The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-29
RULES FOR LADIES.

ducng, pronounce the name of the lady first, adding, permit me to present to you Mr,
 In introducing two gentlemen, present the q younger one to the elder, or the one of lower -ank to the one of higher. If the gentlemen are about the same age, and equals in society, present the stranger 10 the one with whom you are most intmate The best form of ex- presslon that can be used in introducing two gentlemen, who are in the same circle, is to say sMr.-,e me make you acquainted with Mi Bhtifyou are addressing an elderly gentlemen, always say, sMr.-,p per- mt me topresent to you Mr.-s'
 A lady should always be perfectly a. her ease while introducing her friends to one another, as she has, while performing this necessary little ceremony, great opportunity ot proving whether or not her manners are truly graceful.
 ltls not considered fashionable 10 introduce two persons who accidentally meet in your parlor, and who are paying you morning visit. The object of this custom in France, where It first arose,) was to prevent formal fly, as visitors were expected to converse To- 7 gether without an introduction, and were af- forwards at liberty to recognize each other or not, just as they pleased. It is therefore in good taste, Il you find your guests do no, con- verse together without an introduction, to present them to one another
 Never introduce in the street, unless fho third person joins and walks with you. Yow may make an. exception to this rule when the parties are mutually desirous of knowing one another If you are walking with onc lady do not stop to converse with others who are unknown 10 her, as she must necessarily feel unpleasant. If you are walking with gentleman you may follow the bent of your inclination, for if he is well bred he will att tend your pleasure without evincing either mpatience or awkwardness.
 A lady is at liberty to take either another lady or gentleman 10 pay morning visit to friend, without asking permission: but she should never allow a gentleman the same liberty; If he desires to make any of his friends known to her, he must first ask if her ac- quaintance would be agreeable.
 Alady who is invited to an evening assem- bly may always request a gentleman who has not been invited by the lady of the house, to accompany her.
 Acquaintances made in travelling, or acci- dentalIy in public places, have no claim to more than a passing bow if you afterwards find that the quaintanceship is not partcu- alarly desirable
 When gentleman is presented to a lady, If she Is i'll her own house and desires to well come him, she may shake hands with him: but on any other occasion, unless the gentle man Is venerable, or the bosom friend of the husband or father, this practice is reprehen- slble
 The same rule should be observed whera lady is introduced to lady, although in this country the habit of shaking hands is very general.
 In introducing friend, be as cautions of saving too much in his favor, as too little, for if the introduced bs really the possessor of really good qualities, they will soon be found out, and more appreciated chan if they had in lhe first instance been all told.
 Alta large dinner or evening party, although some persons strictly to the French custom of not introducing, the mistress of the honse shows real politeness by presenting to one another those persons whom she thinks will assmilate in their dispositions. If there are strangers present. party in America is apt to become formal through the omission of in- Productions; not so in Paris, where every body converses with his neighbor without going through the unnecessary ceremony of pre- sentation.
 Introductory Leaers--A letter of intros duction should be enclosed in an envelope, and loft unsealed.
 Letters of introduction should only be ad- dressed 10 persons upon whom you have some claim for civility, CT to whom the. ac- quaintance of the friend you introduce must necessarily be agreeable.
 The card and address of the person. for whom the introduction is intended should be enclosed within the lette. The letter will be acknowledged in the course of shree days, either by a visit or an invitations. If no an- swer Is received, you may infer that the per- son who gave the letter had no right to do so.