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Show ETIQUETTE OF THE CAFE Oenernlly sneaking, when a woman goes with n mnn to dinner nt n res-tnurnnt res-tnurnnt she does nothing about tho ordering. Sho Is n guest In tho snmo senBo as sho would be In n private pri-vate houso, and tho presenco of a leng list of dlshOB printed does not cntttlo her to make a choice unless her wishes nro nsked. In that cao the request Is taken literally, and sho may suggest one dish, no more, unless by express desire of her companion, com-panion, It Is not good form for n woman to pick up the menu nnd read It, although al-though ono will probably nt onco bo put beforo her by tho wnlter. Her reading of It would be taken by her companion as a hint that sho wishes to chooso part, If not all of tho meal. When sho Is asked to do so, of course, sho reads tho menu first. Tho woman, even when her opinion Is consulted, doejj not glvo nn order directly to tho wnltor. Sho tells her host what she prefers, nnd ho In-utructs In-utructs tho wnlter. It la still n mooted question ns to i whether a woman should precede or follow a man Into a restaurant. Abroad tho man takes tho lead, nnd the custom Is growing In favor here. He then has an opportunity to seo the Utblo selected by the head tv alter and If ho docs not like It to say bo, A woman makes a point always In restaurants of not seeing tho check tfhen It Is brought by the waiter and nhllo the man Is paying tho bill, m |