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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ETIQUETTE WHAT TO WRITE WHAT TO DO WHAT TO WEAR WHAT TO SAY: 348 total pages.

Mrs. Edwards, may I present Mr. Vincent? is a form properly used on almost any occa­sion. Let me make you acquainted with is an awkward and now obsolete phrase. In introducing men to women, the woman's name is always spoken first and the gentleman presented to the lady. Very frequently, where a man introduces one of his own sex to a woman, he uses the following as being some-what more complimentary: Mrs. Edwards, Mr. Vin-cent wishes very much to be presented to you. When asking permission of a lady to bring up and introduce a man who is a stranger, it is only necessary to say, Miss Brown, may I present my friend Blank, he is very eager to know you. The imperative and too casual Mr. Brown, meet Mr. Jones has never been used by people of the best taste. In making a stranger known to a group of guests, a 4 Encyclopaedia of Etiquette host or hostess, if the newcomer is a woman, usually says, Mrs. Edwards, may I present Miss Brown, Miss Dora Brown, Captain Blank, and Doctor Jones? But should it be necessary to perform this ceremony in

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