Good Manners Book Ad (c.1890)

This is a black and white clip art version of the image in the ad below. The ad is said to have been from 1890. I found both images on olddesignshop.com.

Rycroft drew in a deep breath and released it as Georgiana took his arm. She looked up at him with a brow raised and a scolding look.  “Do not,” he said.

“Do not what?” She fluttered her lashes and smiled sweetly.

“You know very well, but since I must clarify, do not chide me.  I know I have insulted her once again and must apologize, although I doubt she will forgive me.”

Georgiana hugged his arm tightly.  “She will if you are sincere.  Miss Mary is quite agreeable and sweet.”

[from No Other Choice]


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Leenie Brown fell in love with Jane Austen's works when she first read Sense and Sensibility followed immediately by Pride and Prejudice in her early teens. As the second of five daughters and an avid reader, she has always loved to see where her imagination takes her and to play with and write about the characters she meets along the way. In 2013, these two loves collided when she stumbled upon the world of Jane Austen Fan Fiction. A year later, in 2014, she began writing her own Austen-inspired stories and began publishing them in 2015. Leenie lives in Nova Scotia, Canada with her two teenage boys and her very own Mr. Brown (a wonderful mix of all the best of Darcy, Bingley and Edmund with healthy dose of the teasing Mr. Tillney and just a dash of the scolding Mr. Knightley).

6 thoughts on “Good Manners Book Ad (c.1890)”

  1. That black and white clipart was adorable. I love their costumes even if I would not like wearing it myself. The Lord Rycroft / Mary story is one of my favorites. That whole series was a fun read. The sun finally came out and wouldn’t you know, when I made a run today for supplies, my car said it was 71 [degrees F] outside. After all that snow. LA! That is Kentucky weather for you. Thanks for sharing. Blessings, stay safe, and healthy.

    1. I would not want to wear those clothes either. Your weather sounds lovely! We had sunshine and warmer temperatures today, but not so warm as yours. 🙂 Enjoy it!

  2. Your clip art and ad from the book of manners brought me a bit of a pang. Five or six years ago I was shopping antique stores with my BFF and found an old book I loved, which was a guide to living from the late 1800’s I think, possibly very early 1900’s. You guessed it, I passed it up. I’ve kicked myself so many times since then I should have a few bruises ‘back there.’ However, the book was huge (like an old Sears catalogue,) pricey (I’d already blown my shopping budget) and since Hubby and I had flown I just did not have space in my suitcases. My friend offered to house it at her house, but she was already doing that for me and had shelves dedicated to ‘my finds’ in her basement. When we moved ‘back home’ after 40 yrs I had to go through all the stuff she was holding for me…sigh…like I didn’t have way too many boxes to unpack and find space for in our new downsized house.

    But that book was amazing, I stood in the store reading parts of it and was just amazed. “How to help your children when courting each other.” “How to court a young lady.” “How to encourage healthy emotions and growth during their teen years.” “How to have a happy marriage.” This was just the section on family… And on and on and on. And all of it could apply to our world 100 years later. Wouldn’t you like to kick me too?
    I’ve never found another one, but I gave up trying after awhile.

    The above ad is so charming, isn’t it? The artwork looks more from the 1790’s, and I’ll bet the reason is that to appeal to some people, learning manners from a more refined and courtly era was good advertising. The Choices series is on my 2021 reread list and I would like to add a few more series too.

    Thank you for this nostalgic, somewhat bittersweet treat this week.

    1. Oh, that sounds like such an interesting book. It would be a great addition to a library.

      I’d agree about the reason for th older style clothing. It really conjures the idea of Lords and Ladies.

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