The American Code of Manners a Study of the Usages Laws And Observances Which
The American Code of Manners a Study of the Usages Laws And Observances Which
Wesley R Andrews
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And, again, there may be good lords and decent princes. Thej- are not all bad : but if one of these marries an American wife, and if he loves her and treats her well, ten to one his mother does not spare her. THE AMERICAN CODE O^ UXHTHZRS, . 14^ The wife has no ancestral importance ; she does not date back to the Conquest ; unlike Don C^sar de Bazan, she cannot, in rags, "wear her hat in the presence of royalty. ' ' She must be very handsome and well dressed "in the presence of royalty, " and t...hen, alas! perhaps royalty takes 'too much notice. We cannot immediately educate the daughters of people who have suddenly stepped into the responsibilities of crude and unmanageable pros perity in the etiquette of the quiet, elegant, edu- cated, thoughtful people who have for a century or more pursued the even tenor of an American aristocracy. The two classes are living side by side, and until lately one class was quite oblivious of the other. A Daisy Miller is an unheard of, unknown, rather doubtful monster to a calm gen- tleman who has only known the polished women of his own clearly-defined set.
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