[Written back during 42nd’s second inauguration…] Well, it’s inaugural weekend here in Washington, D.C., and the city is just swarming with cowboy hats and security forces. I’m terribly excited to have been invited to the “Popular Vote Inaugural Ball,” sponsored by my lovely friends Molly, Jocelyn, and Bryan at a private location on Capitol Hill. […]
Tag: 1840s
Tightness in Shoes
So I’ve got this weird thing ~ I’m easily irritated by the sound of loud shoes on the sidewalk behind me when walking down the street. I don’t know why, maybe it has something to do with my dislike of high heels. Ya think that could be it? Anyway, I found this little gem when […]
What to Wear to the Senior Prom?
Q Dear Miss Abigail: What do you suggest that I can wear to my senior prom? I’m 1.76m and 50kg, but kinda flat and thus relatively heavier on the bottoms. Signed, Natalie A Dear Natalie: Hmm…if I were to translate those dimensions into “American” terms, lets see, you would be…um…well, in any case, I think […]
The Breath
Q Dear Miss Abigail: Sometimes I get self-conscious when talking to people because I have bad breath. It has lasted about three to four years now. I’m sixteen. Will I ever talk “carefree” again? Signed, Viv A Dear Viv: According to Mrs. A. Walker in this excerpt from her book Female Beauty, you might want to […]
Music Etiquette
Passing along few more etiquette rules from an 1848 book for gentlemen, featured earlier this week. This one goes out to all the musicians (and music lovers) in the crowd! ~~If you intend to sing, do not affect to refuse when asked, but at once accede.~~Endeavor to adapt the style of your song to the […]
Conversation Etiquette from 1848
“Be sparing of anecdote, and only resort to it when you have a good illustration of some subject, or a piece of information of general interest. Do not attempt to relate every particular; but seize upon the grand points. Never relate the same anecdote the second time to the same company.” This tip comes from […]