Show How It Was Done Chicago Evening Post They had sat opposite op-posite each other on the sofa for nearly Un whole evening As a matter of fact they had occupied the same relative position posi-tion on a number of other evenings and she was beginning to think something ought to happen Isnt it odd she said at last that the are carrying the etiquette books to such extremes Are they he asked in surprise Oh yes indeed she answered You can get elaborate printed Instructions for practically anything of a social nature that you want to Of course some of them are perfectly Idiotic but there are a few that I should think might be really serviceable Ive seen some tolling how to set a dinner table for 18 courses he said and what knife C to Use iiih the third course and and All thats odd ° she Interrupted They i Ii I go much further than that now Only yesterday I saw a little book entitled I How to Go Courting He straightened up as if a pin had been stuck in him and after a very brief consideration con-sideration of the circumstances he moved a few inches nearer to her hI never heard of that he said but Ive heard of one called How to Propose Properly 1 thought of getting a copy onceWhy didnt you she asked Well its really of no value you know I without the companion volume entitled How to Accept Gracefully There was a brief silence during which ho got a little closer and then he suggested sug-gested Ill be glad to get a copy of it for you How do l you know I need it she asked In truth any one desiring to make either of these young people a present of anyone any-one of the volumes mentioned in time to be of any practical value would have to be mighty quick about it It often hap pens that when Cupid starts out as if lazy or a little lame he suddenly wakes up and develops into a regular steeplechaser steeple-chaser |