HAT.
MEN—CALLING. When making a formal or brief call, the hat should be carried in the hand into the parlor.
In apologizing to a woman, opening a door, or rendering any service to a woman in public, or in answering a question, the hat should be raised.
When seeing a woman to her carriage, he should raise his hat upon closing the carriage door. When attentions are offered by another man to a woman whom he is escorting, a man raises his hat in acknowledgment of the courtesy and thanks the party.
In a street-car a man raises his hat when
giving his seat to a woman.
On the railroad a man removes his hat in
the parlor-car, but not in the day coach.
In an elevator a man should remove his
hat in the presence of women.
In hotels where corridors are reserved and used as places of meeting and recreation by the guests, no hats should be worn. Standing uncovered when talking to a woman on the street is generally embarrassing to her, and it is better to make a polite bow and replace it after a few seconds.
MOURNING. A crape band around the hat should be worn—the width of the band being determined by the character of the bereavement.
HIGH TEA. This is an elaborate entertainment,
and an elaborate menu is generally served.