ALQ, Louise d' - Good tone : a social and salon guide according to the work of Mrs. d'Alq / written by Helena of hr....

ALQ, Louise d' - Good tone : a social and salon guide according to Mrs. d'Alq's work / written by Helena née Russocka Wilczynska. Lvov [1878], F. H. Richter. 20 cm, pp. [4], 221, [2] ; period binding : psk.
"A polite visitor should admire everything, even if the view is the least varied, and the trees half-dried" - from the contents. A journey through the non-existent world of savoir-vivre, including chapters on good tone in the countryside, traveling, hunting, customs before and after marriage, cosmopolitan good tone, true elegance in the toilet, cigar smoking, flowers and women. Traces of cracking of spine edges, light bending of k. and small spots in several places.