be agreeable.

Do be reticent; the world at large has no interest in your private
affairs.

Do cultivate the habit of listening to others; it will make you an
invaluable member of society, to say nothing of the advantage it will
be to you.

Do be truthful; do avoid exaggeration; if you mean a mile say a mile,
not a mile and a half; if you mean one say one, and not a dozen.

Young Ladies, Take Heed.

Do, sometimes, at least, allow your mother to know better than you do;
she was educated before you were born.

Do sign your full name to your letters.

Do learn to say "No."

Do, if you have brothers, try to gain their confidence, to be
interested in their sports, to cultivate their manners, not by
censure, but by the force of your own example.

Do laugh, girls, not boisterously, not constantly, but clearly and
pleasantly, but _don't_ giggle. If girls from fourteen to eighteen
could only understand the vulgarity of continually putting their heads
together and giggling, as if the whole world was a supremely
ridiculous affair, about which they must chuckle, and whisper, when in
truth their own actions are the one thing ridiculous, they would
refrain from such unmitigated nonsense.

Do be exquisitely neat in your attire. Beware of the lawn dress, the
light kids, the collar, the laces that are worn once too often.

Do be careful about giving away your photographs, especially to men.
You would hardly like to hear the comments that are sometimes passed
upon them. If you cannot learn to say "No," refrain from displaying
them to your gentleman friends.

Some Do's for Boys.

As for boys, there are a few "Do's" for them to consider if they would
become that noblest work of God, a true man, a gentleman.

Do respect your father and mother and give them their proper titles at
all times. To call them "the Governor" and "the old lady," does not in
the least add to your supposed manliness, but rather displays a very
unmanly fear on your part that people might suppose you were in some
degree under their authority; not only an unmanly, but a foolish fear,
since no one is fit for authority until he has first learned
obedience.

Do learn to respect women. Never speak slightingly of their worth, nor
trifle with their name. Learn the lesson now, and you will find its
value in your manhood.

Do treat your sisters and your girl schoolmates in a gentlemanly
manner. You have no idea how much it will add to your own appearanc