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Playing Table Tennis - Edwardian - EtiquetteI 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
Tennis Chivalry 1930SA chivalrous gentleman tennis player bows as he shakes the hand of his attractive female opponent over the net!
Victorian Scrap, Queen Elizabeth I and RaleighVictorian Scrap, Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh. circa 1880s
GENTLEMAN OF THE ROADA gentleman of the road, a polite name for an old tramp
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
Alice in Wonderland, Mad Hatters Tea PartyAlice in Wonderland, Alice having tea with the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse and the March Hare. Date: early 20th century
Georgian cartoon, conversation at a turnstile - Will you allow us to get by you, Sir? Date: circa 1820s
Wearing gas masksCartoon demonstrating how the social graces can still flourish, even when gas-masked. Date: 1939
CHIMPS TEA PARTY - 1Regent's Park zoo, London Polite behaviour at the chimpanzees afternoon tea party, always a popular occasion with visitors. Date: early 20th century
Reception of the hostages from Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, by Lord Cornwallis, March 1792. Tipus two sons, aged about ten and eight
Comic postcard, Woman and council official Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Wedding usher and brides mother Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman hanging off a cliff Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Polite table manners Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman climbing over stile, with bull in field Date: circa 1918
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Table turned on the diner - " See that you re polite to our Waitresses - we can get plenty of customers." 1945
Gentleman with cane and top hat interrupting a lady at her toilette. Hello, how nice to see you! (You beast!) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel
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 / receivingYoung gentleman graciously offering/receiving a book in a panelled room, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy
Young gentleman compliment retiring from aYoung 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 gentleman walking and saluting passerby on the street, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters
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 centuryYoung 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 TwoTwo children enjoy a very civilised afternoon tea together. Date: c. 1930
Gallantry in ParisThe Gallantry of other days in the Paris of today. " Aprez-vous, Madame!" " Aprez-vouc, Monsieur!" Male chivalry turned on its head by a young woman offering for an elderly
A PARTING KISS C1840When your friend bids an over- affectionate farewell to your wife, you begin to wonder - and suddenly hes not so much of a friend as before... Date: circa 1840
ASIAN OBEISANCEVarious forms of obeisance among the Arabs, indicating varying levels of respect ranging from a polite but shallow bow to outright grovelling Date: circa 1845
AN EVENING LECTUREAn evening lecture in polite society Date: 1854
Vickers Viscount 800Passenger Eating a Meal in the Economy-Class Cabin of a Bea British European Airways Vickers Viscount 800 Airliner Date: 1957
Information card, Hotel de NormandieInformation card for the Hotel de Normandie, which may or may not be in Normandy, northern France. Date: early 20th century
Friends of the Old School on a New Year card, designed by Robert Dudley -- four polite robins socialising. Date: circa 1880s
First and Second Impressions by H. M. BatemanThe Majors speaking voice was simply charming. Maisie was rapidly succumbing to its spell. Until one day she heard him use it on parade! Cartoon by H. M
Verney Lovett Cameron, traveller in AfricaVerney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894), traveller in Central Africa, the first European to cross equatorial Africa from coast to coast
Hugo De Groot - 2HUGO DE GROOT (known as GROTIUS) Dutch scholar, one of the greatest men in Europe as a writer on philosophy, divinity, civil law, and polite literature. Date: 1583 - 1645
Hans and Nix everything new but the title : fun, music, and song : the positive limit in polite comedy. Date ca. 1899
Silhouette of an 18th century danceSilhouette of couples at an 18th century dance. 1717
Three young girls having a tea party in the open air. 1880
Childrens party, 1953Four children enjoy a charming (if a little sparse) looking Christmas tea party. The girls are wearing smocked party dresses by Lindsay Maid
Overeating by BelcherA polite little boy at a village feast, uncomfortable from repletion says Oh Please Miss, don t ask me to have any more - I can t say No
Allan Ramsay / EglintonALLAN RAMSAY Scottish poet and editor, reading to the Countess of Eglinton and others
Hush - Papa SpeaksScene from the 1870s showing a group of admiring young ladies listening attentively to a patriarchal figure. 1930
Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Randolph ChurchillCartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, and Randolph Churchill, who says: I don t mind shaking hands with you, but I must draw the line at some of your pals. 1884
Man bowing to woman on a cutout Christmas cardMan in a red jacket and white breeches bowing to a woman in evening dress on a cutout Christmas card, with comic verse (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s