Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility

Download or read book Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility written by Judith Martin and published by Crown. This book was released on 1999 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the nouveau gentry who need cultural editing, Ralph helps with the decor, Martha helps with the cooking and decorating details, but without the underlying structure of a gracious home, provided herewith by Miss Manners, their efforts are wasted.In this household bible, Miss Manners tells the homemakers of the new millennium how to create and maintain a smoothly functioning, always proper home. Chapters include: The People, The Place, The Rules, The System, The Help, The Visitors, Entertaining -- the Social Contract, Entertaining -- the Social Event, Entertaining -- the Relatives, and Dealing with the Community. Composed of approximately 30% original essays -- which include what a household is and isn't, needs and doesn't need, how to set up house rules and schedules, and how to discern business from pleasure -- and 70% relevant letters from Gentle Readers that answer every conceivable question pertaining to homelife, this is a classic reference: funny, authoritative, witty, and truly helpful where we most need it. Martha helped you get a fabulous home and a fabulous life: now Miss Manners tells you how to run them both.