Here is an excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875. MISCELLANEOUS. WHEN you are walking with a lady who has your arm, be careful to keep step with her, and do not force her to take long, unladylike steps, or trot beside you with two steps to one…
Rules for How to Be a ‘Gentleman’ From an 1875 Guidebook, the Final Chapter: Miscellaneous
Soren Kierkegaard: Seeking Wisdom Through Parables
Depending on who you ask, the present age seems to be one in which we’re either struggling up a mountain toward utopia or running off a cliff. Many of those who hold the latter view feel they have little control over the state of things, despite their best efforts to steer hearts and minds toward…
How to Be a Gentleman: A Politeness Handbook From 1875 Explains What ‘True Courtesy’ Really Is All About
TRUE COURTESY. POLITENESS is the art of pleasing. It is to the deportment what the finer touches of the pencil are to the picture, or what harmony is to music. In the formation of character, it is indispensably requisite. “We are all,” says Locke, “a kind of chameleons, that take a tincture from the objects…
Vintage Advice for Gentleman: Etiquette for the Date, Hanging With the Boys, or Just Chillin’ Alone
Here is an excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875. ETIQUETTE FOR PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. WHEN you wish to invite a lady to accompany you to the theatre, opera, a concert, or any other public place of amusement, send the invitation the day previous to the one selected for taking her, and write…
Ranchers Since 1878: Dad With Over 100,000 Acres Says He’ll Pass It on Intact to One of His Kids
February 14, 2023
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When this Idaho-based rancher family’s six children reach the age of nine, they become bonafide cowboys and girls. It was their third great-grandfather, Frank Carl Herman Bedke, who started ranching in 1878, and now their father, Ryan Bedke, a fifth-generation rancher, is working hard to carry on the practice the traditional way. Thirty-nine-year-old Bedke lives with…
Chinese Community Find Hope and Meaning in Lunar New Year Message
In the past, when Chinese people wondered about the meaning of life, they looked to the Confucian classics or brought their questions to monasteries and temples. But this tradition has been decimated, a result of the Communist Party’s decadeslong campaign to eradicate traditional beliefs and replace them with Marxist-Lenninist ideologies of materialism and atheism. Nowadays,…
Chinese Community Finds Hope and Meaning in Lunar New Year Message
In the past, when Chinese people wondered about the meaning of life, they looked to the Confucian classics or brought their questions to monasteries and temples. But this tradition has been decimated, a result of the Communist Party’s decadeslong campaign to eradicate traditional beliefs and replace them with Marxist-Lenninist ideologies of materialism and atheism. Nowadays,…
50 (More) Tips for Cultivating Gentlemanly Manners From an Etiquette Handbook From the 1800s
The following excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875, concludes the chapter, “Hints for Gentlemanly Deportment,” from our previous installment. [FIFTY MORE] HINTS FOR GENTLEMANLY DEPORTMENT [CONTINUED]. Never offer to shake hands with a lady; she will, if she wishes…
The Healing Power of Meditation Against 5 Mental Illnesses, Including Depression
February 9, 2023
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Over 50 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some time in their life. Fortunately, there is an effective, safe, and inexpensive way to improve mental health: meditation. Susan Gentile, a nurse practitioner from New Jersey, highly recommends meditation as a therapy for people suffering from substance abuse and…
50 Tips for Cultivating Gentlemanly Manners and Conduct From an 1800s Handbook on Etiquette
The following is an excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875. [FIFTY] HINTS FOR GENTLEMANLY DEPORTMENT. ALWAYS avoid any rude or boisterous action, especially when in the presence of ladies. It is not necessary to be stiff, indolent, or sullenly…
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