Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
POINTS oEErlounrrE.
How sud when go Sal"te Lady-Wh At
"A MAN dust do with His Hat.

How sud when so salute LadT-What
"A Man dust do with His Hat.
a very witty and intelligent Parisienne,
OF high social rank, saws Paris letter to
the New Orleans PIcdWme has recently
decleared as follows: "Geutlemen shou;'
always bow first to ladies, nurses and
priests. I'm homRe biaN eicue will sulute
the host, religious funerals, tao nag OF a
parting regiment. Nuns and priests
should be saluted everywhere, but in the
case OF a lady the place where she j met
with decides whether she to be saiuted
or not. Whenever "a gentleman meets a
lady of his acquaintance i'm pubic place
he should uncover completely IN saiulluE
her: II he speaks 20 aer he should remain
uncovered until she requests him 10 re-
place bis hat. II the lady is riding in a
carriage ne should always salute he but
If she ia on foot he should WQlt until she
has manifested by a glance Of recognition
that she desires his salutGtlon. AT the
races, In the Bots, in the public promen-
AIDES gentlemen should salute without
waiting for recognition, but they should
not return the salute every
time they meet the lady Ia the same place
during the same day. When man meets
s. woman in q stairway, no matter 20 what
class OF society she may belong, he should
pause, remove his hat, and wait until she
has passed. Louis NV saluted all women
without making any distinction, and I'M
covered himself on the stairways Of his
palace, even when the woman who passed
him was one Of the mad servants. A
deplOrable custom has been recently in
trOduoed into the theatres; it is that OF
gentlemen keeping their hats on while
they are talking 10 lady AZ the door Of
her box. At the theatre a man should
never be the first TO salute lady, but
wait until by her recognition she has
authorized it. II she speaks to him he
should not, no matter how much she in
sists, replace his bat on his head until he
leaves her. tt is not obligatory TO call in
at the boxes of all the ladies YOU may
know. For a man who goes out great
deal, this would be impossible; besides
you should not enter a ladies' box at the
theatre until you have satisfied yourself
that il is not already oyercroWded with
VisitOrs tits also the correct thing 10
enter a box only when you are acquainted
with an the ladies in it. A man should
salute ladies as they are coming out OF
church but never inside it, unless he is
encouraged by glance of recognition,
for q woman should never be disturbed in
her religious meditatlOns. II gentle
man meets lady on the arms OF another
with whom he is not acquainted, he
should not salute unless her manner en-
COurages him TO DO so, and then he should
conhne his salute to a profound bow and
pass on without stopping Ii the lady
speaks the gentleman on whose arm she
is leaning should make a slight move
ment as though to hold himself to one
side, and il is the place Of the lady to in
troduce the two men; although she need
not do so unless she wishes. If two gen
tlemen are together and one bows to n
lady the other should never bow; to do so
is to show lack Of tact and an impertin-
ent desire to be presented. A well-bred
man makes no distinction among women
when saiuting thin, no matter to what
class OF society they may belong. When
he is with a lady he should not bow to
any hut those whom that lady knows,
excepting Of course, members Of his own
family. Well-bred men never enter a
salon after O'Clock p. NJ. with their hat
in their hand, although it is the correct
thing to do 40 earlier in the afternoon. In
a salon ladies' should be bowed to as pro-
foundly as possible, no matter how in
innate you may be with them-the polite
ness is not intended for them, but for the
mistress OF the house. You should al
ways wait for lady to offer you her hand
before taking il; If she is elderly you may
carry it respectfully to your lips. 1t is
generally the fashion when lady salutes
"a princess with the Grand Salut de Cour,
FOR the latter TO raise her up and kiss her
on the forehead. A lady should be bowed
10 from the day she takes her first COM
before that you should treat her
according TO your degree OF intimacy with
her family. Between men the only rule
in these matters is that the younger
should always be the first to bow and that
the elder should return the salute in the
same way that it is given. In the
case OF a prince or great person
your salute should be as respectful
as though it were addressed to a
woman. Members Of reiguing families
and OF families that have reigned,
should be saluted by removing the
hat. but the act should not be ac-
companied by bow. You can enter
your club with your hat on your head,
aad you should not remove it on entering
a restaurant or cafe; you can also keep it
on in a theatre until YOU reach your seat,
provided the piece has not COM
menced, in order that you may be able
10 remove 1t when you pass in front OF a
lady"
asked this same lady: "How should
the order Of precedence be regulated when
a lady who is living alone gives dinner
partyi"
"When a lady living alone has friends
20 dinner, she places the male guest, to
whom she considers precedence due over
all the rest, opposite TO her at the table.
The guest placed on the right OF the mis-
rress Of the house is only in the second
place."
(Which arm should 1 offer 10 a lady
whom / am taking out TO dinnerW
"lne lett, by virtue Of the old maxim Of
chiValry, that the right arm should always
be free, in order to protect her"
AprOpOs, / have il from good authority
that the high priests OF fashion are about
issuing an Utdse, to tho effect that ladies
must once more learn how 10 fare Ia reUer-
ence. The art OF courtesyiug was one
which had a great deal OF Importance
hundred years ago, and the principal duty
Of the dancing masters OF those days was
70 teach their female pupils how to faire
Ia reference in graceful and stylish man
ner. When young lady was getting
ready for presentation at court, the most
celebrated dancers at the opera were
called in 10 prepare her in this part OF the
ceremonial.
A RAILROAD IN THE AIR.