Always hand a chair for a lady, pick up her glove and perform any little service she may seem to require.
Never attract attention to yourself by talking or laughing loudly in public gatherings.
Keep yourself quiet and composed under all circumstances. Do not get fidgety. If you feel that time drags heavily, do not let this be apparent to others by any visible sign of uneasiness.
Refrain from absent-mindedness in the presence of others. You pay them a poor compliment if you thus forget them.
Never refuse to accept an apology for an offense, and never hesitate to make one, if one is due from you.
Never answer another rudely or impatiently. Reply courteously, at whatever inconvenience to yourself.
Never intrude upon a business man or woman in business hours unless you wish to see them on business.
Never engage a person in private conversation in presence of others, nor make any mysterious allusions which no one else understands.
On entering a room, bow slightly as a general salutation, before speaking to each of the persons assembled.
Do not seem to notice by word or glance, the deformity of another.