edding receptions--Mourning dress--How long mourning
should be worn 320

CHAPTER XXXI.

COLORS AND THEIR HARMONY IN DRESS.

The proper arrangement of colors--The colors adapted to different
persons--Material for dress--Size in relation to color and dress--A list
of colors that harmonize 341

CHAPTER XXXII.

THE TOILET.

Importance of neatness and cleanliness--Perfumes--The bath--The teeth
and their care--The skin--The eyes, eyelashes and brows--The hair and
beard--The hands and feet 351

CHAPTER XXXIII.

TOILET RECIPES.

To remove freckles, pimples and sunburn--To beautify the complexion--To
prevent the hair falling out--Pomades and hair oils--Sea foam or dry
shampoo--To prevent the hair turning gray--To soften the skin--To
cleanse the teeth--Remedy for chapped hands--For corns and chilblains,
etc. 372

CHAPTER XXXIV.

SPORTS, GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS.

Archery and its practice--Lawn Tennis--Boating--Picnics--Private
Theatricals--Card playing 398

CHAPTER XXXV.

LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS, 410

CHAPTER XXXVI.

PRECIOUS STONES, 423

CHAPTER I.

Introductory.

"Ingenious Art with her expressive face,
Steps forth to fashion and refine the race."--COWPER.

A knowledge of etiquette has been defined to be a knowledge of the rules
of society at its best. These rules have been the outgrowth of centuries
of civilization, had their foundation in friendship and love of man for
his fellow man--the vital principles of Christianity--and are most
powerful agents for promoting peace, harmony and good will among all
people who are enjoying the blessings of more advanced civilized
government. In all civilized countries the influence of the best society
is of great importance to the welfare and prosperity of the nation, but
in no country is the good influence of the most refined society more
powerfully felt than in our own, "the land of the future, where mankind
may plant, essay, and resolve all social problems." These rules make
social intercourse more agreeable, and facilitate hospitalities, when
all members of soci