This facsimile, originally published in 1910, asks - "Can anything in the world be nicer than a really nice girl?". Mrs Humphrey covers all aspects of social life regarding women at the early part of this century, including learning to laugh, behaviour in the street and entertaining.

Table of Contents

The girl in society; decadence of the curtsey; learning to laugh; in the street; bicycling; cards and calls; the engaged girl; wedding receptions; fashionable weddings; marrying a daughter; "brides two a penny"; ethics of dress; dress at fashionable restaurants; dress at weddings; dress on the river; travelling dress; seaside and country dress; bicycling costume; dinners and dinner parties; the invitations; invitation cards; the menu and wines; up-to-date entertaining; at homes; children's parties; at a restaurant; at the club; correspondence; present-giving; country-house life; travelling abroad; etiquette of mourning.