Notes of Request or Refusal

are frequently necessary, but care should be taken neither to make an

unreasonable request, nor to return an unjustifiable refusal. Should

denial seem imperative, strive to imitate that English statesman who

could refuse more gracefully than others could grant. The following

examples will suffice:

Twentieth Century Culture and Deportment Or the Lady and Gentleman at Home and Abroad; Containing Rules of Etiquette for All Occasions, Including Calls; Invitations; Parties; Weddings; Receptions; Dinners and Teas; Etiquette of the Street; Public Places, Etc., Etc. Forming a Complete Guide to Self-Culture; the Art of Dressing Well; Conversation; Courtship; Etiquette for Children; Letter-Writing; Artistic Home and Interior Decorations, Etc. · 第 173 / 182 题