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Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2013, 01:42 PM Jul 2013

This is my Emily Post on DU...

Emily Post (October 27, 1872 – September 25, 1960) was an American author famous for writing on etiquette.

Brooklyn Museum - Emily Post - Emil Fuchs
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1 Background
2 Writing career
3 Family
4 Legacy
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Background[edit]

Post was born as Emily Price in Baltimore, Maryland in October 1872. Her father was the architect Bruce Price and her mother was Josephine (Lee) Price of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. After being educated at home in her early years, she attended Miss Graham's finishing school in New York after her family moved there.

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This is my Emily Post on DU... (Original Post) Wounded Bear Jul 2013 OP

Sounds about right jakeXT Jul 2013 #1

WWEPD In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #2

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

1. Sounds about right

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 02:18 PM

Jul 2013

"Manners are a sensitive awareness
of the feelings of others. If you have
that awareness, you have good
manners, no matter what fork you
use."

http://www.emilypost.com/everyday-manners/guidelines-for-living/454-emily-post-quotations

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. WWEPD

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 05:44 PM

Jul 2013

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