How and when they are celebrated--The paper, cotton and leather weddings--The wooden wedding--The tin wedding--The crystal wedding--The silver wedding--The golden wedding--The diamond wedding--Presents at anniversary weddings--Forms of invitations, etc. 285 CHAPTER XXV. BIRTHS AND CHRISTENINGS. Naming the child--The christening--Godparents or sponsors--Presents from godparents--The ceremony--The breakfast--Christening gifts--The hero of the day--Fees 291 CHAPTER XXVI FUNERALS. Death notices and funeral invitations--Arrangement for the funeral--The house of mourning--Conducting the funeral services--The pall-bearers --Order of the procession--Floral and other decorations--Calls upon the bereaved family--Seclusion of the family 296 CHAPTER XXVII. ETIQUETTE AT WASHINGTON. Social duties required of the President and his family--Receptions at the White House--Order of official rank--Duties required of members of the cabinet and their families--How to address officials--The first to visit 303 CHAPTER XXVIII. ETIQUETTE OF FOREIGN COURTS. Foreign titles--Royalty--The nobility--The gentry--Esquires--Imperial rank--European titles--Presentation at the court of St. James--Those eligible and ineligible for presentation--Preliminaries--Presentation costumes 308 CHAPTER XXIX. BUSINESS. The example of a merchant prince--Keep your temper--Honesty the best policy--Form good habits--Breaking an appointment--Prompt payment of bills, notes and drafts--General suggestions 315 CHAPTER XXX. DRESS. Requirements for dressing well--Perils of the love of dress to weak minds--Consistency in dress--Extravagance--Indifference to dress--Appropriate dress--The wearing of gloves--Evening or full dress for gentlemen--Morning dress for gentlemen--Evening or full dress for ladies--Ball dresses--The full dinner dress--For receiving and making morning calls--Morning dress for street--Carriage dress--Promenade dress and walking suit--Opera dress--The riding dress--For women of business--Ordinary evening dress--For a social party--Dress for the theater, lecture and concert--Archery, croquet and skating costumes--Bathing dress--For traveling--The bridal costume--Dress of bridemaids--At wedding receptions--Mourning dress--How long mourning should be worn 320 CHAPTER XXXI. COLORS AND THEIR HARMONY IN DRESS. The proper arrangement of colors--The colors adapted to different persons--Material for dress--Size in relation to color and dress--A list of colors that harmonize 341 CHAPTER XXXII. THE TOILET.