Country Life reveals 39 rules for being the perfect modern lady | Daily Mail Online
Mrs V fails on number 7, her gin & tonics are OK but her Lasagne needs work.
So who is over Plucked or has soggy tats?
Mrs V fails on number 7, her gin & tonics are OK but her Lasagne needs work.
39 RULES FOR HOW TO BE A MODERN LADY
1. Finds laughter is the best medicine.
2. Can say 'thank you' no matter where she is in the world.
3. Cooks perfect, crispy roast potatoes.
4. Offers to split the bill.
5. Knows that everyone, including herself, improves with age.
6. Offers the builder a cup of tea.
7. Excels at making love, lasagne and long gin and tonics.
8. Can silence a man with a stare and make a dog lie down with a hand signal - and vice versa.
9. