The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
FADS FOR THIS SEASON.
PEW or THE NEW RIFLES FOR
GOTHAM SHELLS.
Aueloma.ia Of More Violent Form Than
Ev.rIs All the Rage, Including the
Britons' stony Stare.

Is the problem many uita-iasmonabies
in New York stay away nights trying to
solve. Nor Is the solving Of this vast
question as simple matter as the
unini.iatcd might imagine. Inorder 90
understand SIS difficulties one must rcd-
lize that there IS a phase n Gotham
society I'm which &c is as bad form to
carry a care tipped the forty-sccond
part Of al inch too much as 1t would be
to wear last years bonnet The cane
does not look the trap that il is. and the
pedestrian who merely uses II is sup
port in his constitutional but dimly az
Yreciatss tie pitfalls II contains for pc0-
pie who are rot in perfectly good form
but try To- he In the hrst place. Il Is
TAI form in ManhattanNiue TO cal
cane a care 4 cane Is walking
stick. Why II is called a Walklng-stick
nobody knows, for according &C. tie
World under no circumstances IS it ever
10 be allowed 10 touch the ground. Then
il must be pointed al the end; II not ii
is vulgar Properly carried, II Is held
i'm the right hand al an angle Of forty
five degrees with tie ferrule uppermost
and forward. But the most serious re-
sponsibility connected with carryin
cane is the proper time 10 carry II.
mistake In this ara the man is marked.
Unless out for "a promenade cane IL
awfully bad form. The man VINO car
rles his cane 10 business 10 church, or
when out calling IS evidently unaware OF
the enormitv of the sin be Is committing
against society. 1t is an evidence OF
great intimacy 10 carry cane when call
ing on a lady and means mat you know
her We'll enough 30 drop IN at any time.
II the gloves are carried they must be IN
the same hand as the stick. This IS
very important II is also very vulgar TO
carry an umbrella in a case.
Then there are lot OF words commonly
used which are bad form in the extreme,
and mean that you are not thor
oughly up In English as 1t Is spoken In
England. For instance. no. ! thank
you" should be NO. thank YOU in
an affected staccato. sick should not
be used. always ill" Dress suit should
be evening dress. Prince Albert should
be frock coat. cutaway should be morn
ing coat, and in speaking of rare meat
always say underdone. Never say
Don't you know IL is extremely pro-
per to say. Don tschewklOw." The Of
tener YOU use the comprehensive ex-
pressions. "all that sort Of thing" and
don tgcheWknoW" and the more frequent
YOU drop the e at the end Of a word
the more thoroughly proper YOU are.
Never call your servants by their first
name. Never speak Of your valet as any
thing but your man Never say store for
shop This latter should rightly be oh
served If your father made his fortune in
one. It is still good form 20 turn up your
trousers whether the sun is shining In
New York or not. for owing 10 England's
changeable climate II might be raining I'm
London. don't -chew-knOW. The limit is the
ankle, and the more precisely this limit
Is observed the better form. That fashion,
which probably owes its origin 10 some
INDECENT English ncbleman being unable
10 replace his summer outing shoes with
seasonable black ones, is still in vogue,
and yellow shoes are very good form.
despite the fact that consistent people
might have some misgiviugs as TO their
fitness on a snowy day.
Carlyle says a man can be judged by
the rings he wears, but failed 10 add
that the ultra-swagger man Is judged by
where he wears them When only one
ring is worn, under no circumstances put
10 on the third finger II Is stamp Of
vulgarity and should be- placed on the
small finger Of the right hand. If per
sOnal adOrament extends 10 two rings
the corresponding finger on the other hand
may be next adorned. And IL the taste in
clines to quantity which is perfectly
allowable, the fingers next 10 the little
ones come I'm for their share 4 particu-
lar mark OF elegance is ring worn on
the thumb
mans linen IS perhaps his most i'm
portant fad. a proper man. by the way
is one not In the least Inconvenience by
laundry bills. and the fact that his coll
lars and cuffs are attached to his shirt
holds for him no terrOrs. BY the way.
never wear detached cuffs or collars or
ready-made Ties. No one can do that and
be a gentleman. says society. Then. too
il is very, very bad form TO walk I'm Fifth
avenue or Sunday afternoon. but with an
propricty one may venture on Madison
avenue. Broadway ar 3 O'Clock IN the
afternoon on any day is positively vulgar.
and between five and seven anybody who
is anybody should be invisible. the sup
position being that At that tine all proper
people are within the aanctitv Of their
own rooms making their toilets for dinner.
IL is good form % DO all ones shopping
In the morning. especially on Monday
morning. Why Monday Is in especial
favor is not generally known and can
hardly have any connection with that
-kly household function which from
time immcmorial has been associated with
The day. The night 90 90 To- the theater
Is Friday night, while DO is positively com
mon 10 boz seen there GA SATURDAY night.
late lad. and one having the advantage
of seeming amiabiiity. is to praise every
body. Tho sarcasm of several years ago.
| which passed ~ Wit and was considered
as an evidence OF good form. Is thoroughly
vulgar to-day. when every woman should
be described as beautiful and charming
ana every man as Il good fellow aud man
/ ~ rms latter suggests another. and.
| under certain circumstances. almost cruel
/ FAD. The proper thing to-day is for a
man 10 go In FOR athletic sports II mat
ters nothing whether De has no taste for
that sort ~ thing cr whether his ches; s.
| no wider than his chrysanthcmum no
| ne proper he must go IN for athletics. he
| must take lessons TO- sparring ami he
! thoroughly mp i'm all tine points OF the ART
/ Of scli-dctcuEc. De not spare your syrl-
! pathN' fof there are times when be needs
/ IT, poor chappie.
| Nothing is worse form than 10 sped,
/ OF being il II docs not matter II you
are or not; YOU are 10 pretend you are
! not and mans health should never b.
/ the subject OF discussion. Il be re-
ceives an invitation 20 so out 10 dinner
/ and happens TO b. in an the time. his
/ reason for declining should be another
! engagement. or anything under ths
heavens except his health. any reference
| to which his hotess VIII regard as an
/ evidence ~ vulSarity.
Then. a new thing I'm table etiquette is
the correct manner Of holding your knife
and fork. The knife should be taken al
the extreme end Of the handle. between
the thumb and the first finger, anC
must rest on the second finger, while th'
fork should be held face upward ane
never changed from the LETT hand. AZ