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Show 1 HJK)0 OOh5-0hKhOk3h ALONG LIFE'S TRAIL By THOMAS A. CLARK Dtun of Men, liiivcrsh of Illinois. WcLicra .Newspaper Union.) ETIQUETTE KTT7 IIT do you not write a linnd-V linnd-V V book of etiquette?" Sir i'lilueua Pife'ee asked me last evening as 1 was dining witli him at liis lodging place. The question flattered uie coming as It did from such a discriminating and talented tal-ented writer, and, besides, there was upon me the urge of many experiences. I recognized at once the need of such a work though I was uncertain as to the demand. Only that morning as I was strolling In a leisurely and unobtrusive way to my oilice, I had been pushed into the mud by a group of frizzled-headed young women who occupied the whole breadth of sidewalk as they sloshed giggling down the street. When 1 uttered ut-tered an involuntary word of protest, they gave nie an insolent look. A young boob, whose name I did not know, accosted me as "Tommy" as lie rushed by me a salutation not wholly conventional and one which I have been wont to reserve for acquaintances of a somewhat more intimate character. charac-ter. Being of a logical turn of mind, 1 began at once to organize my material, to select specific illustrations, and to decide upon the topics to be discussed. I should of course have to say something some-thing upon the use of the telephone in social intercourse, of the increasing habit of smoking In the presence of ladles la-dles or gentlemen of the proper lighting of dance halls, of the eliminating eliminat-ing or ignoring of the chaperon. The local custom prevalent among newly engaged couples, and followed somewhat some-what by those who contemplate such a relationship, of ths young man's clinging cling-ing persistently and tenaciously to the young woman whenever they appear upon the street, I should devote a chapter to. Attention given to the teeth, or the nails, or the complexion upon the street or In public gatherings will need to be discussed. How properly prop-erly to wear the galosh should be definitely defi-nitely settled. A score of pertinent topics rush into my mind in quick succession, suc-cession, so that I feel confident that there will be no dearth of material when the volume is under way. It will not be out of place. I am sure, in such a work to say something in defense of conventionality, of respect for authority and for the rights and feelings of others, of courtesy and kindness of heart, for some of these things are at the very foundation of the regulations which are supposed to control our social relations. There is a wide field fr such a work, I can see. |