Copyright, 1900, by
MRS. S. M. I. HENRY.

Preface.

Let no one who shall do me the honor toread this little book suppose that I have been“laying down a lot of rules.” The mostthat I have attempted is to point out someof those regulations which the experiences ofthoughtful men and women of the world havefound necessary to good social order, as wellas some of those things that a long experiencein work for the unfortunate has discoveredas requisite to the prevention ofscandals and consequent ostracism.

To have seen conscientious young menand women struggling against the awful currentof popular reproach because of certainthings in conduct which, while innocent tothem, have inevitably aroused suspicion ina suspicious world, is to at least wish to helpthose who have asked help, or who are willingto receive it, to the end that they mayivacquire that sort of knowledge which shallenable them to avoid such peril and contempt.

The questions which appear in these pagesare bona fide questions, written and sent tome by those who asked them for themselvesor others. The positions taken are all basedon what I believe to be principles whichmust lie at the foundation of any social lifethat would keep itself unspotted from theworld, and which can be used as a testimonyto the gospel in the sight of a wicked anduntoward generation.

I have not written for the world. Manywriters have done that. Nor have I writtenfor the nominal Christian; but for those whoare earnestly looking for the best means ofserving God and humanity, while they arealso looking for that blessed hope,—the gloriousappearing of our Lord.

S. M. I. Henry.

Good Form.

I.

“Good form” is especially a societyphrase, but it is full of meaning, suchas has a direct bearing on even the life andwalk of a missionary. It is of sufficient importanceto engage the attention of any whowould become cultured, and is practical andsimple enough to become a subject of studyin the most common, isolated home, in whichchildren are growing up.

It is in good and bad form that is founda large share of all that difference whichdistinguishes the lady or gentleman fromthe slattern and the boor; and in the considerationgiven to this question of mannersit is once again true that “the children ofthis world are wiser than the children oflight.” Luke 16:8.

One of the first efforts that men or womenwill make if they have an “ax to grind,” or“something to borrow,” will be to appearwell. If they have anything “to push,” anadvantage to secure, which makes it necessarythat some i

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