You Can’t Smile
Here’s a bit of protocol from the turn of the twentieth century that seems particularly surprising nowadays. Although ladies were allowed to go for walks outside, enjoying their mates and getting a good time was not permitted. Instead, women were meant to remain subdued and modest before they returned behind closed doors. So, are you having a good time in public? Don’t even think about it!
You Can’t Smile
Women Can’t Have Reclining Chairs
Emily Post outlined many ways a woman could not sit down in her 1922 book Etiquette in Society, Company, Politics, and at Home. And it seems that the author thought that so much back funding was a negative idea. Post said, “Of course, everybody leans against a chair back… A woman, on the other hand, can never throw herself nearly full length in a reclining chair or on a large couch while she is out in public.”
Women Can’t Have Reclining Chairs