Sincerely yours,
FLORENCE ELIOT CHASE.
December 11, 1922.
{illustration caption =
The young man is leaving the home of his host in "high dudgeon."
He is of the type rather slangily known among the members of our
younger set as "finale hopper" which means, in the "King's
English," one who is very fond of dancing. His indignation is
well founded, since it is not the custom among members of the
socially elite to comment in the presence of the guest on either
the quantity of soup consumed or the method of consumption
adopted. These things should be left for the privacy of the
boudoir or smoking den where they will afford much innocent
amusement. Nor is the host mending matters by his kindly meant
but perhaps tactless offer of a nickel for carfare.}
{illustration caption =
The gentleman with the excellent teeth has just been guilty of a
gross social error. Wrongly supposing that the secret of
popularity lies in a helpful spirit and having discovered that
the son of his hostess is about to enter a dental school, he has
removed the excellent teeth (false) from his mouth and passed
them around for inspection. The fact that the teeth are of the
latest mode does not in any way condone the breach. Leniency in
such matters is not recommended. "Facilis descensus Averni" as
one of the great poets of the Middle Ages so aptly put it.}
COLLEGE BOYS
It is the tendency of the age to excuse many social errors in
young people, and especially is this true of the mischievous
pranks of college boys.
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