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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
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"We
are
all
made
to
breathe
the
pure
air
of
heaven,
and
therefore
much
illness
is
caused
by
being
constantly
in-doors.
Let
all
persons
make
a
point,
whenever
it
is
possible,
of
taking
exercise
in
the
open
air
for
at
least
an
hour
and
a
half
daily.
Time
would
be
saved
in
the
long
run
by
the
increased
energy
and
strength
gained,
and
by
the
warding
off
of
disease."
Let
it
not
be
supposed
that
it
is
not
the
duty
of
every
young
lady
to
take
due
care
of
her
health,
and
to
preserve
in
all
its
power
of
utility
every
portion
of
vigor
which
has
been
bestowed
on
her.
With
many
young
ladies,
it
appears
to
be
a
maxim
to
do
everything
in
their
power
to
destroy
the
health
which
is
so
much
wanted
in
the
real
business
of
life,
and
which
forms
so
important
a
requisite
to
happiness.
In
the
first
place,
as
to
hours--they
never
leave
the
ball-room
until
utterly
exhausted,
and
scarcely
fit
to
crawl
to
bed.
The
noon-day
sleep,
the
scarcely
touched
breakfast,
that
most
important
meal,
are
followed
by
preparations
for
the
succeeding
night's
pleasures,
or
in
head-aching
morning
calls,
driving
about
in
a
close
carriage,
or
lounging
on
a
sofa,
in
an
over-heated
room,
reading
novels.
Dressing
follows;
the
warm
wrapper
or
dress
is
thrown
aside;
over
the
tightly
drawn
corsets
is
fastened
a
flimsy
dress,
with
an
inch
of
sleeve;
the
neck
laid
bare;
thin
stockings
drawn
on,
in
place
of
thick
ones,
and
the
consumption-seeker
goes
forth
to
the
ball-room
again.
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