The buttons of the braces

A man, who has just become rich, hires a footman who should instruct him on how to behave with ladies. In fact, he has an appointment with a lady who has a daughter of marriageable age. Not feeling sure of what he has just learned, he practices greeting everyone he meets on the street. Finally he arrives at the lady’s villa. In the living room he bows to the lady and her daughter, but one of the s…