Americans of the mid-Nineteenth Century who entertained any social ambitions at all were at a loss as to how they might find their place in the business world, much less the pomp and swank of polite society, if they were without any understanding as to the manners required to open these doors. Unable to benefit from such T.V. shows as “Dallas” or “Dynasty” and finding that Emily Post was no where in view, they found a reliable ally in a series of pamphlets briefly published by the firm of Beadle & Adams…
