Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1892 — Who Should Bow First. [ARTICLE]

Who Should Bow First.

New York society, so it is written, has decided that when a gentleman and lady meet on the street, the ene who first sees the other should bow. The old rule, that tho gentleman should wait for the recognition of the lady, is declared obsolete. The lady still retains the privilege of not noticing the gentleman if she feels so inclined, that is, after he has taken off his hat,she may cut him if she wants to. Well, perhaps it is the best plan. Under the old usage the gentleman could never be satisfied when a lady passed him without recognition whether she intended a cut or merely did not see him. By the imSrovement he will be left in ao sort of oubt —The Housekeeper.