Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises by Donald Ogden Stewart
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breaks it with great force on your head, the meaning is usually
negative and your only correct course of procedure is a hasty bow and a brief apology. RECEIVING AN INVITATION TO CALL Let us suppose, however, that she accepts the geranium in such a manner that you are encouraged to continue the acquaintance. Your next move should be a request for an invitation to call upon her at her home. This should, above all things, not be done crudely. It is better merely to suggest your wish by some indirect method such as, "Oh--so you live on William Street. Well, well! I often walk on William Street in the evening, but I have never called on any girl there--YET." The "yet" may be accompanied by a slight raising of your eyebrows, a wink, or a friendly nudge with your elbow. Unless she is unusually "dense" she will probably "take the hint" and invite you to come and see her some evening. At once you should say, "WHAT evening? How about TO-NIGHT?" If she says that she is already engaged for that evening, take a calendar out of your pocket and remark, "Tomorrow? Wednesday? Thursday? Friday? I really have no engagements between now and October. Saturday? Sunday?" This will show her that you are really desirous of calling upon her and she will probably say, "Well, I think I am free Thursday night, but you had better telephone me first." THE ETIQUETTE OF TELEPHONING |
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