The daughter of a well-heeled, socially prominent New York family, Emily Post wrote a little book about etiquette in 1922. Titled Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home, the book was hugely successful and established its author as the leading authority on socially correct behavior. Often quoted as saying "nothing is less important than which fork you use," Post focused on common sense and consideration for others where behavior was concerned. Her recommendations governing protocol proved so valuable that the Washington diplomatic corps adopted them as uniform code. Although Post felt that her book and its subsequent revisions were quite thorough, readers began requesting further advice on various topics, including appropriate decorum when visiting "a gentleman friend in jail." Post's success led to a radio show and a syndicated newspaper column that was carried in more than 200 newspapers.
Emily Post : daughter of the Gilded Age, mistress of American manners / Laura Claridge
Author:
Claridge, Laura P
Subject:
Post, Emily 1873-1960
Physical description:
xiii, 525 p. : ill ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
2008
C2008
20th century
1865-1918
1918-1945
Topic:
Authors, American
Etiquette
Social life and customs
Summary:
Emily Post was a daughter of high society, one of Manhattan's most sought-after débutantes. After a scandalous divorce forced her to become her own person, she became an emblem of a new kind of manners in which etiquette and ethics were forever entwined
Etiquette in society, in business, in politics and at home, by Emily Post (Mrs. Price Post) ... illustrated with private photographs and facsimiles of social forms
Author:
Post, Emily 1873-1960
Physical description:
xix, 627 p. front., illus. (facsims.) plates. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1923
Topic:
Etiquette
Call number:
BJ1853 .P85 1923
Notes:
"First edition published in July 1922 ... Fifth edition published in January, 1923."
Miguel Covarrubias, Caricatures of the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance
Creator:
National Portrait Gallery
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Update Date:
2012-07-16T19:06:20Z
Topic:
Portraits
Synopsis:
Young Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias appeared on the New York art scene in the 1920s, and his skill as a portrait artist and celebrity caricaturist quickly made him a favorite of magazines. His work was so vogue, in fact, that he would be published regularly in Vanity Fair beginning early in his New York experience, as well as the New Yorker, and the most vogue publication of them all—if in name only—Vogue. Covarrubias’ 1933 caricature of Emily Post (above, right) is a perfect example of his carnivalesque approach to portraiture. Ever the model of propriety, Mrs. Post is portrayed by the [...]
Beth Antoine, Postgraduate Fellow in Conservation, conducts research on the letter or copy press books of Secretary Spencer F. Baird, Courtesy of Nora Lockshin. One year ago on October 8th, after several years of planning, waiting, and building, the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation officially opened its doors for business, showing off our new purpose-built facility during an “Open House” day, and coinciding with “October is American Archives Month” festivities. Since it was suggested by etiquette authority Emily Post in 1922, paper has been considered an appropriate gift for first [...]
