A lady should thank a gentleman for any courtesy shown her, no matter how slight it may be.
When a lady is out with a gentleman, either walking or driving, it is her privilege to suggest the time to return.
If the only guest at the family dinner table is a gentleman, he should not be served until all the ladies of the family have been attended to.
Writing on the first, then on the third, then crosswise on the second and fourth pages of a letter facilities the reading and is in perfectly good form.
When a lady is out with a gentleman, either walking or driving, it is her privilege to suggest the time to return.
When a lady is walking with two gentlemen, she may with propriety have one on either side of her.
When entertaining a friend, it is quite proper to ask all the members of one's social world to call upon her.
When someone expresses pleasure at meeting you, a smile and a bow are sufficient acknowledgment.– Ruth Ashmore in Ladies' Home Journal, 1897
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