Download or read book Etiquette of Social Life in Washington written by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madeleine Dahlgren's 1881 work aims to provide readers with a guide to the peculiar and particular manners and mores of the Nation's capital. Recognizing that official life in Washington, D.C. leads to "perplexing social questions," Dahlgren's work, which went through a number of editions in her lifetime, lays out the special code of social laws that are a work in Washington in the late nineteenth century.
Download or read book Etiquette of Social Life in Washington written by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Etiquette of Social Life in Washington written by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ETIQUETTE OF SOCIAL LIFE IN WASHINGTON written by MRS. MADELEINE VINTON. DAHLGREN and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation written by George Washington and published by Bnpublishing.Com. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Life Or The Manners and Customs of Polite Society written by Maud C. Cooke and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Etiquette of Social Life in Washington Classic Reprint written by Mrs. Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Etiquette of Social Life in Washington Precedence at the dinner table is the grand subject of social wrangling in Washington, and the need of a fixed rule is here so painfully apparent, that those who have been taught to be careful by sad experience, will simply avoid asking those func tionaries to meet each other whose claims may con ict. Yet the Vice President, the chiefjustice, the Speaker, the General of the Army, the Admiral of the Navy, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and Senators, they and their wives ought to be able to meet, and dine in peace together! Let a social congress or woman's parliament be convened, composed of these ladies, where, after all the arguments and respective claims have been duly weighed, some positive rules may be agreed upon. It is surprising what natural aristocrats women are. In the army and navy, for example, the wives of officers adhere more rigidly to designated and relative social rank, than the Officers do themselves nor do our American women object to bear foreign titles of distinction. Indeed, in this they reason wisely; for in countries where class distinctions exist, these usually imply respectable lineage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Download or read book The Manners that Win written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Washington Rules written by Andrew Bacevich and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of The Limits of Power critically examines the Washington consensus on national security and why it must change For the last half century, as administrations have come and gone, the fundamental assumptions about America's military policy have remained unchanged: American security requires the United States (and us alone) to maintain a permanent armed presence around the globe, to prepare our forces for military operations in far-flung regions, and to be ready to intervene anywhere at any time. In the Obama era, just as in the Bush years, these beliefs remain unquestioned gospel. In Washington Rules, a vivid, incisive analysis, Andrew J. Bacevich succinctly presents the origins of this consensus, forged at a moment when American power was at its height. He exposes the preconceptions, biases, and habits that underlie our pervasive faith in military might, especially the notion that overwhelming superiority will oblige others to accommodate America's needs and desires—whether for cheap oil, cheap credit, or cheap consumer goods. And he challenges the usefulness of our militarism as it has become both unaffordable and increasingly dangerous. Though our politicians deny it, American global might is faltering. This is the moment, Bacevich argues, to reconsider the principles which shape American policy in the world—to acknowledge that fixing Afghanistan should not take precedence over fixing Detroit. Replacing this Washington consensus is crucial to America's future, and may yet offer the key to the country's salvation.
Download or read book Etiquette of Social Life in Washington written by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-24 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book The Catacazy Affair and the Uneasy Path of Russian American Relations written by Lee A. Farrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constantin Catacazy whipped up scandal in Washington after his appointment there as Russian Ambassador in 1869, ignoring diplomatic protocol and defying social mores. By 1871, President Grant and his Cabinet requested that he be recalled. But the timing of this request overlapped with the visit of the tsar's son to the USA - a celebrated diplomatic event symbolising the friendship and good will between the two nations. Consequently, Catacazy was allowed to travel with the tsar's son, but only as a persona non grata. This tense resolution led many to worry about the future of the Russian-American friendship. With a keen sense of the human interest, Lee A. Farrow demonstrates that this affair was one of the earliest significant complications in the relationship between Russia and the USA. Using a lively micro-historical approach and fresh materials such as the letters of Catacazy and of Secretary of State Hamilton Fish from archives in the USA, UK and Russia, Farrow explores 19th-century politics and diplomacy, and the pre-suffrage power of women in the political arena through an investigation of the Washington wives' reactions to the controversial figure of Olga Catacazy. The result is a cutting-edge analysis of this pivotal episode in modern history.
Download or read book Modern Etiquette for a Better Life written by Diane Gottsman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Easy and Smart Way to Mind Your Manners in the Boardroom and Beyond Diane Gottsman is here to make minding your manners more practical, relatable and modern. In today’s busy world, there are too many instances when proper social behavior can go awry, holding us back or making us nervous. Knowing what to say, wear and how to conduct ourselves not only opens many doors, but also puts us at ease and brings out the best in us. Without being rigid or stuffy, Diane’s simple and easy tips show readers how to feel comfortable in any situation and how to elegantly become their best, most confident selves. Readers will no longer worry about what to wear to work; how to shake hands with a higher-level executive; how to travel with the boss and deal with office cliques; how to conduct oneself on social media and the do’s and don’ts of everything in between, from table manners to baby showers.
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Download or read book The Petticoat Affair written by John F. Marszalek and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Petticoat Affair, prize-winning historian John F. Marszalek offers the first in--depth investigation of the earliest -- and perhaps greatest -- political sex scandal in American history. During Andrew Jackson's first term in office, Margaret Eaton, the wife of Secretary of State John Henry Eaton, was branded a "loose woman" for her unconventional public life. The brash, outgoing, and beautiful daughter of a Washington innkeeper, Margaret had socialized with her father's guests and married Eaton very soon after the death of her first husband, shocking genteel society. Jackson saw attacks on Eaton as part of a conspiracy to topple his administration, and his strong defense of her character dominated the first two years of his term, and led to the resignation of his entire cabinet.
Download or read book Letitia Baldrige s Complete Guide to a Great Social Life written by Letitia Baldrige and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how to be the kind of person everyone likes to be with, how and where to meet new people, how to be a proper guest, and other social skills.
