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The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions by Walter Cox Green
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wait until she bows first.

After bowing to a woman, the man may
join her, and with her permission may walk
a short distance with her.

He should not stand in the street and converse
with her any length of time. She may
excuse herself and pass on. He should not
feel affronted.

If he meets a woman he does not know
accompanied by a man he does know, both
men bow.

The man accompanying her should bow
to every man or woman to whom she bows.

WOMEN. A woman's bow should be dignified--
a faint smile and a gentle inclination of the
head.

Women bow first to men when meeting in
the street. A man may bow first if the
acquaintance is intimate.

When walking with a man, and they meet
another unknown to her, but known to her
escort, both men bow. If she meets a friend,
man or woman, unknown to her escort, he
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