24.  Should you meet a friend twice or oftener, at short intervals, it is polite to bow slightly each time after the first.

25.  A lady on meeting a gentleman with whom she has slight acquaintance will make a medium bow—­neither too decided nor too slight or stiff.

26.  For a gentleman to take a young lady’s arm, is to intimate that she is feeble, and young ladies resent the mode.

27.  If a young lady desires to visit any public place where she expects to meet a gentleman acquaintance, she should have a chaperon to accompany her, a person of mature years When possible, and never a giddy girl.

28.  A lady should not ask a gentleman to walk with her.

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A COMPLETE ETIQUETTE IN A FEW PRACTICAL RULES.

1.  If you desire to be respected, keep clean.  The finest attire and decorations will add nothing to the appearance or beauty of an untidy person.

2.  Clean clothing, clean skin, clean hands, including the nails, and clean, white teeth, are a requisite passport for good society.

3.  A bad breath should be carefully remedied, whether it proceeds from the stomach or from decayed teeth.

4.  To pick the nose, finger about the ears, or scratch the head or any other part of the person, in company, is decidedly vulgar.

5.  When you call at any private residence, do not neglect to clean your shoes thoroughly.

6.  A gentleman should always remove his hat in the presence of ladies, except out of doors, and then he should lift or touch his hat in salutation.  On meeting a lady a well-bred gentleman will always lift his hat.

7.  An invitation to a lecture, concert, or other entertainment, may be either verbal or written, but should always be made at least twenty-four hours before the time.

8.  On entering a hall or church the gentleman should precede the lady in walking up the aisle, or walk by her side, if the aisle is broad enough.

9.  A gentleman should always precede a lady upstairs, and follow her downstairs.

10.  Visitors should always observe the customs of the church with reference to standing, sitting, or kneeling during the services.

11.  On leaving a hall or church at the close of entertainment or services, the gentleman should precede the lady.

12.  A gentleman walking with a lady should carry the parcels, and never allow the lady to be burdened with anything of the kind.

13.  A gentleman meeting a lady on the street and wishing to speak to her, should never detain her, but may turn around and walk in the same direction she is going, until the conversation is completed.

14.  If a lady is traveling with a gentleman, simply as a friend, she should place the amount of her expenses in his hands, or insist on paying the bills herself.