s in deportment include training in
how to enter and leave a vehicle gracefully. Stepping out on the
right-hand side, the right foot is placed on the step, the left naturally
falls on the ground. Entering, the left foot is first advanced. In this
way the other foot clears the body of the carriage without awkwardness.

Minor Items.--The rule that the owner of the carriage occupies the
right-hand seat even when accompanied by a guest, is almost universally
observed. The only exception seems to be when the guest is a person of
unusual distinction.

To place one's carriage at the disposal of a friend is a great courtesy,
and should never be abused by the recipient. In case of accident the
occupant should pay the bills for repairs, or at least urge that she be
allowed to do so.

If a lady invites a friend to pay calls with her, dropping her companion
to call on some acquaintance while she goes on to see a friend of her own,
the lady thus favored must not keep her waiting on her return, more than
the few moments necessary to make her adieux.

CIVILITY IN PUBLIC.

One is shocked, often, at the prevalence of rudeness in human intercourse.
People who are courteous in the drawing-room are sometimes horribly
uncivil in public. They crowd and jostle and elbow in thc endeavor to
secure better places for themselves, violating every canon of politeness.
Women have fainted, gowns have been ruined and valuable articles lost in
"crushes" incident to gatherings in "our best society."

Many people carry an umbrella with utter disregard of the eyes and
headgear of the passing crowd. Closed, it is tucked under the arm, the
ferrule projecting behind on a level with the face of a pedestrian. They
go through a heavy door, pushing it open for themselves and letting it
swing back against the next comer. They step in advance of those who have
prior claim to be shown to seats, and accept civilities and service
without so much as a "Thank you." They endeavor to obtain "something for
nothing" by piling their luggage into seats they have not paid for on the
train; on the boat they fortify themselves in a circle of chairs that are
"engaged"--generally to hold their wraps and lunch-boxes, while others
look in vain for seats.

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Rude Tourists.--Tourists have a reputation for a disregard of the rights
of others, which makes them obnoxiously uncivil. They enter a church where
worshipers are kneeling and audibl