Taking a Lady's Arm

Old-fashioned gentlemen still offer their arm, and it is and long will be in accordance with etiquette to do so. A lady must never sit on a gentleman's left because according to European etiquette, a lady on the left is not a lady. The owner always sits on the right-hand side of the rear seat of a carriage or a motor if driven by a coachman or chauffeur. If the vehicle belongs to a lady, she should take her own place always - unless she relinquishes it to a guest whose rank is above her own. Although this etiquette is not strictly observed in America, no gentleman should risk allowing even one foreigner to misinterpret a lady's position.