14. Foreign Ministers call upon the President, Vice-President, Cabinet Officers, the Supreme Justices, and Speaker of the House. All others should call first upon them. Judges of the Court of Claims rank next in social order. 15. The wives of cabinet ministers hold receptions every Wednesday from two or three o'clock until half past five. Their houses are open to all. Refreshments, generally of a light character, as coffee, chocolate, tea, cakes, etc., are provided. Callers at their Wednesday receptions are entitled to two return calls ; the first by the ladies of the family who have the official card of the minister; the second call is an invitation to an evening reception. 16. Cabinet officers are expected to entertain almost all governmental officials and members of the Diplomatic corps and their families at dinner parties. With other officials, as Senators, Representatives, etc., it is optional whether they entertain or not. IX. Etiquette of Shopping. It is impossible for the well-bred person to treat any one with wanton rude- ness, and in fact a due amount of consideration for all is the strongest mark of good breeding. 1. Though a person may be employed for no other purpose than to wait upon all comers, yet he or she is entitled to polite and considerate treatment. It is only the rude and boorish who treat with scorn or roughness any of those whom they may deem their inferiors. . 414 TWENTIETH CENTURY HOME COOK BOOK. 2. The truly gracious and refined see in an humble position still the greater need for courteous treatment, lest they may add further bitterness to a lot already suiB- ciently hard. 3. To go into a shop, ask the clerk to pull down a lot of goods, look them over, and cause him to lose his temper, and probably soil the goods, without any intention of buying, is neither fair nor honest. Such a proceeding is a theft of his time, and discredits him in the eyes of his employer, wlio thinks he should have made a sale. 4. Many well-bred ladies, who desire an article and cannot find it, reward the clerk's patience with a small purchase, if they can find at his counter anything they can use. 5. Should a stranger be examining goods, never touch them until she has finished her examination. 6. Never volunteer favorable or unfavorable opinions as to the merits of goods. If a friend asks an opinion, you may give it politely and mildly. 7. Never speak about goods you may have seen in other shops; if you do not like the goods exhibited, take your leave in a quiet way. 8. Some clerks seek to infiuence a sale by making the statement that Mrs. (naming usually some wealthy or well-known person) has just ordered a pattern from it. This is exceedingly silly, and is a reflection upon the taste and judgment of the examiner, as well as an insult to her independence. Merchants should discourage such ignorance amonsf their clerks. 9. Never haggle over prices. Deal only at stores where there is one price, and where every one is treated alike. No honest merchant has two prices for his goods; one for the unwary and ignorant, the other for the shrewd and haggling buyer. 10. The largest and oldest shops in cities are usually the best; as large and stable businesses can only be built up by honest dealing. 11. Treat all with whom you come in contact with courtesy, from the merchant to the cash-boy. Remember all of them have rendered you some equivalent for the money you may have spent. X. Special Rules of Etiquette. 1. Be cool, quiet and self-possessed in all situations. 2. When you enter a room, bow to all therein. You can afterwards more par- ticularly salute your friends. .3. Never go into company with soiled clothing: use no musk, and remove all offensive odors from clothes and person. 4. "Cleanliness is next to godliness," and is one of the cardinal points of good breeding. 5. Be courteous to all ladies, whatever may be their rank.

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14. Foreign Ministers call upon the President, Vice-President, Cabinet Officers, the Supreme Justices, and Speaker of the House. All others should call first upon them. Judges of the Court of Claims rank next in social order. 15. The wives of cabinet ministers hold receptions every Wednesday from two or three o'clock until half past five. Their houses are open to all. Refreshments, generally of a light character, as coffee, chocolate, tea, cakes, etc., are provided. Callers at their Wednesday receptions are entitled to two return calls ; the first by the ladies of the family who have the official card of the minister; the second call is an invitation to an evening reception. 16. Cabinet officers are expected to entertain almost all governmental officials and members of the Diplomatic corps and their families at dinner parties. With other officials, as Senators, Representatives, etc., it is optional whether they entertain or not. IX. Etiquette of Shopping. It is impossible for the well-bred person to treat any one with wanton rudeness, and in fact a due amount of consideration for all is the strongest mark of good breeding. 1. Though a person may be employed for no other purpose than to wait upon all comers, yet he or she is entitled to polite and considerate treatment. It is only the rude and boorish who treat with scorn or roughness any of those whom they may deem their inferiors. . 2. The truly gracious and refined see in an humble position still the greater need for courteous treatment, lest they may add further bitterness to a lot already sufficiently hard. 3. To go into a shop, ask the clerk to pull down a lot of goods, look them over, and cause him to lose his temper, and probably soil the goods, without any intention of buying, is neither fair nor honest. Such a proceeding is a theft of his time, and discredits him in the eyes of his employer, wlio thinks he should have made a sale. 4. Many well-bred ladies, who desire an article and cannot find it, reward the clerk's patience with a small purchase, if they can find at his counter anything they can use. 5. Should a stranger be examining goods, never touch them until she has finished her examination. 6. Never volunteer favorable or unfavorable opinions as to the merits of goods. If a friend asks an opinion, you may give it politely and mildly. 7. Never speak about goods you may have seen in other shops; if you do not like the goods exhibited, take your leave in a quiet way. 8. Some clerks seek to influence a sale by making the statement that Mrs. (naming usually some wealthy or well-known person) has just ordered a pattern from it. This is exceedingly silly, and is a reflection upon the taste and judgment of the examiner, as well as an insult to her independence. Merchants should discourage such ignorance amonsf their clerks. 9. Never haggle over prices. Deal only at stores where there is one price, and where every one is treated alike. No honest merchant has two prices for his goods; one for the unwary and ignorant, the other for the shrewd and haggling buyer. 10. The largest and oldest shops in cities are usually the best; as large and stable businesses can only be built up by honest dealing. 11. Treat all with whom you come in contact with courtesy, from the merchant to the cash-boy. Remember all of them have rendered you some equivalent for the money you may have spent. X. Special Rules of Etiquette. 1. Be cool, quiet and self-possessed in all situations. 2. When you enter a room, bow to all therein. You can afterwards more particularly salute your friends. .3. Never go into company with soiled clothing: use no musk, and remove all offensive odors from clothes and person. 4. "Cleanliness is next to godliness," and is one of the cardinal points of good breeding. 5. Be courteous to all ladies, whatever may be their rank.

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