Author: Madeleine Vinton DahlgrenPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Etiquette of social life in Washington. By Mrs. Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren
Author: Madeleine Vinton DahlgrenPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
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Etiquette of Social Life in Washington
Author: Madeleine Vinton DahlgrenPublisher:
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Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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ETIQUETTE OF SOCIAL LIFE IN WA
Author: Madeleine Vinton 1825-1898 DahlgrenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781362391418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Etiquette of Social Life in Washington (Classic Reprint)
Author: Mrs. Madeleine Vinton DahlgrenPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333864729
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Excerpt from Etiquette of Social Life in Washington Precedence at the dinner table is the grand subject of social wrangling in Washington, and the need of a fixed rule is here so painfully apparent, that those who have been taught to be careful by sad experience, will simply avoid asking those func tionaries to meet each other whose claims may con ict. Yet the Vice President, the chiefjustice, the Speaker, the General of the Army, the Admiral of the Navy, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and Senators, they and their wives ought to be able to meet, and dine in peace together! Let a social congress or woman's parliament be convened, composed of these ladies, where, after all the arguments and respective claims have been duly weighed, some positive rules may be agreed upon. It is surprising what natural aristocrats women are. In the army and navy, for example, the wives of officers adhere more rigidly to designated and relative social rank, than the Officers do themselves nor do our American women object to bear foreign titles of distinction. Indeed, in this they reason wisely; for in countries where class distinctions exist, these usually imply respectable lineage. 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."
Etiquette of Social Life in Washington
Author: Madeleine Vinton DahlgrenPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385426138
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Etiquette of Social Life in Washington
Author: Madeleine Vinton DahlgrenPublisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557093997
Category : Etiquette
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Madeleine Dahlgren's 1881 work aims to provide readers with a guide to the peculiar and particular manners and mores of the Nation's capital. Recognizing that official life in Washington, D.C. leads to "perplexing social questions," Dahlgren's work, which went through a number of editions in her lifetime, lays out the special code of social laws that are a work in Washington in the late nineteenth century.
Washington, Vol. 2
Author: Constance McLaughlin GreenPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400820227
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
In this second volume Constance Green describes the development of the local community, its citizens and institutions, through the years following World War II. Particularly interesting is the dominant role played by the Washington Negro community, which had early become the cultural center of American Negro society. The conflicts, ambitions, and antagonisms of this city within a city are here given sympathetic and objective exposition. Originally published in 1963. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Love and power in the nineteenth century
Author: Virginia Jeans LaasPublisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781610752534
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
This fascinating biography of a Gilded Age marriage closely examines the dynamic flow of power, control, and love between Washington blue blood Violet Blair and New Orleans attorney Albert Janin. Based on their voluminous correspondence as well as Violet's extensive diaries, it offers a thoroughly intimate portrait of a fifty-four-year union which, in many ways, conformed to societal norms yet always redefined itself in order to fit the needs and willfulness of both husband and wife. With abundant documentary evidence to draw on, Laas ties this compelling story to broader themes of courtship behavior, domesticity, gender roles, extended family bonds, elitism, and societal stereotyping. Deeply researched and beautifully written, Love and Power in the Nineteenth Century has the dual virtue of making an important historical contribution while also appealing to a broad popular audience.
The Catacazy Affair and the Uneasy Path of Russian-American Relations
Author: Lee A. FarrowPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350107204
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Constantin Catacazy whipped up scandal in Washington after his appointment there as Russian Ambassador in 1869, ignoring diplomatic protocol and defying social mores. By 1871, President Grant and his Cabinet requested that he be recalled. But the timing of this request overlapped with the visit of the tsar's son to the USA - a celebrated diplomatic event symbolising the friendship and good will between the two nations. Consequently, Catacazy was allowed to travel with the tsar's son, but only as a persona non grata. This tense resolution led many to worry about the future of the Russian-American friendship. With a keen sense of the human interest, Lee A. Farrow demonstrates that this affair was one of the earliest significant complications in the relationship between Russia and the USA. Using a lively micro-historical approach and fresh materials such as the letters of Catacazy and of Secretary of State Hamilton Fish from archives in the USA, UK and Russia, Farrow explores 19th-century politics and diplomacy, and the pre-suffrage power of women in the political arena through an investigation of the Washington wives' reactions to the controversial figure of Olga Catacazy. The result is a cutting-edge analysis of this pivotal episode in modern history.
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Author: Michigan State LibraryPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 660
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