Etiquette of Society at the National Capital (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Etiquette of Society at the National Capital (Classic Reprint) written by Mary Pollok Nimmo and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Etiquette of Society at the National Capital Cabinet and their families are called, and they have been guests at several marriages that were celebrated among their friends, and also at dinners, and Mrs. Harrison has been the guest of honor at several luncheons given by ladies of her acquaintance. President Harrison walks about the streets of the city with perfect freedom, and all gentlemen salute him by nu covering when they meet His Excellency. During the sea son Mrs. Harrison receives visits from ladies desirous of making her acquaintance by special appointments arranged through correspondence and notes of introduction from mutual friends, but these are rare occasions and seldom necessary, as the families of all officials and other friends of the Presidential family have many Opportunities of see ing and conversing with the lady of the White House at the many social functions over which she presides during the winter, and may present those desirous of the honor, with out special announcement. With a simple presentation all ladies will satisfy themselves when they realize the multi tude and variety of the demands made upon the time and strength of the wife of the President, and so will not seek to add weight to the burden of duties carried by the lady of the White House. It is a custom here, and a very pretty one, too, for mothers with debutante daughters to present them at the Executive Mansion quietly before introducing them formally to their friends. 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.