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The Illustrated Book of Manners: A Manual of Good Behavior and Polite Accomplishments, 1866
not even that of being her husband, can give him a right to, without her gracious permission.
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The Illustrated Book of Manners: A Manual of Good Behavior and Polite Accomplishments, 1866
not even that of being her husband, can give him a right to, without her gracious permission.
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Evening Star, Washington DC, December 22, 1852
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Evening Star, Washington DC, December 16, 1852
It is revolting often to see grown men fingering around one’s wife’s, daughter’s, or sister’s ankles, fitting on boots and shoes, and discoursing about the “excellence of the foot,” or “beauty of the shape,” &c.
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The Daily Republican, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1883
“She was the last of the half-dozen. The lord be praised.”
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Evening Sentinel, Santa Cruz, July 1, 1897
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Oakland Tribune, California, November 25, 1928
The anxious wife inquires if she should meekly relinquish her rights and step aside in favor of philandering relative
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Oakland Tribune, California, June 27, 1928
Averted eyes and the exercise of tolerance and understanding by the wife are undoubtedly trying in some circumstances but they may pay better dividends at times than breaking up the furniture.
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Etiquette of good society, Gertrude Elizabeth, Lady Colin Campbell, 1893
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Etiquette for Every Day, Mrs. Humphry, 1904
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Book of Etiquette, Lillian Eichler, 1924
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Book of Etiquette, Lillian Eichler, 1924
Etiquette Problems in Pictures, Lillian Eichler, 1924
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Frost’s Laws and By-Laws of American Society, 1869
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The Minneapolis Journal, Minnesota, April 17, 1905
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The Minneapolis Journal, Minnesota, April 5, 1905