"DONT'S FOR GENTLEMEN."
, Mrs. Humphry ("Madge") .continues Jier career as a .public benefactor. She has just published a little book, "More Manners for Men." iu which she explains the right way for a man to behave at .tliii table, at home, at a dance, in a jclu.b. and evui in the House of Commons.
. The following are some of her directions:—
. Hi'( the young 'mail.) iiHi.it be indefatigable. ill'the use of the clothes brush; be must keep his hair cut, asd he must be spotless, speckle'ssly «lean wit]i regard to collar., cull's, tie, l\at, and boots. 1 The.se etceteras alone give a valetless man enough to do to live up to them. lie must be careful never to speak or sherry as "sherry wine," though it is permissible to call port "port wine." . Most of u.s are hungry at dinner-time, and it cannot la* too strongly impressed upon the inexperienced of both sexes ■that it is a. .mistake to converse too ,freely and to ask too many questions .until at least tlm somp and tisli have been taken. 1 Cherry-stones are. taken from the mouth ill the spoon, ami conveyed to the plate in the least obtrusive manner possible. . 'lt would, not lie advisable for any young man to tell a lady with whom he was not acquainted of qny faqlt or. deled; ill her attll'.e, glaring though this defect might possibly be, Questioiii li.").—lf a lady falls when dancing, whether the dance is a square one or. not, what .should tlio.se present | do? This applies to skating also, lle--1>ly: ll'ick her up, and, should she lie hurt, carry Her to. some quiet place anil apply remedies. If necessary, send for ti. doctor. Wlie.il' the ladies vise front the tabic , . it is bis boundon duty to collect from under the table the gloves, ifan, etc., tilings so easily lost at the dinner-table. Should' lie find, in addition. a powder pult or a supplementary ' end oi hair he steed not retrieve tliem 1 publicly!
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 23, 20 February 1909, Page 3
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333"DONT'S FOR GENTLEMEN." Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 23, 20 February 1909, Page 3
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