. Grundy, still busy
Neighbors, doing as they do
Newcomer in town, suggestions for
New York, bad manners of, to strangers; speech of; social cruelty of
Nursery, the place to make children charming
Obedience, chief virtue of childhood
Odors, a handicap in business
Olives, art of eating
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Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
