Read by Patricia Gallimore

'For the record, the word 'parlour' is not used, nor is the relatively recent
insidious 'lounge', except about airports, hotels and liners.' 'Boys should be
taught at a very early age - six or seven - to say 'Sir' to an older man.'
'When there are servants, the plates for the first course are never put on the
table until everyone is seated.' 'I cannot stress too often that on every formal
occasion, whether it is Luncheon, a Bazaar or a Meeting, a hat should be worn.'
Written nearly 50 years ago, "Barbara Cartland's Etiquette Handbook" conjures
up a period when addressing work colleagues by their first names was frowned
upon, wives could expect to receive a weekly allowance of five shillings from
their husbands, and hats were ubiquitous, this is a wonderfully evocative
insight into the manners of an England that has largely disappeared.

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