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the balance of deference due them quite even-Mrs. Thompson, this is Mrs. Brown; Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Thompson. In making men known to one another, the distinc­tions are not so finely drawn. A young man or a Introductions 5 bachelor is naturally presented to a much older gentleman, and a simple citizen to a senator, gov­ernor, or judge. Where age and dignities and titles play no part it is sufficient to say, Mr. Brown, Mr. Jones. SPECIAL INTRODUCTIONS N OT infrequently it happens that a man or woman, for a special reason, desires, and ma­noeuvres, by previous requests on both sides, to bring strangers together through the medium of an intro­duction. In such a case, the introduction should be accompanied by an expression of gratification as, for instance: It gives me great pleasure to present Mr. Brown to you, Mrs. Jones; or, This is Mr. Brown, Mrs. Jones; it gives me great pleasure to present him to you. Now and then a hostess, when making introduc­tions, can establish an immediate and pleasant under-standing between her guests by letting

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