fers, upon which
well-bred men will not trespass.

Do not shout to your acquaintances from the opposite side of the
street. Bow, or wave your hand, or make any courteous motion; but do
it quietly and with dignity. If you wish to speak to them, cross the
street, signalling to them your desire.

A lady walking with two gentlemen should not take an arm of each;
neither should a gentleman walk with a lady on each arm, unless at
night, in coming from a place of amusement or passing through a crowd.

In walking with a lady who has your arm, should you have to cross the
street, do not disengage your arm and go around upon the outside
unless the lady's comfort renders it necessary.

In walking with a lady, where it is necessary for you to proceed
singly, always go before her.

ETIQUETTE OF RIDING.

The etiquette of riding is very exact and important. Remember that
your left when in the saddle is called the _near_-side, and your right
the _off_-side, and that you always mount on the _near_-side. In doing
this, put your left foot in the stirrup; your left hand on the saddle;
then, as you take a spring, throw your right leg over the animal's
back. Remember, also, that the rule of the road, both in riding and
driving, is, that you keep to the _right_.

Never appear in public on horseback unless you have mastered the
inelegancies attending a first appearance in the saddle, which you
should do at a riding-school. A novice makes an exhibition of himself,
and brings ridicule on his friends. Having got a "seat" by a little
practice, bear in mind the advice conveyed in the old rhyme--

"Keep up your head and your heart,
Your hands and your heels keep down,
Press your knees close to your horse's sides
And your elbows close to your own."

In riding with ladies, recollect that it is your duty to see them in
their saddles before you mount. And the assistance they require must
not be rendered by a groom; you must assist them yourself.

The lady will place herself on the near side of the horse, her skirt
gathered up in her left hand, her right on the pommel, keeping her
face toward the horse's head. You stand at its shoulder, facing her,
and stooping, hold your hand so that she may place her left foot in
it; then lift it as she springs, so as to aid her, but not to give
such an impetus that, like "vaulting ambition," she loses her balance,
and "falls o' the other side." Next, put her foot in the stirrup and