THE etiquette of travel, like that of courtship and marriage, has
undergone several important changes with the advent of "democracy" and
the "mechanical age." Time was when travel was indulged in only by the
better classes of society and the rules of travellers' etiquette were
well defined and acknowledged by all. But Yankee ingenuity has indeed
brought the "mountain to Mahomet"; the "iron horse" and the "Pullman
coach" have, I believe, come to stay, bringing with them many new
customs and manners for the well-bred gentleman or lady who would travel
correctly. Truly, the "old order changeth" and it is, perhaps, only
proper that one should keep (if you will pardon the use of the word),
"abreast" of the times.
