S. Annie Frost
S. Annie Frost was an American author known for her influential work on etiquette and social conduct in the late 19th century. Her most notable publication, 'Frost's Laws and by-Laws of American Society,' served as a comprehensive guide to the intricacies of social behavior, offering readers practical advice on deportment in various situations. This treatise not only reflected the societal norms of her time but also aimed to elevate the standards of American manners, making it a significant contribution to the literature on etiquette. Frost's writing is characterized by its clarity and accessibility, making her insights on social graces relevant to a wide audience. By addressing the complexities of social interactions, she provided a framework for understanding the expectations of behavior in a rapidly changing society. Her work remains a valuable historical document that sheds light on the cultural values and social dynamics of her era, influencing how etiquette was perceived and practiced in American life.
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View all 1 quotes“Last year I saw three migrating Canada geese flying low over the frozen duck pond where I stood. I heard a heart-stopping blast of speed before I saw them. They thundered across the pond, and back, and back again. I think of this now, and my brain vibrates to the blurred bastinado of feathered bone. “Our God shall come,” it says in a psalm for Advent, “and shall not keep silence; there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him.” It is the shock I remember. Not only does something come if you wait, but it pours over you like a waterfall, like a tidal wave. You wait in all naturalness without expectation or hope, emptied, translucent, and that which comes rocks and topples you; it will shear, loose, launch, winnow, grind. I have glutted on richness and welcome hyssop. This distant silver November sky, these sere branches of trees, shed, and bearing their pure and secret colors- this is the real world, not the world gilded and pearled. I stand under wiped skies directly, naked, without intercessors. Frost winds have lofted my body’s bones with all their restless sprints to an airborne raven’s glide. I am buoyed by a calm and effortless longing, an angled pitch of the will, like the set of the wings of the monarch which climbed a hill by falling still.””
