PART IV

I. SPEECH 135

Conversation--The Charm of Correct Speech--Courtesy in Conversation--The Voice--Ease in Speech--Local Phrases and Mannerisms--Importance of Vocabulary--Interrupting the Speech of Others--Tact in Conversation--Some Important Information--What to Talk About.

II. DRESS 147

The First Impression--Men's Dress--Women's Dress--The Story of Dress--The Dawn of Fashion--The Fashions of To-day--Harmony in Dress--Importance of Color--The Charm of Personality--Gaudiness versus Good Taste--"Extravagance the Greatest Vulgarity"--Inappropriateness in Clothes--The Eccentric Dresser--Comfort in Clothes--If One is Not Average--Tall and Short People--The Well-Dressed Woman--Not a Slave to Fashion--The Well-Dressed Man--The Charm of Old Age--The Elderly Woman--Imitation and Over-Dressing--The Older Gentleman--A Trip to the South--For the Gentleman.

III. THE BUSINESS WOMAN 177

Woman in the Business World--Self-Confidence--The Slattern--Following the Fashions--Gaudy Attraction--The Business Suit--The Business Dress and Coat--An Appeal to Business Women.

IV. ON THE STREET 185

The True Etiquette--Poise in Public--The Charm of Courtesy--Ladies and Gentlemen--When to Bow in Public--Walking in Public--Stopping for a Chat--When Accidents Happen--Accepting Courtesies from Strangers--Raising the Hat--How to Raise the Hat--In the Street Car--Entering the Car--In the Taxicab--Some Social Errors.

V. AT THE THEATER AND THE OPERA 201

Dress at the Theater and Opera--Entering the Theater--Arriving Late--About Wraps--Order of Precedence--Before the Play--When the Curtain is Drawn--During the Performance--The Offending Hat--Applause--During Intermission--Leaving the Theater.

VI. HOTEL ETIQUETTE 210

At the Hotel--The Woman Guest--Receiving Masculine Guests--Making Friends at the Hotel--How to Register--In the Public Dining-Room--Hotel Stationery--Regarding the Servants--Leaving the Hotel.

VII. TRAVEL ETIQUETTE 219

The Restless Urge of Travel--The Customs of Countries--The Traveler's Wardrobe--In the Train--In the Sleeping Car--Train Courtesy--The Woman Traveler--The Woman who Travels with an Escort--In the Dining-Car--Children on the Train--In the Taxicab--Bon Voyage Gifts--On Board the Ship--Courtesy of the Ship--The Woman Crossing the Ocean--A Concert at Sea--At the Journey's End--At Hotel and Restaurant--At Tea-Room and Roof-Garden--To Those Who Love to Travel.

VIII. TIPPING 237

An Un-American Custom--Lavish Tipping--In Dining-Room or Dining-Car--At the Hotel--The Taxi-Driver--On the Train--Crossing the Ocean--Tips in Foreign Countries.

IX. ETIQUETTE ABROAD 244

The American in Foreign Countries--On English Soil--Addressing Royalty--Other English Titles--And Still Other Titles--Addressing Clergy Abroad--Lawyers, Statesmen and Officials--How to Address Them--At the Court of England--What to Wear to Court--The King's Levees--In France--Addressing Titled People in France--Certain French Conventions--Dinner Etiquette--French Wedding Etiquette--Balls--About Calls and Cards--Correspondence--The American in Germany--The Perfect American Tourist.