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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
9
Never,
in
speaking
to
a
married
lady,
enquire
for
her
husband,
or,
if
a
gentleman,
ask
for
his
wife.
The
elegant
way
is
to
call
the
absent
party
by
their
name;
ask
Mr.
Smith
how
Mrs.
Smith
is,
or
enquire
of
Mrs.
Jones
for
Mr.
Jones,
but
never
for
"your
husband"
or
"your
wife."
On
the
other
hand,
if
you
are
married,
never
speak
of
your
husband
as
your
"lord,"
"husband,"
or
"good
man,"
avoid,
also,
unless
amongst
relatives,
calling
him
by
his
Christian
name.
If
you
wish
others
to
respect
him,
show
by
speaking
of
him
in
respectful
terms
that
you
do
so
yourself.
If
either
your
own
husband
or
your
friend's
is
in
the
army
or
navy,
or
can
claim
the
Dr.,
Prof.,
or
any
other
prefix
to
his
name,
there
is
no
impropriety
in
speaking
of
him
as
the
colonel,
doctor,
or
whatever
his
title
may
be.
It
is
a
mark
of
ill-breeding
to
use
French
phrases
or
words,
unless
you
are
sure
your
companion
is
a
French
scholar,
and,
even
then,
it
is
best
to
avoid
them.
Above
all,
do
not
use
any
foreign
word
or
phrase,
unless
you
have
the
language
perfectly
at
your
command.
I
heard
a
lady
once
use
a
Spanish
quotation;
she
had
mastered
that
one
sentence
alone;
but
a
Cuban
gentleman,
delighted
to
meet
an
American
who
could
converse
with
him
in
his
own
tongue,
immediately
addressed
her
in
Spanish.
Embarrassed
and
ashamed,
she
was
obliged
to
confess
that
her
knowledge
of
the
language
was
confined
to
one
quotation.
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