games, however, that most of the
more serious questions of "craps" etiquette arise. If, for example, you
are a young man desirous of "shooting craps" with your grandmother, the
correct way of indicating your desire when you meet the old lady in a
public place is for you to remove your hat deferentially and say "Shoot
a nickel, Grandmother?" If she wishes to play she will reply "Shoot,
boy!" and you should then select some spot suitable for the game and
assist her, if she wishes your aid, to kneel on the ground. It might be
an added mark of gentility to offer her your handkerchief or coat upon
which to rest her knees.

You should then take out the dice and "shoot." Your grandmother will
look at your "throw" and say, "Oh, boy! He fives--he fives--a three and
a two--never make a five--come on, you baby seven!" You should then
take up the dice again and shake them in your right hand while your
grandmother chants, "A four and a three--a four and a two--dicety
dice, and an old black joe--come on, you SEVEN!" You should then again
"shoot." This time, as you have thrown a six and a one, your grandmother
will then exclaim, "He sevens--the boy sevens--come on to grandmother,
dice--talk to the nice old lady--Phoebe for grandma, dice, for grandpa
needs a new pair of shoes--shoot a dime!"

She will then "throw," and so the game will go on until the old lady
evidences a desire to stop, or, possibly, until either you or she are
"cleaned out." In this latter case, however, it would be a customary
act of courtesy towards an older person for you to offer to shoot your
grandmother for her shawl or her side combs, thus giving her several
more chances to win back the money she has lost. It should be
recommended that young men never make a mistake in going a little out of
their way on occasion to make life more pleasant and agreeable for the
aged.

CORRECT BEHAVIOR ON A PICNIC

There often comes a time in the life of the members of "society" when
they grow a little weary of the ceaseless round of teas, balls and
dinners, and for such I would not hesitate to recommend a "picnic."

A day spent in the "open," with the blue sky over one's head, is indeed
a splendid tonic for jaded nerves. But one should not make the mistake
of thinking that because he (or she) is "roughing it" for a day, he (or
she) can therefore leave behind his (or her) "manners," for such is not
the case. There is a distinct etiquette for picnics, and any one who
disr