, 1885-12-09
FINE MANNERS FOR pAarsIAas


nAlaa anu NAhaatn-
Paris Cor. New O. cans Picsyune.t
A very witty and intelligent ParisieiIne.
OF high socis rank. has recently declared
as follows: -1entlemen lid always
bow first TO lad es. nurses. and priests.
A true gentleman will salute the host. 70
ligious funerals. the lag Of a parting
regiment Nuns aud priests should be
saluted every where. but la the Gaze Of Il
lady the place where she Is met with de.
cides whether she Is to DO saluied or not
W henever a gentleman meets a lady Of
his acquaintance in a public place he
should uncover completely in salut ng her
II he speaks to her he should rema q I'm
covered until she re uesis h m 10 replace
his hat II the lady IL riding ia a carria %
he should always salute her. but IL she ia
on foot he should wa I unit she has mani
fosied by q glance of recognition that she
desires his sa utation. At the races. In
the BOis. in tho public promenades gen
tlemen should salute without waiting for
recognition. but they should not return
the salute every time thoy meet tue lady
IN the same place during the sane da
When a man meets a WON IN ia q stair.
way. no matter to what cas- OF society
she may belong. he shou d pause Louis
AlY saluted all women. Without making
any distinction. and uncovered himself on
the sta rwaY OF his palace, even whe the
woman who passed him wa one of the
maid servants.
"A man should salute la1ies as they are
coming out Of church. but never inside IL.
unless be is encouraged by q glance Of
recognition. Tor u woman should never
be disturbed IN her religious medita ions
IL "A gentleman meets a lad on The arm OF
another villa whom lie is not acquainted
he should not salute ualess her manner
encourages him to do So. aud then he
should c n me his salute TO q profound
bow and pass on without stopping. II
the lady speaks the gentleman on whose
arm sue is leaning should make a slight
movement as though TO hold himself to
one side. an Il Is the place of the lady to
Introduce tue two inen. a iough she
need not do SO un o IS she wishes ii
gentlemen are together ald one bow to
a la1y the other sh iuld never biw. II do
so is 10 SLOW u lack Of tact and au inlp per.
tnent desire 10 be presented A we'll
bred man makes no distinction among
women hen saluting them. no matter to
what class of society they may belong.
When he is with a la ~ he should not
bow 10 any but those whom that lady
knows, excepting, OF course, members Of
his wi family.
"Well.bred men never enter a salon
after q o'clock p. m. with their hat in
their hand. although it is the correct
thing 10 dn so carrier in the afternoon.
In a salon ladies should be bowed tn as
profoundly as possible. no matter how in
innate YOU may be with them-the polite
ness is not intended for them. but for the
mistre $ of the house gu should al
ways wait for a lady 10 offer you her hand
before taking II If she is elderly you may
carry it respectfully 10 your lips 1t Is
generally the fashion when a 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 to from the day she takes her first
communion. before that you treat her &C
cording 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 anc
that the elder should return the salute in
tho same way that It Is given.