DEAR BOB:
Tell that fellow on Mulberry Street that I will pay $135 a case for
Scotch and $90 for gin _delivered_ and not a cent more. W. G. T.
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Vision and Ingenuity in Courtship _The problem of an introduction when
there is no mutual acquaintance is sometimes perplexing. But the young
man, having had the good taste to purchase a copy of_ PERFECT BEHAVIOR,
_is having no difficulty. He has fastened a rope across the sidewalk in
front of the lady’s house and, with the aid of a match and some
kerosene, has set fire to the house. Driven by the heat, the young lady
will eventually emerge and in her haste will fall over the rope. To a
gentleman of gallantry and ingenuity the rest should be comparatively
simple._
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“Say It with Flowers” _A knowledge of the language of flowers is
essential to a successful courtship and may avoid much unnecessary
pain. With the best intentions in the world the young man is about to
present the young lady with a flower of whose meaning he is in total
ignorance. The young lady, being a faithful student of_ PERFECT
BEHAVIOR, _knows its exact meaning and it will be perfectly correct for
her to turn and, with a frigid bow, break the pot over the young man’s
head. Alas, how differently this romance might have ended if the
so-called “friends” of the young man had tactfully but firmly pointed
out to him the value of a book on etiquette such as_ PERFECT BEHAVIOR.