Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
FINE MANNERS FOR PARlsIANs
A Chat as to the Little civIIities Due to
Miss and Madam.


Miss and Madam.
Paris Cor. New Orleans Picayunel
A very witty and intelligent Parisienne,
Of high social rank has recently declared
as follows; Gentlemen should always
bow first to ladies, nurses, and priests.
A true gentleman will salute the host, re
ligious funerals, the flag of parting
regiment Nuns and priests should be
saluted everywhere, but III the case of
lady the place where she Is met with dc.
cides whether she is to be saluted or not
Whenever gentleman meets lady of
his acquaintance In public place he
should uncover completely in saluting her
If he speaks to her he should remain I'M
covered until she eluests him to replace
his hat If the lady is riding In a carriage
he should always salute her, but If she Is
on foot he should wait until she has mani
tested by glance of recognition that she
desires his salutation. at the races. in
the Bots. in the public promenades gen
tlemen should salute without waiting for
recognition, but they should not return
the salute every time they meet the lady
10 the same place during the same day.
When man meets woman in stair
way, no matter to what class of society
she may belong, he should pause Louis
XIV saluted all women, without making
any distinction, and uncovered himself on
the stairway of his palace, even when the
woman who passed him was one of the
maid servants.
"A man should salute ladies as they are
coming out of church, but never inside 1t.
unless he is encouraged by glance Of
recognition, for woman should never
be disturbed in her religious meditations
If a gentleman meets lady on the arm of
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he should not salute unless her manner
encourages him to do so, and then he
should confne his salute to profound
bow and pass on without stopping. If
the lady speaks the gentleman on whose
arm she is leaning should make a slight
movement as though to hold himself to
one side. and 1t is the place of the lady to
introduce the two men, although she
need not do so unless she wishes Ii two
gentlemen are together and one bows to
lady the other should never bow; to do
30 Is to show lack of tact and an imper-
tlnent desire TO be presented. A we'll
bred man makes no distinction among
women when saluting them, no matter to
what class of society they may belong.
When he Is with lady he should not
bow to any but those whom that lady
knows, excepting, of course, members of
his own family.
"Wellbred men never enter a salon
after o'clock p IN. with their hat in
their hand, although it is the correct
thing to do so earlier in the afternoon.
In a salon ladies should be bowed to 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
mistress of the house You should al
ways wait for lady TO offer you her hand
before taking it; if she is elderly you may
carry it respectfully to your lips. 1t Is
generally the fashion when lady salutes
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 ac-
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 and
that the elder should return the salute in
the same way that il Is given.