Arms Quote by Frances Trollope
“... it was not very unusual at Washington for a lady to take the arm of a gentleman, who was neither her husband, her father, norher brother. This remarkable relaxation of American decorum has been probably introduced by the foreign legations.”
![“Ladies keep the stores here now ... their husbands having joined the army. It looks funny in Dixie to see a lady behind the counter, but it would be natural if we were in Yankeedom as it has always [been] the custom there, a custom however I do not like. The idea of a lady having to face and…” quote by Drew Gilpin Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b3c/drew-gilpin-faust-13526_marriage_ladies-keep-the-stores-here-now-their-hu_1729234.jpg)
![“It is rarely [Americans] dine in society, except in taverns and boarding-houses. Then they eat with the greatest possible rapidity, and in total silence.” quote by Frances Trollope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7a4/frances-trollope-22974_boarding-house_it-is-rarely-americans-dine-in-society-e_570597.jpg)
![“it is impossible for any mind of common honesty not to be revolted by the contradictions in their principles and practice. They inveigh against the governments of Europe, because, as they say, they favor the powerful and oppress the weak. ... [yet] you will see them with one hand hoisting the cap…” quote by Frances Trollope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6e5/frances-trollope-22974_bounds_it-is-impossible-for-any-mind-of-common_679123.jpg)
