The Book of Good Manners | Page 9

arrange beforehand all details of the
trip-as to tickets, parlor-car, flowers, baggage, etc. He alone knows the
point of destination, and is in honor bound not to betray it, save in case
of emergencies. He should see that the married couple leave the house
without any trouble, and if the station is near, he should go in a separate
carriage (provided by the groom) to personally attend to all details. He
is the last one to see the married couple, and should return to the house
to give their last message to the parents.

BEST WISHES TO BRIDE. One should give best wishes to the bride
and congratulations to the groom.

BICYCLING. A man bicycling with a woman should extend to her all
the courtesies practised when riding or driving with her, such as
allowing her to set the pace, taking the lead on unfamiliar roads and in
dangerous places, riding on the side nearest obstacles, etc.
MEN--DRESS. A man should wear the regulation suit coat, waistcoat,
and knickerbockers of gray or brown tweed, avoiding all eccentricities
of personal taste.

BIRTH (Announcement). If wishing to send congratulations after a
birth, cards should be left in person or sent by a messenger. Cut flowers
may be sent with the card.

BISHOP OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH--HOW ADDRESSED. An
official letter begins: My Lord, and ends: I have the honor to remain
your Lordship's most obedient servant.
A social letter begins: My Dear Lord Bishop, and ends: I have the
honor to remain, my Dear Lord Bishop, faithfully yours.
The address on the envelope: To the Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of
Kent.

BISHOP (PROTESTANT)-HOW ADDRESSED. An official letter
begins: Right Reverend and Dear Sir, and ends: I have the honor to
remain your obedient servant.
A social letter begins: Dear Bishop Wilson, and ends: I remain
sincerely yours.
The address on the envelope is: To the Right Reverend John J. Wilson,
Bishop of, Montana.

BISHOP (ROMAN CATHOLIC)--HOW ADDRESSED. An official or
social letter begins. Right Reverend and Dear Sir, and ends: I have the
honor to remain your humble servant.
The address on the envelope is: To the Right Reverend John J. Wilson,
Bishop of Ohio.

BONNETS (THEATRE). A woman of any consideration should either
wear no bonnet or remove it when the curtain rises.
It would be in place for a man or a woman to politely request a woman
whose bonnet obstructs the view to remove it, and, after it was done, to
thank the woman for so doing.

BOUQUETS (WEDDING). The bouquet carried by the bride is
furnished by the groom, who should also provide bouquets for the
bridesmaids.

BOWING
MEN, When leaving a woman at the door of her house, he bows and
retires as the door is opened.
When seeing a woman to her carriage, he should raise his hat on
closing the door.
On a railroad a man removes his hat in a parlor-car, but not in a day
coach.
In street-cars a man should raise his hat when giving his seat to a
woman; also when rendering a service to a woman in public, in
answering a question, or in apologizing to a woman.

In elevators, when women are present, the hat should be removed.
In hotel halls or corridors a man passing a woman should raise his hat.
Men do not raise their hats to one another, save out of deference to an
elderly person, a person of note, or a clergyman.
In driving, if impossible to raise the hat, he should touch it with his
whip.
The hat is gracefully lifted from the head, brought to the level of the
chest, and the body inclined forward, and then replaced in passing.
It is the woman's privilege to bow first if it is a mere acquaintance. If,
however, a woman bows, and the man fails to recognize her, he should
bow in return.
A man may bow first to a very intimate friend.
Meeting a woman to whom he has been introduced at an entertainment,
he should wait until she bows first.
After bowing to a woman, the man may join her, and with her
permission may walk a short distance with her.
He should not stand in the street and converse with her any length of
time. She may excuse herself and pass on. He should not feel affronted.
If he meets a woman he does not know accompanied by a man he does
know, both men bow.
The man accompanying her should bow to every man or woman to
whom she bows.
WOMEN. A woman's bow should be dignified-- a faint smile and a
gentle inclination of the head.
Women bow first to men when meeting in the street. A man may bow
first if the acquaintance is