Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-27
FINE MANNERS FOR MEN.
A Partisan Chat rs to the Little Civilitics
Inc TO Miss and MMlnIn.

Luc to Miss and Madam.
Paris Letter in tho New Orleans Picayunc.1
A very witty and intelligent parisienne,
of high social rank, has recently declare d
as follows Gentlemen should always
bow first to ladies, nurses and priests A
true gentleman Will salute the host, relig-
ious funerals, the flag of a parting regi-
ment Nuns and priests should be salut-
ed everywhere, but in the case of II lady
the place where she is met with decides
whether she is to be saluted or not. When
ever II gentleman meets a lady of his ac-
quaintance in II public place he should UNI
cover completely in saluting her if he
speaks to her he should remain uncovered
until She requests him to replace his hat
II the lady is riding in aCarriagc ne should
always salute her, but If she Is on foot he
should wait until She has manifested by Il
glance of recognition that she desires his
salutatiOn. AT the races, in the Bots, in
the public prOmenadcS, gentlemen should
salute without waiting for recognition,
but they should not return the salute
every time they meet the lady in the same
place during the same day. When Il man
meets woman on Il stairway, no matter
to what class of society she may belong,
he should pause, remove his hat, and wait
until she has passed. Louis XIV. saluted
all women, without making any dStlnc-
llun anu uncovered himself on the star
ways OF ms palace, even Wheh the woman
who passed him was one of the maid ser
wants.
"a dcplOrable custom has been recently
introduced lhlo the theatres IL IS that or
gentlemen keeping ihcIf hatS on While
Ihey are taihlhG 10 Il Iituy at the door OF
her DON AZ me theatre Il man should
never be the first to salute a lady, but wait
until, bV her RECOGNITION she has ant lpT-
iHeu IT, II S"t speaks 10 Nun ne should
hot, no HlatUtr now Lhucl she INSISTS, re-
PilCe ms haV Oh nus heau until ne IetVes
leI IL Is not opllSatory 10 call III at the
p to vi all me l"uie9 you may Know
L OF man VINO goes ouu great zeal TINS
Woulu oe I'M pVssiDIe pesiies You should
lQt enter laule? ooX at the theatre un-
Ill you nave SatiSlieu yourself that II Is
not ,alrealy oNercroWueu WIN NlSltofS u
Is aIso lhe correct lhlllS 70 enter Il DON
only Wheh you are acquainted with all
the iaules III IT,
a man shoulu salute ladies' as they are
coming ouI Oh chufcli, puI never inside II,
Unless ne Is encouraged ny glance OF
LecoSiltloI, ior woman should never ne
ulSluipeu III her lellHl0l5 hlcultaliohS IL
gentleman llieets a lady on the arm OF
anoiher WIN Whplll ne Is not acquainted,
u e s,Uuiu l'oT Sa'''e oaesS aer manner
encourages MN To 40 so, ana then he
Shoula Gohllhe ms salute toa profound
pow ana pass on without stopping. IL the
ltuS sPeahS' thG SeiltIeultl Oh whose arm
she Is leanlnS shoulu MAKE a slight move
'lGhI us tho'Sh 10 holu niihSeli 10 one
elue' ana 1t Is the place OF the lady 10 III,
trouuce the Two men although she need
hol 90 50 unless she WlSheS. IL TWO gen
Ileinen are together ana one BOWS TO IL
iauy lhe olher shouiu never DOW 10 90 so
Is 10 snow Il lack ol lacl ana an linperll,
heht desire 10 ne presented. well-bred
man makes no distinction among women
When salutlng them, no matter to what
class OF society they may belong. When
he Is with Il lady ne should not DOW to any