Washington Knows That It Is

A General Rule Of Etiquette Is That One Apologizes For The Unfortunate Occurrence, But The Unthinkable Is Unmentionable.

We Are Born Charming Fresh And Spontaneous And Must Be Civilized Before We Are Fit To Participate In Society.

The Etiquette Question That Troubles So Many Fastidious People New Year's Day Is: How Am I Ever Going To Face Those People Again?

A Small Wedding Is Not Necessarily One To Which Very Few People Are Invited. It Is One To Which The Person You Are Addressing Is Not Invited.

Perhaps The Greatest Rudenesses Of Our Time Come Not From The Callousness Of Strangers, But From The Solicitousness Of Intimates Who Believe That Their Frank Criticisms Are Always Welcome, And Who Feel Free To "be Themselves" With Those They Love, Which Turns Out To Mean Being Their Worst Selves, While Saving Their Best Behavior For Strangers.