When a woman asks a man or a male relative to drive with her, she does not call for him, but meets him at her door. Even if a groom is present, he should help her to mount to her seat, and at the proper time descend before her and help her to alight.
Duchess—how addressed. An
official letter begins:
Madam, may
it please Your Grace, and ends:
I have the
honor to remain your Grace’s obedient
servant.
A social
letter begins: My Dear Duchess of
Kent, and
ends: Believe me, dear Duchess,
yours very
truly.
The address
on the envelope is: To Her
Grace, The
Duchess of Kent.
Duchess, dowager—how addressed.
An official
letter begins:
May it please your Grace, and
ends:
I have the honor to remain your Grace’s
obedient
servant.
A social
letter begins: My dear Duchess
Of Kent,
and ends: Believe me, dear Duchess,
yours very
truly.
The address
on the envelope is: To Her
Grace, The
Dowager Duchess of Kent, or, To
Her Grace,
Minnie, Duchess of Kent.
Duke—how addressed. An official
letter begins:
My Lord
Duke, may it please your grace, and
ends:
I have the honor to be your grace’s most
obedient
servant.
A social
letter begins: My dear Duke of
Kent, and
ends: believe me, dear Duke, your
Grace’s
very faithfully.
The address
on the envelope is: To His
Grace, The
Duke of Kent.
Daughter of. See Daughter of Duke.
Wife of younger son
of. See Wife of
Younger
Son of Duke.
Younger son of. See Son (Younger) of Duke.
Earl—how addressed. An official
letter begins:
My Lord,
and ends: I have the honor to be
your lordship’s
obedient servant.
The address
on the envelope is: To the
Right Honorable
The Earl Of Kent.
A social
letter begins: Dear Lord Kent,
and ends:
Believe me my dear Lord Kent,
very sincerely
yours.
The address
on the envelope is: To the
Earl of
Kent
Daughter of. See Daughter of Earl.
Wife of younger son.
See Wife of Younger
Son of Earl.
Younger son of. See Son (Younger) of Earl.
Eggs are usually broken into a glass and eaten
with
a spoon.
Elevator. Men should remove their hats when
riding in
an elevator with women, although
it is held
by some that an elevator is as much
a public
conveyance as a car, and this act of
courtesy
as unnecessary in the one place as
in the other.
Women enter and leave before
men.