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Stewart, Donald Ogden, 1894-1980

"Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises"

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She (he) replies: "So do I."
This leads to a discussion of: Love.
Helpful Facts:
1. New York is the hardest state in which to get a divorce in
America.
2. Dr. Sigmund Freud is now living in Vienna, Austria.
3. D. H. Lawrence has a black beard.

BALLS AND DANCES
In order to succeed in the modern ballroom, and especially in the
ballrooms of our exclusive country clubs, a young gentleman or
lady of fashion must today be possessed of the following two
requisites: i. A "Line." 2. A closed car. The latter of these
"sine qua nons" is now owned as a matter of course by most
families and is no longer regarded as a mark of distinction. The
former requisite, however, is not so common, but it is
nevertheless true that any young person with ambition and a good
memory can eventually acquire a quite effective "Line." It is a
great aid in this direction if one happens to have spent a year
or more at one of our leading eastern universities or "finishing
schools." These vary, of course, in degree of excellence, but it
does not pay to be dogmatic on this subject, and to those who
would insist that the Princeton "Line" is more effective than the
Harvard ditto, or that the Westover "Line" flows more smoothly
than that of Farmington or Spence, one can only say "De gustibus
non disputandum est." "Lines" vary also in accordance with the
different types of girls who happen to be using them, and (to
misquote a rather vulgar proverb) "What is one girl's food may be
another girl's poison.


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