https://thegentlemansterling.com/the-gentlemans-blog daily 0.75 2019-03-21 https://thegentlemansterling.com/home daily 1.0 2019-05-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c93eda6eb39313d6c062019/1553200190899/DO18-12-Edit.jpg The Gentleman's Guide to Etiquette https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c93edf9104c7b8aa6ca9085/1557437829894/pp+%281+of+1%29-2.jpg The Gentleman's Guide to Etiquette https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c955cc0971a1829778b35b3/1553292489688/ The Gentleman's Guide to Etiquette https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c93ef9241920243fda458fc/1553217704118/pp+%281+of+1%29-3.jpg The Gentleman's Guide to Etiquette https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c955db4ee6eb05e1dd70438/1553292731408/ The Gentleman's Guide to Etiquette https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c93eceee4966baa6872eb01/1553198325766/logo+no+words+black+.jpg The Gentleman's Guide to Etiquette https://thegentlemansterling.com/settingthetable daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c9423fb6e9a7f698e2c70ae/1553216199790/pp+%281+of+2%29.jpg Setting The Table The rules below are with regard to rectangular tables. all i had to work with when taking this picture was a round table https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7565b085229293ffb2b0b/1554470510540/pp+%282+of+2%29.jpg Setting The Table https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c9425ec9b747a740b35ec87/1553212917362/53783938_10218801007719833_2482391002875166720_n.jpg Setting The Table https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c94213df9619ad63ca06f9e/1553211710702/53639393_10218801000079642_8362339769564266496_n.jpg Setting The Table https://thegentlemansterling.com/about daily 0.75 2019-03-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c93f2e2f4e1fc34bdbf197d/1553199851199/DO18-12-Edit.jpg About https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c93f2b8085229bd2cbe86a2/1553199804057/logo+no+words+black+.jpg About https://thegentlemansterling.com/general-rules daily 0.75 2019-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c955e154e17b612ddd639e6/1553292828085/ General Rules https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c93f8d4e4966baa687394d9/1553201369623/logo+no+words+black+.jpg General Rules https://thegentlemansterling.com/dining daily 0.75 2019-05-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c955ebc24a694bdfd3f78c2/1554490555903/ Dining - Attending Someone Else’s Party Attending Someone Else’s Party https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c9427fbfa0d6050516ed407/1554490576154/53639393_10218801000079642_8362339769564266496_n.jpg Dining - Setting The Table Setting The Table https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c955f7608522938214636ea/1554490524780/downton.jpeg Dining - Hiring Help Hiring Help https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c994eeceef1a1f5620097ad/1554490541548/pp+%281+of+1%29-5.jpg Dining - Tea https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5cd56a8ce79c7035a743ee73/1557490501564/pp+%281+of+1%29-37.jpg Dining - Silver Care Shopping List Instagram Guide here https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5cb63b3ce4966ba676847a3e/1555446616548/pp+%281+of+1%29-20.jpg Dining - Who Takes The Check https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c9428cc1905f497ec3275d1/1557327778333/pp%252B%25281%252Bof%252B1%2529-2.jpg Dining - Courses in a Meal Courses in a Meal https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c955e8c4785d3d5df301333/1554490561579/ Dining - Design Your Experience Design Your Experience https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c941fc8c83025e4558520c3/1553211337620/pp%2B%281%2Bof%2B1%29-2.jpg Dining https://thegentlemansterling.com/social-rules daily 0.75 2019-05-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a630104c7bae923e06ab/1554490941479/38C4C6F500000578-3807402-image-m-2_1474879237125.jpg Social Rules/Common Courtesey - Correcting Others and Being Corrected https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a7faec212daf1c81c2a6/1554491404798/ Social Rules/Common Courtesey - Dealing with the religions of others. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5cd2edeae4966bc039a8a395/1557327381546/41658177310_7e645514fd_b.jpg Social Rules/Common Courtesey - How to Treat The Help https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a6bfe4966bff320444e4/1554491078385/53d0097938b1500000503a97.jpg Social Rules/Common Courtesey - Manners Around Death https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a76b4e17b64a55a72ad6/1557327466010/ Social Rules/Common Courtesey - Shaking Hands https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a794c830256ba57252e9/1554491327559/180713121315-08-trump-queen-0713.jpg Social Rules/Common Courtesey - Standing When Certain People Enter The Room https://thegentlemansterling.com/courses daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7576b1905f4ff5cd8effa/1554470769507/pp+%281+of+1%29-9.jpg Courses in a Meal Coffee should be served in a normal tea set. if you do not have sterling, china works just fine. