Show italian etiquette if the woman who visits romo wishes to follow tradition and do as the ro mans do eho will be careful never to tako an escorts arm in a catholic church indeed the guides instruct those who stroll innocently arm in arm about at looking at the pictures frescoes and altars of that wonderful cathedral that they aro committing an impropriety italians are very particular about tho etiquette of kissing the hand A man kisses tho right hand of bis mother aunt or elderly friend and tho left hand of his sweetheart 11 is not permitted him to kiss tho palm of the hand except in great and affectionate intimacy it ia regarded aa a token that ho is very much in love upon arriving at a formal dinner a gentleman hakea tho hand of his hostess and bends low over it as if about to kiss it but does not do 60 after dinner etiquette demands that ho tako her hand again and kiss it new york world |