It is customary nowadays for
unmarried elder sons of our most aristocratic families to express
their appreciation of the qualities of fascinating bachelor girls
over the sensible, though plebeian, telephone.}
CHAPTER THREE: THE ETIQUETTE OF TRAVEL
The etiquette of travel, like that of courtship and marriage, has
undergone several important changes with the advent of
"democracy" and the "mechanical age." Time was when travel was
indulged in only by the better classes of society and the rules
of travellers' etiquette were well defined and acknowledged by
all. But Yankee ingenuity has indeed brought the "mountain to
Mahomet"; the "iron horse" and the "Pullman coach" have, I
believe, come to stay, bringing with them many new customs and
manners for the well-bred gentleman or lady who would travel
correctly. Truly, the "old order changeth" and it is, perhaps,
only proper that one should keep (if you will pardon the use of
the word), "abreast" of the times.
HINTS FOR THE CORRECT PEDESTRIAN
Let us suppose, for example, that you are a young gentleman of
established social position in one of the many cities of our
great middle west, and it is your desire to travel from your home
to New York City for the purpose of viewing the many attractions
of that metropolis of which I need perhaps only mention the
Aquarium or Grant's Tomb or the Eden Musee. Now there are many
ways of getting to New York, such as (a) on foot, (b) via "rail";
it should be your first duty to select one of these methods of
transportation.
Pages:
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56