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a good grace but suppose he be a worthy man, and only diS0gYeeGbLe- let it be that ertrGneOas circumstances, which is the case in a thousand instances, makes it desirable on the lady's part that no acquaintance should be cultivated between them. If she possesses good feelings which makes it painful for her to wound the sensibiities of a worthy indi- vldual. she will feel in sad dilemma when the person she desired to avoid makes her po- lite bow ofrecognition. For the ladies' sake 1t is proper that it should be considered a sane qua non of etiquette that the lady should bow first, and acknowledge the right of male to claim her acquaintance.

 The reason why a gentleman should de- sire such rule of etiquette is set forth ably Tn the paragraph quoted. It is seldom that a gentleman meets lady, especially if it be Tn . crowded throughfare- Washington street, for instance, at noon-but what he considers his gallantry and title to be considered mas- ter of gentlemanly department (which is half the battle) somewhat at stake in the manner in which he makes his bow. He therefore has for the moment an extra quantity of min- gled sensations crowding upon him, and the feeling that he is the object of the gaze of many. He bows. What if there should be no return! What fthe lady turns her head the other way and ps sses on, or slowly put ting up her eye glass, looks at him sharply, as much as to say, who are you, who dare take such libeIties!

 The unfortunate wight is conflusticated in 8 moment-he hesitates a moment like a horse with the blind staggers- looks in the faces of all about him with an involuntary motion, to see how many are laughing at him. His selfesteem is lessened at least ten pegs. He walks hastily on, with jaunty air of pretended carelesshess, or else, sneaks away in utter confusion. The gentlemen, for their own security, should therefore insist upon this law. There should be convention of the high fashionable powers, and bulletin issued to the world, enforcing this valuable, indeed, necessary resolution.