Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-12-07
YOUNG 1MAr.,e MANNERS.
Sooisty Asks That He Behave Well. 50
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Sooisty Asks That he Bshavs Well. $50
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Society asks little Of young man
except to behave well. II he be manly
In looks. II he has a good manner. 10
civil to his elders. II he has any little
gift Of entertaining-any "parlor
tricks"-if he sends few flowers oc-
:asionally, looks pleasant and Is po-
Ute. his way will be smooth to success
always providing that he Is really .
gentleman. He never joins her on .
thoroughfare unless the friendship be
an established one and only with her
permission-nor will he stand and
converse with her. It Is provincial to
walk "sandwiched" between two
women, to stare, or look after any one
who has passed. In public convey
ances man does not pay woman's
fare unless he is her escort. except In
an emergency, when he must ask II
ne may. Introductions are rarely
made In public places o.: conveyances.
A man precedes a woman when enter
ing theater or public place. In
church tho lady goes first. He may
precede her up public staircase, but
In a private house in ascending and de-
scending. he follows. In picture gal.
leries. elevators IN public buildings.
hotel and theater corridors, they being
thoroughfares, a man retains his hat.
In a hotel he removes it If women arc
present. In lady bows to man In a
restaurant he rises slightly from his
seat in acknowledgment. When he Is
with a party, IL lady with her escort
stops to speak to his friends he rises
and remains standing until she passes
on. He also rises if a man is intro
duced to him when with stag party
If a bachelor show some little hospi-
tality it advances him much in favor
II he has attractive rooms, or has any.
thing to show, he may give an after.
loon tea or a chatting dish supper
Simplicity Is in order. A bachelors
entertainment is usually regarded In
the light of frolic and his efforts in
diligently considered. A bachelor may
live where he likes without loss Of So
cial position, If he belong to one good
club, which he may only use for the
address on his cards and note-paper.-
Ladies' Home Journal.
We usually do not hate conven.
tionalities as much as we make out
The bishop of Liverpool has re-
questcd girls who are candidates for
confirmation not to wear hairpins,
as they prick his hands in the act
of laying on of hands. When DR.,
Creighton, the bishop of London, was
recently asked how he solved SINH.
lar problem, he replied: 81 confirm
all the boys personally, and transfer
those young porcupines to my SUI.
fragau Who is an old varsity oars.
MAN, with the cast-iron hands OF .
blacksmith"
Sir +. Hastings Doyle, in his auto
biography, relates how, during the
fifties, Lord Halifax was walking
with Lord Dundas, when the latter
suddenly began to make hideous
faces to such a degree that Lord
Halifax became seriously alarmed
and gasped out: "Shall l run for a
doctor?" Lord Dund IS gave per-
emptory NO." as far as he was
able. When he had recovered from
his paroxysm, he said: was only
in the agonies of trying not to sneeze
The awful court etiquette in regard
to this matter made me really III
many time. Nowadays I cannot,
from long habit, really sneeze, but
the sensation that brings about tho
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