The national encyclopædia of business and social forms, embracing the laws of etiquette and good society (1879)
McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.] The National publishing co · leaf 77
all cases is this : you quit the carriage first and hand the lady out. You may properly speed your horse in driving with a lady, but rememberthat it is vulgar to drive too fast; it suggests the idea of your having hiredthe trap from a livery stable, and is in every respect ungentlemanly. Indriving,… … THE MODE OF ASSISTING A LADY INTO A CARRIAGE. gentleman should then alight, quiet the horses, and hold the reins in his righthand as a guard against accidents. The lady should, in leaving the carriage,place her hands on the gentlemans shoulders, while he should place his underher elbows. Then, with…
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