street, until you perceive that she has noticed you by an
inclination of the head.

Some ladies _courtesy_ in the street, a movement not
gracefully consistent with locomotion. They should always
_bow._

If an individual of the lowest rank, or without any rank at
all, takes off his hat to you, you should do the same in
return. A bow, says La Fontaine, is a note drawn at sight. If
you acknowledge it, you must pay the full amount. The two
best-bred men in England, Charles the Second and George the
Fourth, never failed to take off their hats to the meanest of
their subjects.

Avoid condescending bows to your friends and equals. If you
meet a rich parvenu, whose consequence you wish to reprove,
you may salute him in a very patronizing manner: or else, in
acknowledging his bow, look somewhat surprised and say,
"Mister--eh--eh?"

If you have remarkably fine teeth, you may smile
affectionately upon the bowee, without speaking.

In passing ladies of rank, whom you meet in society, bow, but
do not speak.

If you have anything to say to any one in the street,
especially a lady, however intimate you may be, do not stop
the person, but turn round and walk in company; you can take