A lady walking with two gentlemen should not take an arm of each; neither should a gentleman walk with a lady on each arm, unless at night, in coming from a place of amusement or passing through a crowd.
In walking with a lady who has your arm, should you have to cross the street, do not disengage your arm and go around upon the outside unless the lady’s comfort renders it necessary.
In walking with a lady, where it is necessary for you to proceed singly, always go before her.
ETIQUETTE OF RIDING.
The etiquette of riding is very exact and important. Remember that your left when in the saddle is called the near-side, and your right the off-side, and that you always mount on the near-side. In doing this, put your left foot in the stirrup; your left hand on the saddle; then, as you take a spring, throw your right leg over the animal’s back. Remember, also, that the rule of the road, both in riding and driving, is, that you keep to the right.
Never appear in public on horseback unless you have mastered the inelegancies attending a first appearance in the saddle, which you should do at a riding-school. A novice makes an exhibition of himself, and brings ridicule on his friends. Having got a “seat” by a little practice, bear in mind the advice conveyed in the old rhyme—
“Keep up your head and your heart,
Your hands and your heels keep down,
Press your knees close to your horse’s sides
And your elbows close to your own.”