Debutantes meeting traffic policemen always bow first in America;
in the Continental countries, with their age-old flavor of
aristocratic court life, this custom is reversed.
A bachelor, accompanied by a young unmarried woman, when stepping
accidentally into an open coal or sewer hole in the sidewalk,
removes his hat and gloves as inconspicuously as possible.
It is never correct for young people of either "sex" to push
older ladies in front of swiftly approaching motor vehicles or
street cars.
A young man, if run over by an automobile driven by a strange
lady, should lie perfectly still (unless dead) until an
introduction can be arranged; the person driving the car usually
speaks first.
An unmarried woman, if run into and knocked down by a taxicab
driven by someone in her own "set," usually says "Why the hell
don't you look where you're going?" to which the taxi driver,
removing his hat, replies "Why the hell don't YOU?"
A correct costume for gentlemen walking in the parks or streets
of a city, either before or after dark, consists of shoes (2),
socks (2), undergarments, trousers, shirt, necktie, collar, vest,
coat and hat. For pedestrians of the "opposite" sex the costume
is practically the same with the exception of the socks,
trousers, shirt, necktie, collar, vest and coat. However, many
women now affect "knickerbockers" and vice versa.
A young lady of good breeding, when walking alone, should not
talk or laugh in a loud boisterous manner.
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