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca756db90b1e600012ec1a9/1554470624790/pp+%281+of+1%29-12.jpg Courses in a Meal Entrée should be the first big course https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75713f4e1fc27d0f0afce/1554470678630/ Courses in a Meal Lemon or Lime sorbet are standard, and a martini glass is the way i recommend serving them https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c9429cc4785d3440eab40c0/1553213903639/57378580032__120457BF-7A3C-426F-8EF2-67DAB2BDB74A.jpeg Courses in a Meal When using the technique I did for gilding the border, the gold will not look as perfect as if printed. while it looks off from here, it looks like it has a good patina on the menu itself. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c942c69a4222f585d6e7f20/1553214571026/pp%2B%281%2Bof%2B1%29-2.jpg Courses in a Meal https://thegentlemansterling.com/experiencedesign daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca755bbeb393134f7edf016/1554470410795/zbergjpeg.jpg Designing Your Experience https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7542624a6946b297c883f/1554469929586/pp+%281+of+4%29.jpg Designing Your Experience https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7509e53450a5a4742621a/1554469027410/IMG_7083.JPG Designing Your Experience https://thegentlemansterling.com/hiring-help daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7583b53450a5a4742a93f/1554470980793/pp+%284+of+4%29.jpg Hiring Help Fork and knife placed at 4:30 for collection https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca2c8b6e79c7020b920e033/1554172287772/James_Bond_Spectre_White_Tuxedo__43996_zoom.JPG Hiring Help As it turns out, James bond dresses very well in fact the gun can be great for when it turns out someone paid one of your guests to kill you. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca2c5ddfa0d6040e5fbe57a/1554171364213/3pe564-l-610x610-dress-little%2Bblack%2Bdress-black%2Bdress-classic-sexy-asos-black-long%2Bsleeves-long%2Bsleeve%2Bdress-bodycon-bodycon%2Bdress-date%2Boutfit-birthday%2Bdress-cute-cute%2Bdress-girly-girly%2Bdress.jpg Hiring Help This kind of Dress works well for hired help. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7581d8165f53ef60bfa39/1554470951532/pp+%283+of+4%29.jpg Hiring Help Fork and knife crossed to indicate the course is not finished. this one does take a little bit of balance to keep them from falling into youf food. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca2c24de2c4832057373845/1554170448226/downton.jpeg Hiring Help https://thegentlemansterling.com/someone-elses-party daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75a0e7817f7e464bd0576/1554471446108/Scan%2B6.jpg Someone Else's Party Remember the basics. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75a950593060001fda681/1554471580200/Scan%2B7.jpg Someone Else's Party https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca759232c595500013bee25/1554471207635/pp+%281+of+4%29.jpg Someone Else's Party https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75967fa0d6001c7b006fe/1554471276085/zbergjpeg.jpg Someone Else's Party https://thegentlemansterling.com/fashion daily 0.75 2019-05-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c94dbcde79c703f7280a77d/1553259471093/ Fashion https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c94eb38085229d4d73c9e97/1553263421597/Downton-Abbey-Jack-Ross-in-Splendid-white-tie-outfit-1500x1000.jpg Fashion - Full Dress Full Dress https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a57c652deadac7f1b060/1554490773121/S3-Downton-Abbey-tuxedo-suit-coat-Copy-200x300.jpg Fashion - Black tie black tie https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c94e9ea104c7be2541f031e/1553866014182/ Fashion - A Gentleman’s Guide to a Suit A gentleman’s guide to a suit https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a8de6e1d4f000164b81a/1554491636431/tiaras.png Fashion - Tiaras https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5cd17378971a1842f2c30ae7/1557230896688/pp+%281+of+7%29-2.jpg Fashion - Proper Shoe Care Amazon Shopping list https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a962e2c4839e09b40273/1554491762604/096A90_47_P1.JPG Fashion - Hats https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c94db7ee2c48315176da497/1553259393569/pp+%281+of+1%29-3.jpg Fashion https://thegentlemansterling.com/basicprinciplesoffashion daily 0.75 2019-04-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c94dfb8f4e1fc7eec3e9243/1553260480535/IMG_0590.jpeg Basic Principles of Fashion https://thegentlemansterling.com/a-gentlemans-guid-to-the-suit daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75b20652deadfffd0a479/1554471718383/ A Gentleman's Guid to The Suit https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75af624a6946b297cc23c/1554471674815/pp+%281+of+1%29-3.jpg A Gentleman's Guid to