Getting it right

In my collection of books on modern manners

I have one called  Etiquette for Everyone

by Arthur Groom, published 1946.

I have often wondered about the original purchasers

and what it was they were hoping to find guidance about.

This one offers clues by way of pencil underlinings

and it seems that correct modes of dress 
were of the most pressing concern.

When in the country a woman should endeavour to wear tweeds as much as possible. Above all, the woman in the country should try to steer clear of the temptation to 'startle the natives'. 

If she dons her fox furs, her saucy hat with the cheeky veil, 

her high heeled shoes, her sheerest silk stockings, and that ultra smart afternoon frock she bought in town, then she must not be hurt or surprised if the country folk turn to look at her - and to laugh!

Right

Wrong

At the sea it is in the worst possible taste for a girl to wear very abbreviated shorts except when on the beach itself. The best plan is to have a button-on linen skirt she can put on quickly for walking along the front, on the pier, or for shopping trips into town. For bathing- well I don't care WHAT the designers of so-called
 bathing costumes for women turn out,
 there is nothing nicer, neater or 
more suitable for swimming than the ordinary, 
regulation woollen swim-suit as worn by 

professional and good amateur swimmers.

Right

Wrong.

So, so wrong.