Always-
- Graciosly accept gentlemanly offers of assistance
- Wear gloves on the street, at church & other formal occasions, except when eating or drinking
Never-
- Fefer to another adult by his or her first name in public
- Grab your hoops or lift your skirts higher than is absolutely necessary to go up stairs
- Lift your skirt up onto a chair or stool
- Sit with your legs crossed( except at the ankles if necessary for comfort or habit)
- Place your hands in pouches or pockets for ease
- Lift your skirt up onto the seat of your chair when sitting down( wait for , or if necessary, ask for assistance when sitting down at a table or on a small light chair)
- Involve yourself in Vulgarities and do not tolerate the behavior in your presence
- Of course, a lady will not be rude, nor dress so as to attract undue attention, much less to create unpleasant remarks
- She will be kind to all
- She will not fail to recognize friends by a pleasant smile and slight bow ; she will not look back at anyone who passed her
- She will not eye another ladys dress as if studing its very texture
- She will not gossip
- She will not stop upon the walk to talk with a friend to the inconvenience of others
- She will not make the street a place of meeting with person whom she can recieve in her home
- A true lady in the street, as in the parlor or salon is modest, discreet, kind and obliging. If she is to the contrary, she forfeits her right to be called after the truly genteel
- The truly well-educated, well-bred never betry vanity, conceit, superciliousness or hauter. set this down as an invariable law, and amle or female, let it guide all of your actions
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