“Whatever may be the talents of the persons who meet together in [American] society, the very shape, form, and arrangement of the meeting is sufficient to paralyze conversation. The women invariably herd together at one part of the room, and the men at the other ... The gentlemen spit, talk of elections and the price of produce, and spit again. The ladies look at each other's dresses till they know every pin by heart.” KnowsMenLooksHeartMayPersonsTogetherFormRoomsTalentProduceHe ManShapesConversationElectionDressesMeetingsGentlemanSufficientArrangementsPinsHerdsSpitAmerican Society Author:Frances Trollope
“I have listened to much dull and heavy conversation in America, but rarely to any that I could strictly call silly (if I except the every where privileged class of very young ladies).” IfsAmericaYoungClassYouthConversationHeavySillyDullFoolishnessPrivilegedYoung Ladies Book:Domestic Manners of the Americans Source: Domestic Manners of the Americans
