North Toronto Collegiate Institute - Howler Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page Forty THE HOlVLER,193l THEM WAS THE DAYS HE following was garnered from a treatise on Etiquette printed over hfty years ago. lt answers that ever-promi- nent question- ls our code of ethics chang- ing? Due apology is forwarded to the well- meaning Emily Post of yesteryear, for our many omissions and insertions. As an aid in distinction, the insertions gg will be in parenthesis. 413 Dress Etlquetlc: The dress should always be adapted to the occasion. For a morning dress, a loosely made one, high in the neck, with sleeves fast- ened at the wrist with a band, and a belt. For a walking dress the skirt should be allowed only to touch the ground. Jewels are an ornament to women, but a blemish to men. They usually bespeak either effeminacy or love of display, although a little concession in this respect may be made. The man of good taste will wear a handsome sig- net-ring, a scarf-pin, which is neither large nor showy, and a light rather thin watch- guard. fThe well-dressed man will not have any gold teeth this year, unless he is willing to be known as a Hash in the par1 .l . t2l.Efiquet1'c 011 Calls: i A lady, when calling, keeps her parasol in her hand. lf you find yourself intruding upon lunch or early dinner-hour, do not prolong your call. fHow- ever, if they are having roast turkey, our table etiquette may come in handy.j Persons who do not keep a carriage should not make visits of ceremony in wet weather. It is ill-bred to enter a drawing-room, with a handsome carpet on it, with muddy boots, and spattered garments, and stand a dripping umbrella beside you. It is a breach of etiquette to take a dog with you when making a call. QI-Iowever, it is per- missible for a wife to take friend hubby with her in the eveningj It is a breach of etiquette to resume your seat after having once left it to say adieu. fAvoid this breach by saying cheerio .j fill Table' Etiquette: ' Never smack your lips when eating. Never pick your teeth at the table. CHow- ever false teeth may be removed from your mouth, after first raising your napkin, to shield this action. They then may accidentally slip into the soup, or be cleansed with the table cloth. The reverse action will once more hnd the teeth in your mouthj Never put your Fingers in your mouth. Never put your knife in your mouth. flt is dangerousj Never speak when you have food in your mouth. tSee etiquette on conversatiorrj Never be guilty of scraping your plate or tilting it to get the last drop of anything it may contain, or wiping it out with a piece of bread. Never use the tablecloth to wipe your mouth or lingers. Never play with your knife and fork, salt seller, or balance a spoon on your glass. Never dip a piece of bread into the pre- serves, or gravy, and then bite it. Never pour tea or coffee into the saucer to cool, nor drink from the saucer. QA hat may be used to fan the contentsj tll Street Etiqlcellvz Avoid swinging the arms, it is an awkward and ill-bred habit. A lady should avoid walking very rapidly. lt is very ungraceful and unbecoming, CIS my face red?j General salutations of a mixed company are not in vogue in the best society. Never will a gentleman so far imitate a vulgar clown, as to slap a friend on the back, poke him in the ribs, or by clapping his hand upon his shoulder. It is equally rude to use a familiar shout or Hello, old boy, or any other hail fellow well met phrase of salu- tation. fW'hen you meet a person never say I'm pleased to meet you, or upon leaving, even 'though you might be a barrister- I'll be suing you. j A gentleman will not smoke when walking with a lady. He should even decline to do so, though he may be asked to continue. fEti- quette does not say what a gentleman does

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THE HOlI'I.IiR,1934 to grow impatient and finally he spoke. I'll question the prisoners myself. Now tell me your names. James McCabe, Gordon Miller, David Allen, Gilbert Walker, George Plaxton, VVilkie Jordon, Frances Page, Betty Brimson, Marion Bowen, Betty Lawson, Margaret Saunders, Hap. Rice, Benjamin Field, Mabel Steele, Helen Mack. Mr. Ayers : You're charged with ambition. Judge, to the jury, Guilty or not guilty? Guiltyl The sentence is many years of success. Next case. Your honour, the following people are charged with being original, each has chosen a different line of study, said Mr. Clark: Helen Smith, dental nursing: Betty Hird, the librarian's course at O.C.E.g John Hazelton at St. Michael's in Science: John Dowling, attending High School in St. Catharinesg Pat Henry at L'.C.C.g Gertrude Berkley at the Ontario College of Art, Betsy Cockin at Cen- tral Techg Dorothy Jackson at Branksome Hall, Kenneth Carr at Queens, and Alberta Jordan at McGill. They have sentenced themselves to a term of hard labour. Case dismissed. Next. At these words all the doors were flung open and student after student crowded into the hall, joining hands they danced around the room, encircling judge and jury and giving vent to lusty Varsity cheers. The judge ham- mered for silence. VVe make no charge against you, but we wish to know what you are doing. XVill you carry on, Mr. Clark and from his lists came these facts: In S.P.S. are Norman Spall, Arthur Breakey, Beverley Lewis, Albert Hopkins CAI Hop to most of usjg Eliot Jacobs, Fred Brunke, Donald VVillmot, Robert Stroud, Frank P. Mundy, Clifton Lumbers, Cyril Pidduck and Ross Rogers. In C. 8: F. are John Grant, Paddy Tafts, Robert Sleeth, Elgin Armstrong. Three out of the four girls