"oil can" as a failure to make a plausible excuse for tardiness.
Whenever you are late for a party you must always have ready some
good reason for your fault, such as, "Excuse me, Mrs. Doe, I'm
afraid I am a little late, but you see, just as I was dressing,
this filling dropped out of my tooth and I had to have it put
back in." If the host and hostess seem to doubt your statement,
it would be well to show them the recalcitrant filling in
question, although if they are "well-bred" they will probably in
most cases take you at your word.


THE MAID OF HONOR

You and the ushers will then be introduced to the bridesmaids and
the maid of honor. As you meet this latter young lady, who is the
bride's older sister and, of course, your partner for the
remainder of the wedding festivities, she will say, "The best
man? Well, they say that the best man wins . . . Ha! Ha! Ha!"
This puts her in class G 6 without further examination, and your
only hope of prolonging your life throughout the next two days
lies in the frequent and periodic administration of stimulants.


THE BACHELOR DINNER AND AFTER

That evening the groom gives for the best man and the ushers what
is known as a "bachelor dinner." It is his farewell to his men
friends as he passes out of the state of bachelorhood. The formal
passing out generally occurs toward the end of the dinner, and is
a quaint ceremony participated in by most of those present.