The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
To SOCIAL QUESTIONS


l. ouestion-How long should one wait for 1
ta1dy guest II dinner. LATE CONFER.
Answer-Fifteen minutes is the limit
. Ouesti7n-Docs Mrs Roosevelt expects erey
one 10 make a return visit vho accepts her IN
vita5i0ns 10 the dances she Is giving.
Answer-Most certainly.
s oues,iou-wcu,d sou advise giving an after
noon Tea. dinner. OF luncheon 70 introduce =
yeiiug gul into society who Is a uew c5mer IN
Washington and has net many friends here.
HER MOTHER
Answer-A tea is. Of course. the most
comprehensive entertainment. because
you can include in your list everybody
whom You know or want 70 know. since
il is perfectly admissible to send invita-
tons even 10 those who have not called.
provided. o. course. that YOU are in
touch with them through common friends
: Ques;iou-Which is the proper am % oET
70 2 LADY whom yen are sscOrriug % the dining
nom AZ dinner the other night 7 gave my left
arm 20 the lady was conducting and found I Vas
FROM ABROAD.
Answer-The left arm Is surely the
most convenient and there IS a reason
for this custom which We have Inherited
from Europe. but il is the American idea
10 improve on everything. and so the IN
Outstanding about this IS subject 10 the
rules Of local society. Abroad IL is con
sidered good form always 20 be on the
you in rank or position For Instance. j
cavalier. a maid. or any one who Is sup
posed TO be in the service OF a woman.
puts himself on her left-hand side. which
necessitates. Of course. that she shall
take his right arm.
AprOpOs of this question the late Mrs
Bloomfield Moore. who wrote under the
.pseUdoaym Of Mrs. II. o. Ward says:
The lady who Is compelled % use her left hard
o. GUIDE hcr tram. I'm walking through suites q
MONS @ % hold hgr IarasOl- i on the promenade.
LOOKS awkward ard feels awkward z she Is not
left-hande-l- get al tins she must d. Z she takes
-gUrllm1Is lCft ann While Z sIe takes his
walking. il D scmetlmss usctsslri. be j. able
% protect her fUm the 'ostlIrE elbows q these
Eho PASS her and - hight hand Is left free 90
use i IS Sic VII
II the rule for giving the left arm b. traced
back 70 rs origin. y VIII be found - have had
its riss IN DAYS whca il was matter ~ Necessity
Jhat men should PASS 90 the left both On foot
ard Ola horse, thus keeping the ,gord-arm free for
sslfrrCtecriou. r for the protection e ladies ac-
co.uFauyinE them.
NoE az jLis is changed IN our latitude and re
pass 20 the right thar nothing car b. palmer
than thai gallautry should assign 10 The lady The
geuslemaus night arm. wen fer her cauveniencs
a. f0r her protection from contact with those Who
PASS hCr
during the marriage ceremony the b-i5s stands
az the left q -he bridegroom. facing the priest.
ard wlth her back 90 the corcou-Se q people IN
order that wlen they tru she may take his right
am m waking out Il church % thsir czrriace-
Otherrisc. he would have % pass ia fr0at q her
% Offer the required arm L needs bgt little Tt
Section % show rs that whatever b. the customs
e other c0s1utrleS,- gentlemen IT. America should
keep ladies VINO arr walking with them On their
uEh-- There arr some ladies who consider Il a
great avkUarduess on the part 4 gentlemen %
offer them The left am. under any Circumstances.
without first su0liEzinS for 50 dong. saving t;at
rhey cannot help forming their opinion 4 q man 5
szv1r fare D. Tins test The f0IlF q such a
Uerkci 0f Judging j. shown in che fact that We
have 10 acrlal laws. and that the ru}e q giving
-he LEX arm Is S-iu sometimes found Oh foreicu
stiIaette books. prepared for the instruction 4
ucTs0-s n countries whore people pass % che
LEFT
So many inquiries have been received
regarding this custom that Il * SUFFICIENT
excuse for quoting so AT length