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Perfect Behavior
Donald Ogden Stewart
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R775
Discovery Miles 7 750
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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First published in 1922, this parody of etiquette and social mores
makes fun of the pitfalls of courtship, engagement, and marriage,
as well as such social settings as dinner parties, sporting events,
and the theater. With satirical Jazz-era illustrations by Ralph
Barton, known at the time for his caricatures of actors and other
celebrities, the book's humor holds up remarkably well today, with
such "crises" as how to deal with a screaming baby in a crowded,
confined space or how to write a proper love letter to one's
fiancee. With Marx Brothers-like literary slapstick, Perfect
Behavior is the perfect impulse gift for anyone who enjoys a good
laugh over everyday social foibles.
Were there not some amid all that fashionable throng in whom ideals
of purity and true womanhood lived-- some who cared enough for the
sacredness of real love to cry upon this hollow mockery that was
being used to ensnare the simple, honest soldier? There was only
one, and she was at that moment entering the drawing room for the
purpose of being presented to the general. Need I name her.
The first thing to do on arriving at a symphony concert is to
express the wish that the orchestra will play Beethoven's Fifth. If
your companion then says "Fifth what?" you are safe with him for
the rest of the evening; no metal can touch you. If, however, he
says "So do I"--this is a danger signal and he may require careful
handling.
Were there not some amid all that fashionable throng in whom ideals
of purity and true womanhood lived-- some who cared enough for the
sacredness of real love to cry upon this hollow mockery that was
being used to ensnare the simple, honest soldier? There was only
one, and she was at that moment entering the drawing room for the
purpose of being presented to the general. Need I name her.
Were there not some amid all that fashionable throng in whom ideals
of purity and true womanhood lived-- some who cared enough for the
sacredness of real love to cry upon this hollow mockery that was
being used to ensnare the simple, honest soldier? There was only
one, and she was at that moment entering the drawing room for the
purpose of being presented to the general. Need I name her.
The first thing to do on arriving at a symphony concert is to
express the wish that the orchestra will play Beethoven's Fifth. If
your companion then says "Fifth what?" you are safe with him for
the rest of the evening; no metal can touch you. If, however, he
says "So do I"--this is a danger signal and he may require careful
handling.
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