The Mentor / A little book for the guidance of such men and boys as would appear to advantage in the society of persons of the better sort

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PREFATORY NOTE.

CONTENTS

PERSONAL APPEARANCE.

AT THE DINNER-TABLE.

IN PUBLIC.

CONVERSATION.

CALLS AND CARDS.

ODDS AND ENDS.

WHAT IS A GENTLEMAN?

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

More detail can be found at the end of the book.

BY ALFRED AYRES.


Some Ill-used Words.

A Manual for the use of those who desire to Write and Speak Correctly. 18mo. Cloth, $1.00.

The OrthoËpist.

A Pronouncing Manual, containing about Four Thousand Five Hundred Words, including a considerable number of the Names of Foreign Authors, Artists, etc., that are often mispronounced. Revised and enlarged. 18mo. Cloth, $1.25.

The Verbalist.

A Manual devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words, and to some Other Matters of Interest to those who would Speak and Write with Propriety. 18mo. Cloth, $1.25.

The Mentor.

A Little Book for the Guidance of such Men and Boys as would Appear to Advantage in the Society of Persons of the Better Sort. 18mo. Cloth, $1.00.

Acting and Actors;

Elocution and Elocutionists. With Preface by Harrison Grey Fiske; Introduction by Edgar S. Werner; Prologue by James A. Waldron.

Grammar without a Master.

The English Grammar

of William Cobbett. Carefully Revised and Annotated. 18mo. Cloth, $1.00,


New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 72 Fifth Avenue.

THE MENTOR

A LITTLE BOOK

FOR THE GUIDANCE OF SUCH MEN AND BOYS
AS WOULD APPEAR TO ADVANTAGE IN
THE SOCIETY OF PERSONS OF
THE BETTER SORT

BY

ALFRED AYRES

AUTHOR OF THE ORTHOËPIST, THE VERBALIST, ETC.

Virtue itself offends when coupled with
forbidding manners.—Middleton.

Well dressed, well bred, well carriaged,
Is ticket good enough to pass us readily
Through every door.—Cowper.

A good manner is the best thing in the
world, either to get one a good name or to
supply the want of it.—Anonymous.

NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1902


Copyright, 1884,
By FUNK AND WAGNALLS.


Copyright, 1894,
By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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