Etiquette Humor from 1909

Ladies should precede in the theater, but follow the gentleman in church…?

Editor Bok of the Ladies’ Home Journal, who instructs his readers in etiquette, says that a lady entering a theatre should precede her escort down the aisle, but in entering a church she should follow him. 

Possibly Editor Bok can give another reason for this, but it looks as though he were afraid the escort would get away from church if the lady were not between him and the door. -The Press Democrat, 1909

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