A gentleman does not offer a lady his arm in the
day time, as any public parade of attention is bad
form.
A gentleman precedes a lady in going through a
crowd, thus opening a path for her.
On entering a door a gentleman holds it open while
the lady enters first, and this is true even if he is not
acquainted with the lady.
In going up stairs the gentleman goes first ; in
going down stairs the lady takes precedence.
When a gentleman walks with a lady, the lady has
the privilege of selecting the route. When a gentle-
man meets a lady on the street with whom he wishes
toi converse he should turn and walk with her, in-
stead of standing on the sidewalk and obstructing the
passage for others.
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He should bow and lift his hat when he leaves her.
It is ill-bred to refuse to return the bow of a lady
who salutes you.
If she is a stranger she may have mistaken you for
some one you closely resemble, and to return the bow
relieves her of embarrassment.
A young man returns the salute of an elderly gentle-
man. Always respect age. A gentleman always re-
turns a bowl made to a lady he is escorting, whether
acquainted or not, with the one who bows. When
entering stores gentlemen do not remiove hats, ''but it
is good form" to remove them on entering an elevator
where there are ladies. Any little acts of politeness
that are tendered ladies, such as picking up a package
that one has dropped, or other similar acts of courtesy,
should be accompanied by lifting the hat. A respect-
ful salute gives grace to the attention.
A gentleman may assist a lady who is a stranger,
with propriety, in crossing a slippery, or muddy street.
And he may precede or follow her as most convenient.
Gentlemen do not offer to shake hands with ladies on
the street. If the hand is offered, let the lady make
the first advance. And it is not necessary to take off
the glove, nor make any apology for not doing so,
such as, "excuse my glove." This is out of date.
No gentleman will stand on the street corner, or in
any public place and gaze at ladies, nor will they turn
and stare at a lady.
Should you stop another gentleman to speak to
him, step to the side of the walk, out of the way of
passers-by.
A gentleman w/ho is smoking removes the cigar
from his mouth before saluting a lady. No true gen-
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tleman will smoke in any place where it will be
offensive to others ; to puff* smoke in the faces of oth-
ers is very rude. A refined gentleman will not smoke
when walking on crowded streets; neither will 'a gen-
tleman haw]k and spit on the streets, and never when
walking with ladies ; if he must spit, he goes to the
edge of the sidewalk and spits in the gutter.
Gentlemen should not chew gum on the street, it
looks ill-bred and idiotic. Fruit eating in public places
is not much better. Do not carry an umbrella, or
cane under the arm horizontally, or in any way that
will endanger the eyes and comfort of others. Al-
ways apologize if you run against others. Avoid
annoying others in any way, at any time.
Gentlemen should always be considerate of ladies
and carry their packages, help them adjust their wraps,
or assist them in any other way they can.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
A gentleman does not offer a lady his arm in the day time, as any public parade of attention is bad form.
A gentleman precedes a lady in going through a crowd, thus opening a path for her.
On entering a door a gentleman holds it open while the lady enters first, and this is true even if he is not acquainted with the lady.
In going up stairs the gentleman goes first ; in going down stairs the lady takes precedence.
When a gentleman walks with a lady, the lady has the privilege of selecting the route. When a gentleman meets a lady on the street with whom he wishes to converse he should turn and walk with her, instead of standing on the sidewalk and obstructing the passage for others.
He should bow and lift his hat when he leaves her. It is ill-bred to refuse to return the bow of a lady who salutes you.
If she is a stranger she may have mistaken you for some one you closely resemble, and to return the bow relieves her of embarrassment.
A young man returns the salute of an elderly gentleman. Always respect age. A gentleman always returns a bow made to a lady he is escorting, whether acquainted or not, with the one who bowsWhen entering stores gentlemen do not remove hats, but it is good form" to remove them on entering an elevator where there are ladies. Any little acts of politeness that are tendered ladies, such as picking up a package that one has dropped, or other similar acts of courtesy, should be accompanied by lifting the hat. A respectful salute gives grace to the attention.
A gentleman may assist a lady who is a stranger, with propriety, in crossing a slippery, or muddy street. And he may precede or follow her as most convenient. Gentlemen do not offer to shake hands with ladies on the street. If the hand is offered, let the lady make the first advance. And it is not necessary to take off the glove, nor make any apology for not doing so, such as, "excuse my glove." This is out of date.
No gentleman will stand on the street corner, or in any public place and gaze at ladies, nor will they turn and stare at a lady.
Should you stop another gentleman to speak to him, step to the side of the walk, out of the way of passers-by.
A gentleman who is smoking removes the cigar from his mouth before saluting a lady. No true gen-
tleman will smoke in any place where it will be offensive to others ; to puff smoke in the faces of others is very rude. A refined gentleman will not smoke when walking on crowded streets; neither will a gentleman hawk and spit on the streets, and never when walking with ladies ; if he must spit, he goes to the edge of the sidewalk and spits in the gutter.
Gentlemen should not chew gum on the street, it looks ill-bred and idiotic. Fruit eating in public places is not much better. Do not carry an umbrella, or cane under the arm horizontally, or in any way that will endanger the eyes and comfort of others. Always apologize if you run against others. Avoid annoying others in any way, at any time.
Gentlemen should always be considerate of ladies and carry their packages, help them adjust their wraps, or assist them in any other way they can.