STREET ETIQUETTE FOR GENTLEMEN.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1146, 1 April 1872, Page 4

STREET ETIQUETTE FOR GENTLEMEN.

1. The indispensable requisite of a gentleman's street toilet is a cigar. Never, therefore, appear in public without one in your , mouth.. Fix it between your teeth, and on no occasion withdraw it until it burns your lips. It is foppish to remove it in the society of ladies, or to throw away any but an infinitesimal slump. 2. Acting up to the foregoing rule, always manipulate your smoke so as. to Have a", large mouthful to blow in the face of a friend, especially if a lady. If you enter a fashionable store, never fail to puff with vigor, in order to leave evidence behind you that you are a gentlemen. 3. If by chance you should engage in conversation against a doorpillar or a lamp p6st, make yourself conspicuous and attractive by fixing your cigar firmly between your side teeth, projecting your elbows, and crossing one foot over the other. Speak, under the circumstances, as loudly as you can, aud expectorate across the footwalk without regard to passers-by. You thereby attract attention, and confirm the eloquent doctrine that "a gentleman is bound' to shine.'' 4. Gaze with. enquiring earnestness into the face of every pretty lady you meet, aud make audible remarks to your companion (if you have one, but otherwise say nothing) upon her style and appearance. By doing this you prove you have an eye for beauty, and a keen appreciation for delicate breeding, 5. If walking with a relative, discuss, in a loud tone of voice, the merits of your step-mother, mother-in-law, and grand-aunt; Minutely detail the scandals of your family, and the particulars of your own circumstances. Your boisterous frankness will denote your good sense and go to show that you have " a soul above buttons." 6. Should people be waiting at any corner to cross tho street, elbow your way between them, and trample on the dresses of the ladies with impunity. This is a task that requires strength and boldness, and much gentlemanly tact is necessary to perform it without giving offence. 7. In case a company of ladies should be innocently inspecting* a store window, elongate your body and neck so that your head may reach over their shoulders, and thus see for yourself what they are gazing at. Puff vigorously at your cigar the while, and give other evidence that there is a gentleman present 8. On meeting a lady acquaintance insist upon shaking her hand : with your left one, and keep her standing in everybody's way "whilst speaking to her. Assure her that her appearance is more beautiful than ever, and that you admire the fashionable cut of her dress. Then leave her with a promise that you will pay her a visit when you happen to be in her neighborhood. A lady's feeling should be always flattered. 9. Should you meet a gentleman friend escorting a lady unknown to you, thump him familiarly on the back and inform the lady, without an; introduction, .; that ' you are jealous of your friend and should feel the moat fortunate of mortals in his position. She will not fail to appreciate your modest worth. 10. On no account recognise a poorly-dressed relative. On the first approach of one assume a supercilious air of haughty importance, and pass without seeing him.