of twenty and ninety are perfectly able to take care | of themselves if they want to, but that they usually | don’t want to | 95 points | 16. One who believes that when a woman is married she | does not necessarily because of this fact lose all | interest in the world | 82 points | 16a. Or in a good time | 83 points | 17. Boutonniere | 9 points | 18. Suspicion on the part of the villain that the hero | is a blockhead | 98 points | 19. Verbal statement of the above fact by the villain | 99 points | 20. Common sense | 100 points A FRENCH VEST POCKET DICTIONARY Containing such words and phrases, together with their pronunciation and meaning, as are necessary to the proper and complete understanding of the American “society play” in which they are generally employed. _Word or Phrase_ | _Pronunciation_ | _Meaning_ | | beau idéal | bue idol | To smoke a cigarette in a long | | holder. | | au fait | aw fête | To wear an artificial gardenia | | in the lapel of one’s | | evening coat. | | comme il faut | comma ill faugh | Literally: “As it should be.” | | To appear in the drawing-room | | in white tennis flannels. | | billet doux | Billie Deuce | Anything written | | on lavender stationery. | | bon soir | bun sour | Greetings! | | valet | valley | A comedy-relief Jap. | | ennui | en-wee | To glance nonchalantly through | | _Town Topics_, yawn and throw | | it back on the table. | | égalité | egg-all-light | Literally: “equality.” A | | servant who, learning that | | his master is in financial