Mrs Astor set great store by good manners, civility, kind remarks and the careful handling of umbrellas; Mrs Helmsley believed in loud words and elbows.

• 阿斯特尔夫人重视礼议，行为端庄，说话时态度和蔼可亲，总是审慎地举着雨伞；海茉斯丽夫人则信奉大喝雷鸣与肘关节(即武力)。