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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
31
You
may
not
be
able
to
obtain
a
stateroom
upon
all
occasions
when
traveling,
and
must
then
sleep
in
the
ladies'
cabin.
It
is
best,
in
this
case,
to
take
off
the
dress
only,
merely
loosening
the
stays
and
skirts,
and,
unless
you
are
sick,
you
may
sit
up
to
read
until
quite
a
late
hour.
Never
allow
your
escort
to
accompany
you
into
the
cabin.
The
saloon
is
open
always
to
both
ladies
and
gentlemen,
and
the
cabin
is
for
ladies
alone.
Many
ladies
are
sufficiently
ill-bred
to
ask
a
husband
or
brother
into
the
cabin,
and
keep
him
there
talking
for
an
hour
or
two,
totally
overlooking
the
fact
that
by
so
doing
she
may
be
keeping
others,
suffering,
perhaps,
with
sickness,
from
removing
their
dresses
to
lie
down.
Such
conduct
is
not
only
excessively
ill-bred,
but
intensely
selfish.
There
is
scarcely
any
situation
in
which
a
lady
can
be
placed,
more
admirably
adapted
to
test
her
good
breeding,
than
in
the
sleeping
cabin
of
a
steam-boat.
If
you
are
so
unfortunate
as
to
suffer
from
sea-sickness,
your
chances
for
usefulness
are
limited,
and
patient
suffering
your
only
resource.
In
this
case,
never
leave
home
without
a
straw-covered
bottle
of
brandy,
and
another
of
camphor,
in
your
carpet-bag.
If
you
are
not
sick,
be
very
careful
not
to
keep
the
chambermaid
from
those
who
are
suffering;
should
you
require
her
services,
dismiss
her
as
soon
as
possible.
As
acquaintances,
formed
during
a
journey,
are
not
recognized
afterwards,
unless
mutually
agreeable,
do
not
refuse
either
a
pleasant
word
or
any
little
offer
of
service
from
your
companions;
and,
on
the
other
hand,
be
ready
to
aid
them,
if
in
your
power.
In
every
case,
selfishness
is
the
root
of
all
ill-breeding,
and
it
is
never
more
conspicuously
displayed
than
in
traveling.
A
courteous
manner,
and
graceful
offer
of
service
are
valued
highly
when
offered,
and
the
giver
loses
nothing
by
her
civility.
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