Manners & Customs
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The Book of ChristmasThe Book of Christmas - Descriptive of the Customs, Ceremonies, Traditions, Superstitions, Fun, Feeling, and Festivities of the Christmas SeasonWe have learnt to speak of time, because it is that portion of eternity with which we have presently to do,as if it were a...
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The Old Showmen and the Old London FairsThe Old Showmen and the Old London FairsPopular amusements constitute so important a part of a nations social history that no excuse need be offered for the production of the present volume. The story of the old London fairs has not been told before,...
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Old Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of HospitalityOld Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of HospitalityThe authors love of the subject is his only apology for his bold undertaking. First it was the filigree quality and the beauty of the delicate tracery of the wrought-iron signs in the picturesque villages...
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The Human RaceThe Human Race Definition of ManHow he differs from other AnimalsOrigin of ManIn what parts of the Earth did he first appear?Unity of Mankind, evidence in supportWhat is understood by species in Natural HistoryMan forms but one species, with its varieties or kindsClassification of...
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Dealings with the Dead, Volume 2 (of 2)Dealings with the Dead, Volume 2 (of 2)My earliest recollections of some, among the dead and buried aristocracy of Boston, find a ready embodiment, in cocked hats of enormous proportions, queues reaching to their middles, cloaks of scarlet broadcloth, lined with silk, and faced...
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Manners and Rules of Good Society or, Solecisms to be AvoidedManners and Rules of Good Society; or, Solecisms to be Avoided"Manners and Rules of Good Society" contains all the information comprised in the original work, "Manners and Tone of Good Society," but with considerable additions. In a volume of this nature it is necessary...
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Old Church LoreOld Church Lore [Pg 1] OLD CHURCH LORE. place where criminals and political offenders could find refuge was called a Sanctuary. It is generally agreed that in this country the privilege of sanctuary was instituted on the recognition of Christianity. From an early time...
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Dealings with the Dead, Volume 1 (of 2)Dealings with the Dead, Volume 1 (of 2)This is a very solemn service, when it is properly performed. When I was a youngster, Grossman was Sexton of Trinity Church, and Parker was Bishop. Never were two men better calculated to give the true effect...
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De H. Nikolaas in het folkloreDe H. Nikolaas in het folkloreOverduidelijke druk- en spelfouten in het origineel zijn gecorrigeerd; deze zijn voorzien van een dunne rode stippellijn, waarbij de Brontekst via een zwevende pop-up beschikbaar is. Variaties in spelling (Meyer/Meijer) zijn behouden. Een extra verduidelijking of vertaling is beschikbaar...
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Curious Church Customs and Cognate SubjectsCurious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects [Pg 1] CURIOUS CHURCH CUSTOMS. By Rev. J. Charles Cox, ll.d., f.s.a. In medival and feudal days, as is well-known, our parish churches, in addition to their primary purpose of providing places for public worship and religious instruction,...
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Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United StatesWomen's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United StatesWomens bathing dress holds a unique place in the history of American costume. This specialized garb predates the age of sports costume which arrived during the last half of the 19th century. Although bathing dress shares...
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Holidays and Happy-DaysHolidays & Happy-DaysLittle children are usually snug in bed when the first holiday of the year arrives. It comes at midnight when all is dark out of doors. Sometimes the weather is very cold, here in England, with snow upon the ground; and as...
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Nicotiana Or, The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's CompanionNicotiana; Or, The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's CompanionMany an excellent cause has been lost through the want of sound arguments, founded on a knowledge of the case, to support and place it in its proper light. None, perhaps, more than smoking and snuff-taking, the propriety...
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Verloving en Huwelijk in vroeger dagenVerloving en Huwelijk in vroeger dagenOverduidelijke druk- en spelfouten in het origineel zijn gecorrigeerd; deze zijn voorzien van een dunne rode stippellijn, waarbij de Brontekst via een zwevende pop-up beschikbaar is. Variaties in spelling en inconsistent gebruik van verbindingsstreepjes zijn behouden. Een extra verduidelijking...
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Dress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists and DressmakersDress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists & DressmakersThe subject of Historical Costume covers such a multitude of detail that a volume on each century could be written, with hundreds of illustrations. Thus it is, most works on costume are expensive and bewildering;...
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The Evolution of FashionThe Evolution of FashionIn compiling this volume on Costume (portions of which originally appeared in the Ludgate Illustrated Magazine, under the editorship of Mr. A. J. Bowden), I desire to acknowledge the valuable assistance I have received from sources not usually available to the...
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Origin and Early History of the Fashion PlateOrigin and Early History of the Fashion PlateThis text uses UTF-8 (Unicode) file encoding. If the apostrophes and quotation marks in this paragraph appear as garbage, you may have an incompatible browser or unavailable fonts. First, make sure that your browsers character set or...
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A Cursory History of SwearingA Cursory History of SwearingIt lay in the heart of Bohemia. It was approached through a labyrinth of streets that grew denser and darker as one neared the precincts of the club. Could any of the brother Scufflers have seen the neighbourhood by day,...
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How to Observe: Morals and MannersHow to Observe: Morals and Manners"Inest sua gratia parvis." There is no department of inquiry in which it is not full as easy to miss truth as to find it, even when the materials from which truth is to be drawn are actually present...
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Custom and MythCustom and Myth - New EditionThough some of the essays in this volume have appeared in various serials, the majority of them were written expressly for their present purpose, and they are now arranged in a designed order. During some years of study of...
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