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Forms, Letters, French Phrases, Etc (Au revoir or better A revoir)

6. Au revoir, or, better, A revoir, 7. Bal masqué, 8. Blasé, 9. Billet-doux, 10. Bon jour, 11. Bon mot, 12. Bon soir, 13. Bon ton, 14. Carte blanche, 15. Chacun a son gout, Château en Espagne, 16. 17. Chef d'Oeuvre, 18. Chèr ami, 19. Chère amie, 20. Ci-devant, 21. Comme il faut, • 22. Compagnon de voyage, 23. Costume de rigeuer, 24. Coup d'Oeil, 25. Début, • 26. Dénouement, 27. Dot,. 28. Double entendre, 29. Eclat, 30. Elite, 31. Embonpoint, 32. Encore, 33. Ennuie, 34. En regle, 35. • • Entente cordial 36. Entrée, 37. Entre nous, 38. E. P. (En personne) 39. E. V. (En ville), 40. Faux pas, 41. Fête, 42. Fête champetre, 43. Haut ton, • • • • 44. Jeu d'esprit, 45. Nom de plume, 46. Nous verrons, 47. On dit, 48. Outré, 49. Parvenu, 50. P. P. C. (Pour prendre congé), 51. R. S. V. P. (Respondez s'il vous plait), 52. Soi-disant, 53. Soirée, 54. Soirée Dansante. 55. Tête-a-tête, 56. Tout ensemble, 57. Vis-a-Vis, • • • • • • • • • Correct.

Until we meet again.

Masked ball.

Faded, satiated.

Love-letter.

Good day.

A witty saying Good night.

Good style, fashion.

Full power (literally, a blank card).

Each to his taste.

Air castles (literally, castles in Spain).

A masterpiece.

Dear friend (male).

Dear friend (female), Former.

Correct, as it should be.

Traveling comrade.

Full dress.

A glance (literally, a stroke of the eye).

First appearance.

The sequel, disclosure.

Dowry.

Double meaning.

Dash, brilliance.

Very select, choice Fatness.

Again.

Lassitude, weariness.

Regularly, properly.

Amicable relation.

Entrance.

Between us.

In person.

In the town, or city.

False step.

An entertainment.

Rural entertainment.

High fashion.

A witticism (literally, play of words).

Assumed literary name.

We shall see.

They say.

Garish, ridiculous.

A would-be fashionable To take leave.

Please answer.

Self-styled.

Evening entertainment.

Dancing party, a ball.

Private, face to face (literally, head to head).

General appearance, the whole.

Facing, opposite.

XIII. Treatment of Children. 1. Never swear or use coarse language in the presence of children. 2. Never lower their self-respect by calling them harsh names. 3. Be free to praise a child judiciously when deserving. 4. Never break promises made to children; teach truth by example 5. If necessary to chastise a child, do not do so brutally. 6. Do not expect of children the judgment and care of older persons. 7. It is cruel to keep children up late at night, or to waken them early in the morning. They require and should have more sleep than grown persons. 8. Make of your child a companion, counsel with it and listen to its sorrows and joys as to those of a friend. 9. Do not cruelly repel its love and drive it to other confidants. 10. Do not embitter with brutality and harshness the only portion of life that can ever be happy. 11. A child should be dressed respectably; to cause it to wear coarse or ill-fitting clothes is sure to degrade it. 12. Teach a child the value of money. Let it have small sums to expend, but require an account to be kept, and then show to it whether its purchases are wise or not. 13. Reason with your children and show them the evils of vice, intemperance, and other bad habits. 14. Teach them to be careful, cleanly, considerate, true and honest. 15. Do not overtask them mentally or physically 16. Give plenty of time for recreation, and encourage healthful out-of-door games and exercises. 17. Teach by precept and example the observances of etiquette. How to eat correctly, how to enter a room, how to salute a person, etc., should be a part of the child's daily training.

XIV. Seventy-five Cardinal Rules of Etiquette: 1. IN riding, driving or walking, pass to the right. 2. A gentleman should insist on carrying any packages a lady may have. 3. A true lady will always thank any one who accommodates her, as by giving up a seat in a car, opening a door, etc. 4. No gentleman will stand on a corner, before a theater, or at the door of a church, and stare at or make remarks upon ladies. 5. No gentleman or lady will be guilty of the vulgarity of flirting. 6. A gentleman who has rendered any assistance to a lady must, as soon as the service is over, bow respectfully, and pass on. 7. A lady in crossing a muddy street should raise her dress gracefully, with one hand, only to the top of her shoes.