The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

ne otIsSrsms Ftiouette published between the wears 1878 and 1880 might be termed WneTe are e NSrAs Post of the Mauve Decade The youth ot toaay would perhaps call 1t "corny' The oloer Ssnet""VA' however, may be slightly intrigued So here goes'
 TABLE DO mot not put S yOSc Sct sas sSs to drink any more; 1t is sufficient to refuse nrmV'
 STREET ETIQUETTE ., DO not smoke in the street unt after dark and then remove your cigar rom your mouth, if you meet lady, ~ ,4 A. ,,,,4 ,,o,,r 'OO' Never ;oin iSdy whom you may meet without first "S's fs car or omnibus when lady wishes to get out Aon the car for her. pass up her fare To the orlve Fd1 and in an omnibus aght and assist her in gettng oMk lowing as YOU leave her, ,.
 If vo bass over fence and she refuses your assist ance In crossing It. walk forward and do not LOOK o~' Many ladies' who have no father or brother and are deuendent upon their gentlemen friends for escort ak 1t rule to be under no pecunary obligations to tnet and vou will in such case offend more by insisting upon vour right to take the expense than by quietly pocKeng your dignity and their cash together
 ETIQUETTE FOR CALLING Never make a call upon lady before eleven o'clock m the morning or after nine in the evening Avoid meal times ,..
 If vou have been enjoying tete-a-tete interview with lady and other callers come n do not hurry away m if detected in crime but after few courteous graee words and the interchange of some pleasant remarks leave her to entertain her other friends; ...,,u
 Always when making frenaly ma yoor SS Se"o up your Neyer lake another gentleman to call upon one of ypur lady friends without first obtaining her persSlon to do so.
 ETIQUETTE FOR THE BALL ROOM :. If you have come alone to ball. do not devote yourself entirely to any one lady, Divide your attentions among several! and never dance twice in succession with the s""'e Never stand up to dance unless you are perfect master of the step figure, and time Of that dance
 Never wait until the music commences eefore nVit- ing lady to dance with you !,
 If one lady refuses you do not ask another who IS seated near her to dance the same set DO not go e. laAY but one whom you first Invited, and then join group ot gentlemen friends for few moments, before seeking
 Never dance without gloves, This Is m imperative rule It Is best to carry pairs in contact With dark dresses, or in handing retreshments you may sS the under the necessity of offering your hand covered py soed gove to some fair partner You can sp rom Sne room unperceved change the soiled for fesn par anu then avoid that modification
 The young lady who has refused one gentleman, has no right to accept another for that dance ana young ladies who do not wish to be annoyed must take care not to accept two gentlemen for the same dance Tn Germany such innocent bunders oftern cause fatal results
 PLACES or AMUSEMENT When you wish to invite lady to accompany you to ne tneasIe opers the invitation the day previous to the one selected Tor taking her and write 1t In the third person If It Is the first time you have invited her, include her mother, sister, or some other lady in the invitation
 Fancy That The heavy question right now Is to kids have some fun with pumpkin faces on Halloween election doesn't register with some people, because neither did they-register. It isn't too early for man to decide what he'll give his wife for Christmas Then she can change his mind in time October Christmas shopping is very good for the stores because the shoppers buy early sometimes but not too wisely so they do 1t all over again come November push in the picture theater line Is worth two in the face. Suggested sauaton the speaker of the evening who is going to slice off lot of hoogny gentlemen, be cheated The word now" means at the present time So when Goodbye now becomes too corny, will find ourselves saying, goodbye at the present time"