Full Description
A vintage light-hearted guide to the fraught battlefield of bedroom etiquette ... Ever wanted to know how to avoid horrifying your husband with your nightly toilette? Or avoid incurring the wrath of your wife when creeping home late at night? First published in the 1930s, the humorous advice in 'Bed Manners' reveals the rules of bedroom etiquette, including whose responsibility it is to investigate strange sounds, how to make morning conversation, and coping with a bedfellow who kicks, snores or steals all the covers.
Contents
How to use this book /Getting undressed /In bed /Getting up /The bedroom as public lounge /On coming home from stag dinners /The wife who stays out late /Reading in bed /Physical jerks /In and about the bathroom /How to make conversation in the morning /A short history of bed manners /Bed manners on a friend's yacht /Berth control in the sleeping car /Camp-bed manners /Simple rules /Last words
