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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 10

"Ab English newspaper lias lately been conducting a competition for the best definition of a “lady.*' Here are some of the prize-winning answers:— One whose behaviour is actuated less by rigid adherence to formal rules of etiquette than by genuine regard for the feelings of other people. 1 person of charm, refinement, kindliness, and generosity, whose consideration for others, whether rich or poor,

i ia her first thought always. A woman husbands admire and i wives trust. One whom children and animals in* i stinctively love, women respect, and in whose presence all men are gentlemen. One who says she doesn’t like champagne when she knows you can’t afford it.