In walking with a woman a man chooses the outer side without any regard as to its being either the right or the left. In walking with two women he chooses the outer side also, and never walks between them.
A man walking with a woman returns a bow made to her, lifting his hat, although the one bowing is a stranger to him.
Ladies do not talk or call across the street.
Men should not smoke when driving or walking with women, nor on promenades much frequented, where they cannot remove the cigar from the mouth whenever meeting a woman.
One should never stare at another.
A man when meeting a woman who is walking and with whom he wishes to converse, does not allow her to stand while talking, but turns and walks with her.
A man cannot refuse to return the bow of any respectable woman. If he does not wish to recognize her he must avoid her.
It is much less rude for women to return a recognition coldly, and upon the next occasion to turn away or to avoid a meeting, than to give a “cut direct.”
A man precedes a woman in passing through a crowd; but women precede men under ordinary circumstances.
It is not proper for a young girl to walk alone with a young man after dark, unless she is engaged to him or he is a near relative of hers. A young woman should meet a young man with whom she has only a slight acquaintance under her father’s or a proper guardian’s roof. When he has become well acquainted with her and her family or friends, she may take occasional walks with him alone in the afternoon, but never in the evening.