in first year C. 8: F. are from North Toronto, they are: Eurith Cam- bell, Marjory McIntosh and Constance Brace. In Pass Arts are Mildred Gissing, Sandy Mac- Pherson, Louise Beckley, Hazel Rollaston, Pagt' Thirty-Niue Yvonne Ford and Lois Massey. Others at Varsity are: Margaret Bealey, Shireen Huddleston, Edna May Quentin, and Jean Morrison in English and History, Ruth Perry in Sociology at U.C.g Norma Sum- merville, Sylvia Melson, 'Wildred Frances and Dorothy Henderson in Household Economicsg Keith Duckworth in Architecture, Merle Mc- Bride in P.T. Training at V.C., Lena Tod in Moderns at YC., Evelyn McAndrews taking French and English, Marion Patton and Arthur Peacy in Political Science. Alex. Mc- Naughton, Cameron McLean, Jean McCabe, James A'Court and June XVolfenden are also to be seen on the campus. Of the following no trace has been found: Edna Brown, Max Campbell, Insurance Brok- er, Edith Carter, Ruth Channell, George Fox, Jeanne Hartlield, Harold Houser, Jean May- bee, John Adams, Robert Burk, Zelda Dunkel- man, Le Roy Glucksberg, Laird Hemphill, Mirabell Capes, John Douse, VVilliam John- son, Aileen McClelland, George Plummer, un- employed, Gertrude Rea, Mary Skill, Jack VVatt, Marjory Nicholson, Henry Singleton. Evelyn Smallwood, Douglas XVaddell, Varsity, Douglas Butler, Mary Campbell, Douglas Crow, Robert Dyer, Ruth Evans, Elizabeth Fletcher. John Arnold, law office, XVray Bar- tram, Norman Kirk, Bateson Blare, Grace Breuls, Tom Callahan, Gladys Cockborn, George Dewart, George F. Mewbery, Mar- garet Pratt, Ronald Gibbard, workingg Jeanne Hull, Marjory Laidlaw, Dorothy Otter, Nor- mal, Patrick Abbot, Charles Sweet, Doris Zeigler, Harold Bell, Daniel Fletcher, Arthur Hurlburt, Joe King, John King, prospectorg Laya Rotenberg, Stella Steel and Richard Allen. The seats around me had filled up and I was no longer alone. Phyllis Morgan was there, and Alfred Henderson and Courtenay Bensen, and they were frowning even as I was. And you four thundered the prosecuting attorney, like Danton denouncing his enemies, what about you ? 'fVVe are all studying law-and we don't think much of the way this court is run! Pop! Pop! Pop! I awoke with a start to find the editor at the door demanding this write-up.

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THE HOlI'LlfR, 103-1 when a lady asks him for a cigarette.l Never offer to shake h a n d s with a lady in the street if you have on dark gloves, as you may spoil her light ones. A gentleman may bow to a lady seated at a window, if he is passing on the street, but he must not bow from a window to a lady on the street. A lady arriving at home should always dis- miss her escort with thanks. A gentleman should not enter the house, although invited to do so, unless for some special reason. tsuch as to phone his wife, and tell her not to wait up for him, that he is at the club. If this excuse is time-worn, one might use that instituted re- cently by a gen- tleman in May VVest's h o in e town, that he is in conference with the boa1'd of directorsj Ml Riding and Drizfizig Etiqizeffci On horseback a lady salutes by bowing slightly. A gentleman, grasping reins and whip in his left hand, raises his hat slightly with his right, at the same time inclining the body forward. tlle careful! Don't fall.l In driving, when the carriage is driven by a coachman, the seat facing the horses is the seat of honor, and must always be left for the ladiesg no gentleman should take the seat beside the lady, but the opposite seat, unless he is her husband. lf the lady be timid, a gentleman must respect her feelings and accommodate his pace to her wishes. No gentleman, when driving with a lady, will put his arm across the back of the seat. Such a piece of impertinence a lady should resent. fPlease, Mr. Zilch.5 f6j Etiquette of the Ball: The floor, after the removal of the carpet, must be well waxed, polished, and perfectly even. NVhere this is impossible, a crumb Puyft' liorfy-Om' cloth or a piece of linen thoroughly well stretched over the carpet is the next best thing. livery ball opens with a march, then a quad- rille, followed by a waltz. The French custom of giving hot soup is becoming fashionable, and will be found very acceptable. tHowever, this might lead to party crashing by the bread line.l In waltzing with a young lady, a gentleman must never encircle her waist until the dance commences, and drop his arm from around her as soon as the music ceases. t'l'he per- fect ultra gentleman will drop his arm, seven to ten bars from the end. lfor a small tip, the young blade may arrange a set of signals with the maestro in attendancefl Lead the lady through the tluadrille, don't drag her. Never stand up to dance unless you are acquainted with the figures, and know some of the steps. llance quietly. Do not kick and caper about, nor sway your body, but let your motion be from the hips downward. tXYell, strike me sixth vertebral Q75 Hola! Et'iqzn'1tc For I.adit'x: XYhen you are compelled escort, you should provide letter of introduction to the hotel. If a gentleman at the sam any civility, such as passing to travel without yourself with a proprietor of the e table shows you an article to you, you must thank him, but not start a conver- sation. To use the piano of a hotel, when others are in the TOOIH, is rude and ill-bred, to sing is even worse. tlf you must sing, be sure, however, it's not The Last Round Up .l 512111: SIIAPIRO PS.-lf, after reading this summary, you would like to change your ethics, get in touch with your nearest Hudson-Ethics dealer.M-B.S. 70 X? X an IX fl V Q :- fist? 5 Xt