The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 295 pages of information about The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions.

The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 295 pages of information about The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions.
If at the end of her journey she gives him the address she desires to go to and her trunk checks, he should procure a carriage for her.  This saves her much worry and annoyance and needless risk.

       The same suggestions apply to steamboat
       travel.

  Expenses.  If a woman is asked by a man to
       take a short boat or railroad trip, he should
       pay her fare and all other expenses.  But if
       on a long trip—­as, a summer outing—­and she
       is escorted by a man, she should insist on
       paying her own fare and all expenses, allowing
       him, however, to pay the expenses of
       slight entertainment—­as, fruit, magazines,
       etc.

  Parlor-car.  Her escort should attend to all
       details of traveling.  If she is traveling
       alone, she should always ride in the parlor-car
       and have the porter attend to her wants. 
       While it may be proper to accept in a parlor-car
       attentions from a man if he is accompanied
       by a woman, the greatest caution is
       required if he is alone; in fact, it is well to be
       on one’s guard, when traveling alone, against
       the attentions of both men and women.

Treasury, Secretary of—­how addressed. An official
       letter begins:  Sir, and ends:  I have, Sir, the
       honor to remain your most obedient servant

       A social letter begins:  My Dear Mr. Wilson,
       and ends:  I have the honor to remain
       most sincerely yours.

       The address on the envelope is:  Hon. John
       J. Wilson, Secretary Of Treasury.

Trousseau, wedding.  The bride exhibits the trousseau
       at a dinner given to the bridesmaids and
       maid of honor a few days before the wedding.

Turning down corner of visiting-cards.  This
       should not be done.

Tuxedo.  The Tuxedo coat and waistcoat are worn
       at all informal affairs when no women are
       present, such as small theatre parties (when
       not occupying a box), bowling and card
       parties, restaurants, and the like.

It may be worn on the street in the
evening with a low hat.  A black tie should
always be worn, and never, under any
circumstances, a white one. 

    See also evening dress—­men.

Umbrellas
  Men calling on women.  When making a
       formal or brief call, the umbrella should be
       left in the hall.

Carrying.  Umbrellas should be carried
vertically, never horizontally, thereby endangering
other persons’ eyes.  Especially is this
important when entering cars or going up long
flights of steps—­as, at an elevated railroad
station.

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