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CONTENTS. 



Swimming 



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Floating on the Back 203 



Swimming on the Back, Head First .... 204 



Swimming on the Chest 206 



The Side Stroke 207 



Drowning. 



Preliminary Rules 208 



Treatment to Restore Breathing 208 



Treatment after Natural Breathing has 



been Restored 211 



General Observations 211 



Appearances which generally indicate 



death from drowning 211 



Cautions 212 



Conundrums. 



Conundrums 212 



Answers to Conundrums 216 



Fortune-Telling. 



Fortune-Telling 219 



Answers to Fortune-teller 220 



The Oraculum or Book of Fate 221 



How to work the Oraculum 222 



To obtain the answer 222 



Oraculum 223 



Games, Forfeits, etc. 



Games, Forfeits, etc 229 



Etiquette for Ladies. 



Introductions 238 



Letters of Introduction 240 



Visiting Cards 241 



Conversation 242 



Dress 244 



Morning and Evening Parties 247 



The Dinner Party 249 



Staying at a Friend's House Breakfast 254 



General Hints 255 



Etiquette for Gentlemen. 



Introductions 257 



Letters of Introduction 258 



Visiting Morning Calls Cards 259 



Conversation 260 



Promenade 262 



Dress 263 



Riding and Driving 264 



Morning and Evening Parties 265 



The Dinner Table .. .. 268 



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Party and Ball-Room Etiquette. 



How to Organize a Dancing Party or 



Ball 273 



Ball-room Toilette 276 



Etiquette of the Ball-Room 277 



The Quadrille 279 



First Set of Quadrilles. 280 



The Lancers 282 



The Lancers for Sixteen, or Double Lan- 

 cers 284 



Double Quadrille 285 



The Polka 286 



The Mazurka Quadrille 290 



The Valses 291 



The Galop 293 



Sir Roger De Coverley 293 



Etiquette of Courtship and Marriage. 



First Steps in Courtship 294 



What the Lady should observe during 



Courtship 297 



What the Gentleman should observe 



during Courtship 298 



Presents 299 



The Proposal 299 



Refusal by the Young Lady 300 



Conduct of the Young Gentleman when 



his Addresses are rejected 301 



Refusal by the Lady's Parents or Guard- 

 ians 301 



Conduct of the Engaged Couple 302 



Conduct of the Lady during her Betrothal 303 

 Conduct of the Gentleman towards the 



Family of his betrothed 303 



Conduct of the Lady on Retiring from 



her Engagement 301 



Conduct of the Gentleman on Retiring 



from his Engagement 304 



Correspondence 305 



Demeanour of the Suitor during Courtship 305 

 Should a Courtship be Short or Long ?. . 306 

 Preliminary Etiquette of a Wedding ... 307 



Fixing the Day 307 



The Bridal Trousseau and Wedding 



Presents 305 



Duty of a Bridegroom Elect 310 



Buying the Ring 310 



Who should be asked to the Wedding. . 311 



Who should be Bridesmaids 311 



Of the Bridegroomsmen 311 



Etiquette of the Wedding 312 



Costume of the Bride 312 



" Bridegroom 312 



The Marriage Ceremony 312 



