Etiquette Collection

Playing Table Tennis - Edwardian - Etiquette
I am not sure whether it is my turn. (to write the postcard or to serve!!) A smart Gentleman makes a courteous enquiry to his glamorous young female table tennis companion. Date: circa 1904

The Gun Who Picked up his Bird by H. M. Bateman
Etiquette gone awry during a shoot when one man retrieves his own bird rather than allowing the gundogs to do so. The result is an utterly incensed gundog

The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - Bateman
The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - H M Bateman. This illustration shows an arrogant man who has defied etiquette by lighting his cigar before the correct course of dinner

Getting Off at the Seaside
If you want to " Get Off" at the seaside, do it THIS way - not THIS way! A man has more success getting off with the ladies than he does from an irate beach donkey! Date: circa 1910s

ETIQUETTE FOR MEN

WW2 poster, The blackout
WW2 poster by Fougasse, The blackout -- why not wear something white instead? Issued in support of the Ministry of War Transports Road Safety Campaign by The Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd

Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet
Sir Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet to prevent her from getting muddy feet. The fanciful, romantic tale of the cloak

WW2 poster, Get used to the blackout
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Some day I really will try waiting for a few minutes to get used to the blackout... if only I m still here

Greeting from Ireland - postcard
Greetings from Ireland - a souvenir postcard

Moment of Departure - all the staff line up to say Goodbye
A quite wonderful German postcard illustrating the Moment of Departure - all the staff line up to say Goodbye! Date: circa 1910s

Victorian Scrap, Queen Elizabeth I and Raleigh
Victorian Scrap, Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh. circa 1880s

Riders, horses and dogs on a New Year card
Riders, horses and dogs in a country lane on a New Year card, with a lady riding sidesaddle. Date: circa 1890s

Common courtesy training / W H Robinson
Training a husband in the act of common courtesy, using a dressmakers dummy, a piece of string and a determined wife. A quick jerk of the string and the husbands hat swiftly rearranges itself

Girl / Posture
A little girl balances a book on her head to teach her good posture

Courteous Gent assists a young lady climbing over a stile
Allow me! - A courteous Gentleman assist a young lady as she crosses a stile. Date: circa 1909

Wearing gas masks
Cartoon demonstrating how the social graces can still flourish, even when gas-masked. Date: 1939

HELPING LADY FROM CAR
Ladies frequently encounter difficulty in emerging gracefully from an automobile, so it's nice to have a gentleman on hand to assist one Date: 1927

Young lady curtsying on a street, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters and Misses, R

Young gentleman dancing the minuet in a ballroom with columns, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy

Comic postcard, Plump couple in a restaurant Date: 20th century

English huntsman dragged in the middle of the hounds by his headstrong horse, 19th century. Martin Muffington unable to control his horse during a fox-hunt. Mr

Huntsman losing control of his horse during a foxhunt, 19th century. Sponge in hunting pinks on a chestnut horse knocking Lord Scarperdale from his mount. Mr. Sponge completely scatters his lordship

English gentleman in night clothes struggling in a
Gentleman in night clothes struggling in a swimming pool at a stately home, 19th century. Drunken John Jorrocks, the vulgar Cockney grocer, in a nightshirt in a pool

Arrival of aristocracy at a dance ball in a grand house, 19th century. Sir Roger Ferguson is accompanied by Lady de Tabby and Mrs Freezer in crinolines

The maids laughing at a gardener dressed up in new footmans livery, 19th century. Mrs Lucy Somersville outfitting her staff in pea-green coat

Gentleman assists a lady to board a small rowing boat
Chivalry - A Gentleman assists a lady in boarding a small rowing boat - 1900s America. Date: circa 1900s

Young lady walking in a panelled room, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters and Misses, R

Young lady giving or receiving a fan in a park, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters and Misses, R

Young gentleman graciously offering / receiving
Young gentleman graciously offering/receiving a book in a panelled room, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy

Young gentleman compliment retiring from a
Young gentleman compliment retiring or politely leaving a panelled room, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy

Young gentleman bowing with his hat in his hand in a panelled room, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy

Young lady giving both hands in a minuet, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters and Misses, R

Young lady giving one hand in a minuet, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters and Misses, R

Young lady dancing in a room, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters and Misses, R. Baldwin, London, 1759

Young man standing in a panelled room, 18th century
Young gentleman standing in a panelled room, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters and Misses, R

Tea for Two
Two children enjoy a very civilised afternoon tea together. Date: c. 1930

A Scene on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1898
A greeting on the water - a chap raises his boater and takes the hand of a lady passing in a gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice. Date: 1898

Front cover of How to be Happy though Married, E J Hardy
Colour front cover of How to be Happy though Married, Being a Handbook to Marriage by Reverend E J Hardy. Published by T Fisher Unwin, London, 1885. Date: 1885

Stitchery, edited by Flora Klickmann
Black and white advert for Stitchery on the inside back cover of The Etiquette of To-Day, edited by Flora Kliclmann published by the Girls Own Paper, circa 1914

Illustration - The Large Establishment
Black and white illustration of a parlourmaid attending to the lady of the house in her drawing room, page 105 of The Etiquette of To-day book, published by the Girls Own Paper, circa 1914

Illustration - man opening the door for a lady
Black and white illustration of a man opening the door for a lady, page 96 of The Etiquette of To-day book, published by the Girls Own Paper, circa 1914. Edited by Flora Klickmann Date: circa 1914

Illustration - The bride cuts the cake
Black and white illustration of a bride cutting the cake, page 75 of of The Etiquette of To-day book, published by the Girls Own Paper, circa 1914. Edited by Flora Klickmann. Date: circa 1914

Illustration - The Bridesmaids wait in the church porch
Black and white illustration of three beautifully-dressed bridesmaids waiting excitedly for the bride to arrive in the church porch, page 73 of The Etiquette of To-day book

Illustration - An Introduction
Black and white illustration entitled An introduction, of a lady introducing two ladies to each other whilst out walking, page 69 of The Etiquette of To-day book, published by the Girls Own Paper

Illustration - Meeting Fresh People
Black and white illustration of two lady train travellers, one of which is preparing to lower the window. Page 57 of The Etiquette of To-Day

Illustration - When a visitor calls
Black and white illustration of two smalrtly-dressed children politely greeting a seated lady visitor, page 50 of The Etiquette of To-Day The Etiquette of To-Day book published by the Girls Own

Decorative border from The Etiquette of To-Day
Black and white decorative floral and leaf border on page 39 of The Etiquette of To-Day book published by the Girls Own Paper, circa 1914. Edited by Flora Klickmann Date: circa 1914

Illustration - The Invitation
Black and white illustration of two young ladies receiving an invitation from The Etiquette of To-day book, published by the Girls Own Paper, circa 1914. Edited by Flora Klickmann Date: circa 1914

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