“ PREFACE [from the 44th edition of 1923]:

‘MANNERS AND RULES OF GOOD SOCIETY’ contains all the information comprised in the original work, ‘Manners and Tone of Good Society,’ but with considerable additions. In a volume of this nature it is necessary to make constant revisions, and this is periodically done to keep it up to date, that it may be depended upon as being not only the most reliable, but also the newest book of etiquette.

A comparison of the number of chapters and their subjects with those of the early editions would best demonstrate how the work has grown, not merel in bulk, but in importance also. This extension has allowed many subjects to be more exhaustively treated than heretofore, and now includes every rule and point that could possibly be comprehended in its title.

The work throughout its many editions has commended itself to the attention of thousands of readers, and it is hoped the present edition will be received by society in general with the marked success of its predecessors. ”