Motion Picture Classic (May 1921 - Dec 1927)

Has This Ever Happened to 'You ? THE music has ceased. Your partner has left you standing in the centre of the floor. Your friends are at the other end of the room. Would you walk directly to them? Would you saunter slowly through the room until you reach them? Would you take the seat nearest where you are standing until the music begins again? Which is correct? Or perhaps you are the young man. What is the correct thing for you to do when the music ceases? Should you escort the young lady back to her friends, and leave her? Should you merely escort her to the nearest seat? Should you remain with her until the music for the next dance begins ? Many embarrassing blunders can be made in the ballroom. Many humiliating errors can be made at the dinner table, on the street, at the theatre. It is only by knowing exactly what to do, say, write and wear on all occasions that one can hope to be always well-poised and at ease. Etiquette at the Dance The ballroom should always be a centre of culture and grace. But alas ! how many blunders are made by people who really believe that they are following the conventions of society to the highest letter of its law ! What blunders do you make in the ballroom? These questions may help you to discover them. Does etiquette allow a woman to ask for a dance ? May she refuse to dance-^nthout reason ? According to etiquette’s laws is it necessary for a gentleman to dispose of his partner to someone else before he asks another lady for a dance? How shall he ask a lady to dance; which are the correct forms and which the incorrect? What is the right dancing position for the gentleman? For the lady? What style of dress is correct to wear at a dance? There is perhaps no better place to display the culture and fineness of your breeding than the ballroom, resplendent with the gay gowns of women and enchanting with the ease and gracefulness of dancing couples. Here the gallantry of true gentlemen and the grace and delicacy of (Seven ) cultured women assert themselves. Here you can distinguish yourself either as a person of culture or a person of boorishness. What Do You Know About Introductions? To establish an immediate and friendly understanding between two people who have never met before, to make the conversation flow smoothly and pleasantly, to create an agreeable harmonious atmosphere — that is the purpose of the introduction. A correct, courteous conversation-making introduction is an art in itself, and reflects refinement and culture on the person who is the medium. How do YOU introduce two people? Do your introductions create a pleasant, easy atmosphere, or one that is uncomfortably strained? Try this simple test and see what you really know about the art of introduction : Mrs. Brown and Miss Smith have met at your home for the first time. Would you say, Mrs. Brown, allow me to present Miss Smith, or Miss Smith, allozv me to present Mrs. Brown? Would you say, Miss Smith, let me make you acquainted with Mrs. Brown? If Mr. Blank happened to drop in for a little chat, how would you present him to the ladies; to both at once, or to each one individually? And how would you present Bobby, who comes running in from school : Bobby, this is Mr. Blank, or, Mr. Blank, this is Bobby, or would you use, the I leant you to meet method? Do you ever say I take pleasure in introducing? Is it right or wrong? How do you present a girl friend to your mother? A boy friend? How do you introduce a sweetheart to your relatives for the first time? How do you introduce her, or him, to your friends ? On the other hand, if you are being introduced, how do you acknowledge it? Do you use any of these expressions : “Pleased to know you,” “Delighted,” “ How do you do?” Does a gentleman rise upon being introduced to a lady? Does the lady rise? Is it correct for the lady and gentleman to shake hands? When Wedding Bells Ring etiquette again comes to the fore. What is the right dress for the bride to wear? How shall the invitation be worded ? When shall the groom give his farewell bachelor dinner? How shall Do You Know — how to introduce men and women correctly? how to answer a dinner Invitation? how to greet a man or woman acquaintance in public? how to plan church and house weddings? how to use table silver properly ? how to word invitations and acknowledgments ? how to avoid blunders at the theatre and opera? how to do at all times the thing that is absolutely correct and cultured? congratulations be extended ? The wedding breakfast must be arranged and perhaps a honeymoon trip must be planned. Suffice to say that the bride and bridegroom will find invaluable aid in the “Book of Etiquette.” The Book of Etiquette In Two Comprehensive Volumes Tn the most minute details of daily life, in the hours of prosperity and adversity alike, at all times, there is the omnipresent need of holding one’s self in hand, of impressing by one’s culture and breeding, of doing the right thing. Culture is, after all, one of the fine arts. To excel in music or painting the price is vigilance, study and incessant effort ; to be cultured, polished, the price is conscientious effort and study. “Clothes may make the man,” but whether you are clothed in rags or silks your culture cannot be bidden. For he who is polite, refined and well-bred wears a gorgeous robe endowed with the fine embroidery of honor and respect. Not even rags can cover it. The world is a harsh judge, but it is just. It will not tolerate the man who persistently makes blunders at the dinner table. 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