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Oct 2025
55m 30s

Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 8 - Serva...

SHARON HANDY
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Let's relax with more from this classic of classy behavior, and learn about the roles of servants in a good household. What they do, what they wear, and how to pronounce val-et, which your reader corrects upon reading this. Whoops! Also, once again, we learn that treating workers with respect is the highest mark of class. Facts.

 

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