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Title: Our society
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Ives, Alice Emma Beecher, Henry Ward, Mrs., 1813-1897 Williams, Cora May. (from old catalog) Foley, John Samuel, Bishop, 1833- (from old catalog) Cleveland, Rose Elizabeth, 1846-1918
Subjects: Etiquette Physical education and training
Publisher: Detroit, Mich., Darling brothers & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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culous; in thesecond you may make an enemy. Aspire to calm confidence 74 OUR SOCIETY. rather than loftiness in your manner of salutation, and neverforget to add a flavor of cordiality to the greeting. It isperhaps useless to add that the bow should be prompt, and assoon as the eyes meet. Between Gentlemen.— One gentleman bowing to anothermay touch the hat or make some gesture of the hand, but acareless nod is something which no gentleman allows himselfto give, even in his most hurried moments. In bowing to one much his elder or superior in position, agentleman removes his hat. The body need not be bent inbowing, an ™^-inclination of the * *head being suffi-cient. The trulycultured youngman will al-ways lift hishat to the sil-very - head-ed old gen-tleman withthe same re-spect andcourtesy hewould showto a lady.The hat isonly slightly liftedfrom the head, as thesweeping flourish of thehead-covering, which enabled theworld to judge of the lining and of the make there, is nowobsolete.
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SALUTATIONS. 75 Always Return a Bow.— It is polite to return a bow,although you may not know the one bowing to you. Eitherthe person knows you, and you do not at the moment remem-ber him, or he has mistaken you for some one else. In eithercase he is entitled to civility as his intentions have beencourteous. Saluting a Lady.—A gentleman walking with a ladyreturns a bow made to her, whether by a lady or gentleman,always lifting his hat, which is in def<ence to his companion, whose friendsacquaint-ances mustbe worthyof his re-spect, ifthey areof hers. Ifhe is ac-company-ing heracross adrawing —room healso bowsto any onewhom shemay recognize.If two gentl( men are walking or riding,and one of them is recognized by a lady who happens tomeet them, both should lift their hats. A gentleman driving a spirited horse may sometimes requireboth hands to manage the reins, in which case he should bow

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