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General  Rules of Victorian Etiquette
Learn to govern yourself with patience and gentility.
Never speak or act in anger
Learn to speak in a gentile voice.
Courtesy requires the return of all civil greetings
When meeting at a street crossing, gentleman should make way for a lady. A younger person for an elder
No gentleman will smoke when walking in or in the presence of a lady.
While in a public place.No gentleman should make comments about a lady
In the evening, or when ever safety requires, a gentleman should always give a lady his arm.
No lady should ever take the arm of 2 gentleman at the same time.
A lady will not be rude, or dress in the way as to attract attention or remarks.
Never nod to a lady in the street, neither be satisfied with touching your hat, but take it off-it is a courtesy her sex demands.
Avid the disgusting habit of spitting.
Never scratch you head, pick your teeth, clean your nails or, worse of all, pick your nose in public; all of these things are disgusting.
In private, watch your thoughts; in your family, watch your temper; in society, watch your tongue.


(Source Civil War Era Etiquette by R.L.Shep)




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