"The Perfect Gentleman" 1919, The Atlantic Monthly Press, Inc.

[SiBurning]

The Perfect Gentleman, by Ralph Bergengren

"Somewhere in the back of every man's mind there dwells a strange wistful desire to be thought a Perfect Gentleman. And this is much to his credit, for the Perfect Gentleman, as thus wistfully contemplated, is a high ideal of human behavior, although, in the narrower but honest admiration of many, he is also a Perfect ***. Thus, indeed, he comes down the centuries—a sort of Siamese Twins, each miraculously visible only to its own admirers; a worthy personage proceeding at one end of the connecting cartilage, and a popinjay prancing at the other."

A bit out of date, but does a gentleman really ever go out of style? Presented for historical interest and amusement.

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[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

Steve:
A very nice read...especially the chapters "Oh, Shining Shoes" and "Shaving Thoughts". There are some things, practices and/or traditions of being "The Perfect Gentleman" that never grow old ("Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days”. Doug Larson).

"A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out". George Bernard Shaw

 

[HoosierTrooper]

A bit out of date, but does a gentleman really ever go out of style?

Nope, and neither does being a Perfect ***.

 

[TheVez2]

I've read this before, it is great. Thanks for posting it again. I love this:

"the extraordinary-safety shaver, who buys each safety razor... and is never so happy as when about to try a new one. To a shaver of this class, cost is immaterial. ... He buys them secretly, lest his wife justly accuse him of extravagance"

Some things never change!

 

[rxonmymind]

Beautiful and thanks for theread.

 

[StillShaving]

A short quote from that ebook that says a lot: Dress Well—Behave Better.