{"product_id":"2940169068764","title":"Barbara Cartland's Etiquette Handbook: A Guide to Good Behaviour from the Boudoir to the Boardroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e'For the record, the word \"parlour\" is not used, nor is the relatively recent insidious \"lounge\", except about airports, hotels and liners.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Boys should be taught at a very early age - six or seven - to say \"Sir\" to an older man.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'When there are servants, the plates for the first course are never put on the table until everyone is seated.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I cannot stress too often that on every formal occasion, whether it is Luncheon, a Bazaar or a Meeting, a hat should be worn.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten nearly 50 years ago, \u003ci\u003eBarbara Cartland's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEtiquette Handbook \u003c\/i\u003econjures up a period when addressing work colleagues by their first names was frowned upon, wives could expect to receive a weekly allowance of five shillings from their husbands, and hats were ubiquitous. Laced throughout with Barbara Cartland's wit and wisdom, and Francis Marshall's illustrations, this is a wonderfully evocative insight into the manners of an England that has largely disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162136035568,"sku":"2940169068764","price":13.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169068764_p0.jpg?v=1763759836","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169068764","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}