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How to get away for the weekend (and not get fired)

“THE DIFFERENCE between the great house with twenty to fifty guest rooms, all numbered like the rooms in a hotel, and the house of ordinary good size with from four to six guest rooms, or the farmhouse or small cottage which has but one “best” spare chamber, with perhaps a “man’s room” on the ground... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 25, 2012 at 7:07 am
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How to go shirtless in public

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“The ordinary run of English clothes may not be especially good, but they are, on the other hand, never bad; whereas American freak clothes are distortions like the reflections seen in the convex and concave mirrors of the amusement parks.” –Emily Post, Etiquette Without negating the seriousness of the situation on Cermak yesterday, I have... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 21, 2012 at 8:56 am
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How to politely protest

“Be careful not to let amiable discussion turn into contradiction and argument. The tactful person keeps his prejudices to himself and even when involved in a discussion says quietly “No. I don’t think I agree with you” or “It seems to me thus and so.” One who is well-bred never says “You are wrong!” or... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 18, 2012 at 8:27 am
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How to read 50 Shades of Grey on the train

“New York, more than any city in the world, unless it be Paris, loves to be amused, thrilled and surprised all at the same time; and will accept with outstretched hand any one who can perform this astounding feat. Do not underestimate the ability that can achieve it: a scintillating wit, an arresting originality, a... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 15, 2012 at 7:15 am
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How to set your friends up

“Some hostesses, especially those of the lion-hunting and new-to-best-society variety are much given to explanations, and love to say ‘Mrs. Jones, I want you to meet Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith is the author of ‘Dragged from the Depths,’ a most enlightening work of psychic insight.’ Or to a good-looking woman, ‘I am putting you next... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 11, 2012 at 7:29 am
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How to keep talking to someone you want to talk to

“…Sometimes a single couple who have become very much engrossed, refuse to change partners and the whole table is blocked; leaving one lady and one gentleman on either side of the block, staring alone at their plates.” –Emily Post Yesterday, I gave you the most important secret you’ll ever learn for avoiding awkward conversations with... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 9, 2012 at 7:11 am
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How to not talk to people you don't want to talk to

“The turning of the table is accomplished by the hostess, who merely turns from the gentleman (on her left probably) with whom she has been talking through the soup and fish course, to the one on her right. As she turns, the lady to whom to “right” gentleman has been talking, turns to the gentleman... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 8, 2012 at 7:44 am
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How to behave at a bar

“I’m a drinker, I’m a partier, I’m, like, really social. If there’s music and alcohol and, like, a stage, well, I’m having the best night ever.” –Tough Love: New Orleans Tough Love: New Orleans is my secondary etiquette reference guide, right behind Emily Post’s Etiquette. As I write this, I’m fending off the Sunday blues with... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 6, 2012 at 9:14 pm
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How to react right when your friend is wrong

Women in the free world, particularly on the twentysomething scene, will inevitably listen to as many hours of friends complaining as they will advice from their parents and warnings from their boss combined. I’m optimistic that thirty brings us around the bend, but then again, I was also hopeful for twenty. Outlook not so good... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
May 2, 2012 at 8:47 am
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How to plan a weekend away

“The etiquette of this sort of a party is so apparently lacking that its inclusion perhaps seems out of place. But it is meant merely as a “picture” of a phase of fashionable life that is not much exploited, and to show that well-bred people never deteriorate in manner. Their behavior is precisely the same... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
April 25, 2012 at 9:46 am
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