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who are not in their own social "set." Slang may be excusable in shop
girls or baseball players, but never in the mouth of a young lady with
any pretensions to breeding. And the use of "darned" and "dog-goned" is
simply unpardonable. Notice, now, the way in which Miss Florence writes
the letter after, her mama has given her the proper instruction.

A Correct Letter from a Debutante to a Taxidermist Thanking Him for
Having Stuffed Her Pet Alice

Mr. Lloyd Epps, Taxidermist,
New York City.
DEAR SIR:

It is with sincere pleasure that I take my pen in hand to
compliment you upon the successful manner in which you have
rendered your services as taxidermist upon my late owl Alice.
Death in the animal kingdom is all too often regarded with an
unbecoming levity or, at least, a careless lack of sympathetic
appreciation, and it is with genuine feelings of gratitude that I
pen these lines upon the occasion of the receipt of the sample of
the excellent manner in which you have performed your task. Of
the same opinion is my father, a vice-president of the Guaranty
Trust Co., and himself a taxidermist of no inconsiderable merit,
who joins me in expressing to you our most grateful appreciation.
Sincerely yours,
FLORENCE ELIOT CHASE.
December 11, 1922.

{illustration caption = The young man is leaving the home of his host
in "high dudgeon." He is of the type rather slangily known among the
members of our younger set as "finale hopper" which means, in the
"King's English," one who is very fond of dancing. His indignation is
well founded, since it is not the custom among members of the socially
elite to comment in the presence of the guest on either the quantity of
soup consumed or the method of consumption adopted. These things should
be left for the privacy of the boudoir or smoking den where they will
afford much innocent amusement. Nor is the host mending matters by his
kindly meant but perhaps tactless offer of a nickel for carfare.}

{illustration caption = The gentleman with the excellent teeth has just
been guilty of a gross social error. Wrongly supposing that the secret
of popularity lies in a helpful spirit and having discovered that the
son of his hostess is about to enter a dental school, he has removed
the excellent teeth (false) from his mouth and passed them around for
inspection. The fact that the teeth are of the latest mode does not in
a