Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 5
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Sep 18, 2023 Emily Post advises on calls, social climbing, and leaving cards. Also explores earning respect, bride's calls, establishing oneself in a new community, the art of hosting, and the etiquette of visiting cards.
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Position Comes From Personal Deposits
- Life is a bank where you deposit character, intellect, and heart and draw only what you have invested.
- Social position follows from genuine civic virtue, not from sham or vanity.
Return Calls Promptly After Marriage
- Brides of good family should return every call within two weeks and keep visiting cards organized.
- Do not invite mere acquaintances until they have invited you and your husband first.
Cultivate Likableness, Not Superiority
- New brides who are strangers should cultivate likableness through a happy expression and unaffected manners.
- Avoid affected poses, conceit, or constant comparisons to where you came from.