Evening journal., 1899-01-13
HAHl-SHsKl'G

iect and would need a chapter. for the
conditions Of social custom are usually
regulated by the state you live in. II
you have any Southern b.ood In you.
you are very apt TO shake hands OIL
mcst occasions. This is one Of the
moet significant actions in the South
ern rule OF etiquette, says the New
York World.
In the North people shake hands
mueh less frequently. This is due t.
the formaAty which is necessary il
towns of very large population ana
oisies cf great MASSES OF people. The
Sou.herner lives more slowly, makes
acquaintances more e0si,y, and ca
presses his cordiality quickly by &
pressure Of the hand.
The death knell Of corda, hand
shaking WAS rung when that absurd
fashion Of the elevated shake was in
troduoed- You know the kind; hanc
elevated on a level with the shoulder.
fingers Souching each other; two
movements to the side, and one
up. and the cordiahty was over.
IL wns claimed by the sashionables,
and those who tried to initiate them,
that this method Of Understanding was
introduced to save men and women the
Cleanliness Ct their gloves. Wen, Il
would have been better abolished No
hand-shakinE is better than eucA
hand-shaking.
When men afe introduced to each
other they Always should shake hands.
A cordial hand grasp is necessary be
tween men Of no matter how different
station in life, If they are introduced
on the street or in the house by com
mon friend
Whena man is presented TO a womaL
he rarely shakes hands with her in the
North. He always shakes hands in the
South. And even the Northerners do
1t in the South, because the Southern
woman invariably stretches. out hei
hand. Since so much Southern life
has been introduced in1o the Nortl
the Southern woman cAngs TO the Gus
tom, and usually explains with
laugh; We always shake hands. yoi
know in the South" Th~-eordialit,
is evidently very much liked. because
men and women quickly respond to
the invitation.
When a man is presented 10 a wO-
nlanat a very formal affair, for instance
Il there is dinner party ana
he has been asked to take her in, the,
mercy bow. When, however, they in.
tend TO be friends and have hearc
much Of each other before, the cir
cumstances alver the situation. !, foi
instance, hold to the prettiness of tn.
custom, that whenever people are in
troduced In the house of a friend, a
cordial shake Of the hands is an easy
way to turn off formality.
When men and women know each
other only slightly, meet in public
places and stop to speak to each other.
they shake hands. This is done by
even the most formal acquaintances
It is never necessary for two women
10 shake hands when being introduced,
as il is Cor two men (the latter know
no alternative), but many women do
extend the hand quickly upon an intro.
ducsAon. This must be governed en-.
tlrely BY the temperament OF the wo.
men.
IL man enters a room where there
are many people, some OF whom he
does not know, he usually shakes hands
with his hostess, and bows to the rest
i requires too mueh time and confu.
son for him TO go around shaking
hands.
aAt reception OF any kind man al
ways shakes hands with every woman
he meets whom he knows well. AT Z
party Of any kind Il is not necessar,
that the guests should seek out tn,
hostess and shake hands with her.
say &c is not necessary. but it is al
ways good etiquette. II is elaine,
against this that the hostess, who ha!
10 shake hands with each Ct her guest,
as they come in, lis TOO tired to re
peat the performance. There is some
Thing in this, II the entertainment 4
large.
Whenever girl is introduced to al
older woman at the house of a friend
she must shake hands with her: thi
is the Difference due TO superior year.
As 60 many women are to-day 4
business and professions. a little tall
on the etiquette, Of the handshakin
IN Offices would not be amiss. It /
a difficult thing to lay gown a har
and. fast rule. for each woman mus
90 and at the time she will go accord
ing to her temperament, but it is
peter thing to leave hcadshaking ou
Of che ceremony when introduced 70
business purposes in the office. Tn
circumstances, which always alter tn
situation. relate TO who is doing IN