Conduct manuals 19th century

 · Many examples of conduct literature are housed in the John J. Burns Library, two examples being Frances Burney’s Evelina () and Hester Chapone’s Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (). [1] Mrs. (Hester) Chapone. Letters on the improvement of the mind. Addressed to a young lady. Boston: Printed by Robert Hodge, for William Green,  · Conduct books, whether written by Evangelicals or others, continued to uphold the manners-as-morals ideology and continued to be . century napkins were widely used, although still large. Fashionable men of the time tied the napkin around their neck to protect their starched ruffled collars. Hence the expression “to make ends meet.” By the 19th century napkins were to be laid on the lap, fastening to a button or tying around the neck became a sign of lower class upbringing.

In the midth century, suitors had at their disposal numerous letter-writing manuals that offered sample letters for every occasion, including expressions of romantic love and marriage proposals. In The Dictionary of Love (), love letters were referred to as, "among the sweetest things which the whole career of love allows.". In writing a letter, place the date within an inch or two of the top, at the right hand, and be sure to write the name of the Town, County, and State, with the date of the month and year; and if living in a city, give the street and number also. When writing to strangers, superscribe the name thus: "James Brown, Sir:". 19th century. The bearded man masks became debased and grotesque after about (Colonial Williamsburg artifact manual). Common ware types: German Stoneware, Frechen Brown Stoneware. Decorative Technique: Sprig molded; "Incised, free hand" elements. DAACS Stylistic Elements: May include the following: Man Medallion. Lettering.

Abstract. The following is an exploration of the use of epideictic rhetoric strategies in nineteenth-century conduct manuals, Sarah Stickney Ellis’s The Women of England: Their Social Duties and Domestic Habits, and Harriet Martineau’s Household Education. In examining the rhetoric of the conduct manuals, this researcher has identified the audience, the rhetorical situation, the exigence of that situation, and the use of phronisis, areti, and euonia by both authors. 19th Century Marriage Manuals: Advice for Young Husbands. The Waning Honeymoon by George Henry Boughton, Published in , The Young Husband’s Book is described as a “manual of domestic duties.”. Written by “a mentor” it contains within its pages advice on everything from choosing a wife to dealing with pesky in-laws. Although the primary focus of this online collection of nineteenth-century social dance manuals is on those published in the United States, the collection also contains a number of foreign publications, including Rudolph Radestock's The royal ball-room guide, published in London in ; several manuals published in Paris by Eugène Giraudet, such as his s Traité de la danse and his La danse; Czech writer Anna Lorenzová's s Elegantní tanecník; Aleksandr Dmitrievich.