Excerpt from Good Form and Christian Etiquette For the same purpose men learn grace of carriage, -how to enter and leave a room, how to moderate every tone; and practise laboriously in private, to fix as habit any thing which they believe to be desirable, and eradicate anything that would be a hindrance, so that they may never be taken off guard by any rush Of feeling, and so jeopardize the selfish interests which are at stake. For the same end little children are put into training of the most exacting sort, and grow up almost perfect Copies of some great master in certain forms which, while in them selves empty, yet are like buckets, capable of holding anything. And until Christians are willing to labor as faithfully to become win some themselves, and train their children to do the best of all work in the best of all forms, they have not yet come to love the truth as the world loves self. 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.

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A guidebook for proper conduct and manners in Christian society, authored by Miss Sarepta Myrenda (Irish) Henry. Drawing on biblical teachings and contemporary norms of etiquette, Henry offers advice on everything from letter writing to table manners. Her witty and charming prose make this an enjoyable and informative read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In preparing a book of etiquette for ladies, I would lay down as the first rule, "Do unto others as you would others should do to you." You can never be rude if you bear the rule always in mind, for what lady likes to be treated rudely? True Christian politeness will always be the result of an unselfish regard for the feelings of others, and though you may err in the ceremonious points of etiquette, you will never be impolite. Politeness, founded upon such a rule, becomes the expression, in graceful manner, of social virtues. The spirit of politeness consists in a certain attention to forms and ceremonies, which are meant both to please others and ourselves, and to make others pleased with us; a still clearer definition may be given by saying that politeness is goodness of heart put into daily practice; there can be no _true_ politeness without kindness, purity, singleness of heart, and sensibility.