GREEN. The National Capital Code of Etiquette [and] FLOYD. The new Floyd's Flowers. Washington: 1922
GREEN, Edward S.; Silas X. FLOYD. National Capital Code of Etiquette [bound with] The New Floyd's Flowers: Short Stories for Colored People Old and Young. Washington, DC: Austin Jenkins Co., 1922. 8vo, 198, [2]; 317, [2] pp. (plates included in pagination). Illustrated from photographs. Original green cloth stamped in black and orange. Early reprint.
Uncommon etiquette guide book bound as issued for African Americans visiting or residing in the nation's capital city. The author, Edward S. Green, advises his readers on "correct styles" for dress and calling cards, on the art of conversation, on behavior at balls, dances, and church. Also included is a series of "uplifting" and "entertaining" stories.