Dress.  Full dress is worn by both men and
       women.

  Guests.  When guests are not congenial, or have
       dislikes, they should not show it, but appear
       as if the contrary were the case.

       Guests should be prompt in arriving at the
       hour named.

At the table it is in good taste to accept whatever is offered, eating it or not, as one desires.  Wines should be accepted, even if one does not partake of them.  And if a toast is offered, a guest should recognize the courtesy by raising his glass.

       Conversing across the table is permissible,
       provided the distance does not require the
       voice to be unduly raised.

       When coffee is served in the drawing-room,
       young women serve, and the men hand it to
       the guests.

When the men re-enter the drawing-room after the coffee, the guests should retire, unless some further entertainment follows.  This is usually about eleven o’clock.  When leaving, a guest should thank the host and hostess, making some agreeable and appropriate remark suitable to the occasion.

  Host. When dinner is announced, the host
       offers his left arm to the woman he escorts. 
       She may be the special invited guest, or the
       most prominent guest present.

The signal for all to rise is given by the hostess, who bows to the woman on the host’s right.  The men escort the women to the door or drawing-room, after which they return, and cigars and liquors are offered.

       The host wears full dress.

  Guest late.  The host should always come
       forward to shake hands with the late-comer,
       and help him to find his seat, and do all in
       his power to make his late-coming quickly
       overlooked.

  Hostess.  The hostess receives her guest at the
       parlor entrance.

At table the guests should remain standing until all have found their places, when the host and hostess seat themselves, after which the others follow.  The men should assist the women they escort before taking their own seats.

At an informal dinner a hostess should introduce a man to the woman he is to escort to dinner, informing him whether he is to sit on the right or left hand of the host.

When the dinner is announced the host with his escort leads the way, followed by the guests, and the hostess and her escort come last.

  Guest late.  The hostess should always bow
       and shake hands with a guest arriving late,
       but does not rise unless the guest is a woman.

  Hours.  Dinners begin from 7 to 8 P.M., and
       usually last from one hour to an hour and a
       half.