“Regard for Others” is Post’s picnic advice heading. It’s not what you might expect because it’s about trash! “People who picnic along the highway leaving a clutter of greasy paper and swill (not a pretty name,” Post sputters, “but it is not a pretty object! for...
Vanderbilt doesn’t care whether you cook out at a picnic or bring everything along. What does matter is to picnic in temperate weather and a style. Her recommendations in the Complete Book of Etiquette are tried and true cold fried chicken, little cold veal or...
