Review: Emily Post by Laura Claridge

[fashion_piranha]

Emily Post

by Laura Claridge

There is a dynasty of etiquette experts all connected through the name of Post.   Peter Post writes about office etiquette for The Boston Globe.  His sister-in-law, Peggy Post, heads The Emily Post Institute and advises readers of Good Housekeeping.  Another relative, Anne Post is the go-to

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[ying_ko_4]

My mother was a devotee of Emily Post. I grew up hearing about things that 'just weren't done' because it was bad form.

In some ways, I think it's a damn shame we don't use better manners in more situations these days...

[fashion_piranha]

The word 'etiquette' brings up over 100K books on Amazon.com, so people are still writing about it. It does seem a pity that more people don't put what they read into action, but I'm the first to admit that I take the graceless course of action often enough!