. Modern manners and social forms . e ofenabling any one to ask a favor, should rarely be given—and never, unless the party to whom it is addressed isunder obligation to you. A letter of introduction should be left unsealed, andas the bearer is at liberty to read it, complimentaryphrases should be used sparingly. The form for such aletter will be found in the forms for letters given lateron in this work. CLAIMS OF THOSE INTKODUCED. When a formal introduction has taken place the par-ties have a certain claim on each other as bow of recognition should be exchanged on meet-ing,
. Modern manners and social forms . e ofenabling any one to ask a favor, should rarely be given—and never, unless the party to whom it is addressed isunder obligation to you. A letter of introduction should be left unsealed, andas the bearer is at liberty to read it, complimentaryphrases should be used sparingly. The form for such aletter will be found in the forms for letters given lateron in this work. CLAIMS OF THOSE INTKODUCED. When a formal introduction has taken place the par-ties have a certain claim on each other as bow of recognition should be exchanged on meet-ing, but the hand shaking is optional. If it is desiredto ripen the acquaintance into friendship a certainamount of cordiality should be shown, but even if oneof the parties wishes to prevent the acquaintance fromgoing further, a bow should not be refused. A directcut is rarely advisable unless there is some strongreason for it. There are other ways of checking anundesirable acquaintance, less rude and quite as effective. T would be an interesting study to trace the or-igin and development of our various formsof salutation, and also those which are ob-served by the other nations of the of the forms of salutation seem tohave had their origin in acts of worship,and each nation has its own peculiar forms,some of which are quite curious. Among theLaplanders, friends salute by rubbing theirnoses together, and the same custom prevails in some ofthe South Sea Islands. In some African tribes friendsgreet each other by rubbing their toes together, and insome other tribes they scratch each others heads. TheChinese bow low and hospitably ask Have you eatenyour rice? The Turk, with folded arms, bends very low,and the Hindoos nearly touch the ground with their Bedouin bestows his benediction with God grantyou a happy morning, and the Spaniard says God bewith you, sir. The Neapolitan piously says Grow inholiness, and the Hungarian God keep you well, whilethe E
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