Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1887 — Don’t Negleet Her Mamma. [ARTICLE]

Don’t Negleet Her Mamma.

The saving grace of the yonng American, says a wr ter m Harper’s Bazar, is ha respect for women. That is a s ncere national religion. A young American rarely passes a lady on the sta'rcase of a hotel without raising his hat, he rises when she enters a room, and he ass'sts her across a muddy street. Here n he is m les ahead of the young Frenchman of the per od. But in convent onal breeding the fore gner has the advantage. The young 1 renchman understands that he must be polite to the mother before the daughter. In this respect (and the blame is in the mothers who have not commanded it) the young American s often at fault in society, if not in the street. A card should never be left by a young gentleman for a youug lady without also including one for her mother. He should inquire for the elder lady first, and if poss ble the mother should receive him. He should, if the mother invito him to a ball, show her some attention; if she has a reception day, he should call on that day. He should show her that he regards her as the person of the house, nor should he allow her to feel herself neglected at a public ball where he has been danc ng with her daughter. In th sbt of convent onal good-breeding the American young man of the per od is very faulty. A man who treats the parents of the girl whom he 1 kes with respect is apt to have their ass stance if he hopes to win her. He must remember, of course, that an invitat on to call must always come from the mother. Such at least s the etiquette of New York society.