“It is always best to give something of your own production or discovery. If the recipient has any love for you, the value of the gift will be enhanced many fold by being the offspring of your effort and skill.” American Etiquette and Rules of Politeness by A.E. Davis, 1882 So, what was a Gent to…
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Semantics: Handkerchief Flirtations
We’re back with another reading from The Modern Art of Making Love by James S. Wilson, (1900). Here we learn how to flirt with the object of our affection using a handkerchief. Drawing across the lips – Desirous of an acquaintance. Drawing across the eyes – I am sorry. Taking it by the center –…
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