Etiquette for a Model Guest

She joins his whist table if she knows how to play; but she ought never to be obliged to rise an hour earlier than her wont…

                       

A model guest says Mrs. Sherwood never infringes for one moment on the rights of the master of the house. She never spoils his dinner or drive by being late; she never sends him back to bring her parasol; she never abuses his friends or the family dog; she is careful to abstain from disagreeable topics; she joins his whist table if she knows how to play; but she ought never to be obliged to rise an hour earlier than her wont because he wishes to take an early train to town. – The San Diego Daily Bee, 1887

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