A Gentleman Raises His Glass : A Concise, Contemporary Guide to the Noble Tradition of the Toast

A Gentleman Raises His Glass : A Concise, Contemporary Guide to the Noble Tradition of the Toast by John Bridges. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781401601102.

A Gentleman Raises His Glass teaches how to prepare a toast for virtually any occasion - be it a wedding, a celebratory dinner, or any social celebration where a tribute would be welcome. It is a book that is concise, affordable, and attractively packaged. A Gentleman Raises His Glass also tells the history of the toast, gives examples of the wrong thing to say, and contains more than 50 aphorisms on toasting: A gentleman knows that, unless he is seated in a crowded, public restaurant, he must stand to deliver a toast. When a gentleman makes a toast, he makes it directly to his guest of honor, not to the table at large. A gentleman knows that a toast, even at a bachelors dinner, is still intended to be a tribute-not an embarrassment.