Her Ladyship's Guide to Modern Manners

by Lucy Gray

Overview

An essential guide to modern manners, this enlightening and useful book strikes a balance between the stuffy, rigid rules of the 1950s and today's anything-goes school of thought. It is packed with good-humoured advice for the way we live today, but also discusses which formal points of etiquette are still relevant in the 21st century.

 

• Introduction: who needs manners?
• A Few Basics: punctuality (and overstaying your welcome), saying sorry and when it's best to lie
• Party People: invitations, playing host, being a good guest, meeting and greeting
• What to Wear: avoiding the pitfalls of modern dress codes
• Rites of Passage: christenings, weddings and funerals
• Eating Out: from saying grace to understanding cutlery
• Going to Stay: following house rules, helping out, not making yourself too much at home
• Getting Around: the rules of public transport and how to avoid road rage
• Communications: how to make a phonecall and write an email
• A Good Day at the Office: how to conduct yourself at work

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849943673
Publisher:	Rizzoli
Publication date:	07/14/2016
Series:	Ladyship's Guides
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	539,243
Product dimensions:	4.84(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Lucy Gray is a writer and journalist with a background in psychology. She possesses a wealth of knowledge about manners and etiquette that she imparts in the belief that perfectly polished manners are within everyone’s grasp.

Table of Contents

Who needs manners?     6
A few basics     17
Party people     31
What to wear     47
Rites of passage     54
Eating out     78
Going to stay     102
Getting around     112
Communications     122
A good day at the office     140
Index     151