Australian etiquette
Pyke, Lillian M. (Lillian Maxwell), 1881-19271940
Book
"... In a country like Australia, where it is quite probably that a man who has been a miner and brought up in a grade of society whose customs are, to say the least of it, rather primitive, may in course of time represent his State in a governing body, and become the equal of those born in the refined atmosphere of Toorak, it is as well to have a guide which will enable him to go into that society without any fear of doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. Then, too, his wife may have been drawn from the same class to which he himself belonged, and the usages of the new society will have many terrors for her unless she can be sure that at any rate she will not leave undone any of those things which she ought to do."--Introduction, page 5.
Main title:
Australian etiquette / by Lillian M. Pyke.
Work:
Imprint:
Melbourne : J. Pollard, 1940.Melbourne : J. Pollard, 1940.
Collation:
96 pages ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Cover title: Australian etiquette : rules of good society.
Contents:
Calls and cardsAt homesThe dinner partyClub dinner parties and banquetsThe luncheonEngagements and weddingsDances and ballsGovernment House functionsPresentation at CourtHow to address RoyaltyMembers of nobility and other persons of high rankGarden partiesChristeningsThe house partyBridge partiesInvitations and letter writingThe funeralHints for various occasionsTable etiquetteEtiquette away from the homeEtiquette for business men.
Dewey class:
395.0994
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
769503
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 395.0994 PYKE | Not for loan (Set: 15 Jun 2023) |