The Suit https://thegentlemansterling.com/black-tie daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75b6a71c10bc8bf6e7040/1554471788640/pp+%281+of+1%29-13.jpg Black Tie https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c94e32d4785d3440eb09e37/1553261358924/Picture1.png Black Tie https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75b32e79c70b16ce8e463/1554471757947/pp+%282+of+4%29.jpg Black Tie https://thegentlemansterling.com/white-tie daily 0.75 2019-03-30 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https://thegentlemansterling.com/standing-and-sitting-for-people daily 0.75 2019-04-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca66b8df4e1fcff1b9cfd7c/1554410386256/180713121315-08-trump-queen-0713.jpg Standing and Sitting For People https://thegentlemansterling.com/proper-adress daily 0.75 2019-03-25 https://thegentlemansterling.com/death daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75eae24a6946b297ce5fb/1554472626167/long_line_of_limousines_leaving_Washington_DC_in_Ted_Kennedy_funeral_procession.jpg Death Most funeral lines won’t have this many people, but they are often lead by police and given certain privileges. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75e3db208fc113916d71f/1554472515431/Maggy-Thatcher-Funeral.jpg Death The Royal family is one of the few which still adheres to the mourning coat funeral ritual. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75d86e2c483bd9a7bdbcc/1554472332318/pp+%281+of+4%29.jpg Death https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75de5e5e5f049cd179d39/1554472426368/people-at-a-funeral-104302966-57e83d435f9b586c356d9645.jpg Death https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca678384e17b6343165a2fa/1554413633696/SMA_Dunway_Burial_at_Arlington_National_Cemetery_2008.jpg Death https://thegentlemansterling.com/hats daily 0.75 2019-04-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca6719fa4222fa0e52a3bb5/1554411941217/WC2.jpg Hats Christies homburg hat. A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savour of it. -Machiavelli https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca6717ee4966b09d6a4b09e/1554411909325/ST_JAMES_FEDORA_KHAKI_1.jpg Hats Loch & co fedora https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca6713ef4e1fcff1b9d40d5/1554411843506/096A90_47_P1.JPG Hats Stetson https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca66c52104c7b2d50f67266/1554410579252/strikingly-design-hat-hangers-for-wall-architecture.jpg Hats https://thegentlemansterling.com/tiaras daily 0.75 2019-04-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca67b9f1905f4d0b4d11fa7/1554414497534/ Tiaras https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca67a85c8302566f2dd4d45/1554414219519/5-chaumet.jpg Tiaras Chaumet is one of few jewelers to continue making tiaras today, and one of few places to find a tiara that has a modern æsthetic. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca67964f9619aa731545b18/1554413933049/tiara-3-1526731349.jpg Tiaras Princess Diana on the left was the last to wear a family tiara to marry a high ranking member of the royal family. The Duchesses of Sussex and Cambridge both borrowed from the queen because they themselves did not have family tiaras. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca67ae474e0e50001ab7a36/1554414316070/_daw1.jpg Tiaras As seent he Tiara from above has wiring for sewing it into one’s hair. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5c9b9252c2c707000178c7e2/1553699451975/4634075059.jpg Tiaras https://thegentlemansterling.com/religion daily 0.75 2019-04-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca75d35e5e5f049cd1796ef/1554472272764/france-+england-0016.jpg Religion https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5cb1280ee5e5f08d01310725/1555114002629/jgf.jpg Religion https://thegentlemansterling.com/correcting-others-and-being-corrected-by-others daily 0.75 2019-04-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca67d1a652deaa50f7539d1/1554414881839/ Correcting Others and Being Corrected by Others Originally I was only going to do one picture of the Duchess of Cambridge getting onto her son, but i find it too reassuring to know even the future queen of England, from time to time, feels it necessary to threaten her children not to include both pictures. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca67ce0971a1877cadda512/1554414817105/gallery_5_3.jpg Correcting Others and Being Corrected by Others https://thegentlemansterling.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5ca7a9c171c10bb4baab1dd8/1554491847243/pp+%281+of+1%29-8.jpg Contact https://thegentlemansterling.com/the-check daily 0.75 2019-04-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5cb637374e17b649fce81847/1555445561893/pp+%281+of+1%29-20.jpg The Check https://thegentlemansterling.com/how-to-treat-the-help daily 0.75 2019-05-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c93ec199b7d153e0957a7d2/t/5cd2ed6e71c10be8d020fa28/1557327216550/product_87_3.jpg How To Treat The Help