Third printing, February, 1904.

Copyright, 1901.
by
JOHN A. CONE,
in the
United States
and
Great Britain.
Entered at Stationer's Hall,
London.
All Rights Reserved.

TO
MY MOTHER.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
The Man Who Pleases[1]
The Woman Who Charms[16]
The Art of Conversation[29]
Good English[37]
Tact in Conversation[48]
The Compliment of Attention[57]
The Voice[65]
Good Manners[73]
Dress[84]
The Optimist[97]
Personal Peculiarities[106]
Suggestions from Many Sources[114]

PREFACE.

The makers of books have been divided into two classes—the creators and the collectors. In preparing this volume the author has made no claim to a place in the first division, for he has been, to a great extent, only a collector. The facts which the book contains are familiar to intelligent people, and the only excuse offered for presenting them in a new dress is that we need to be reminded often of some truths with which we are most familiar.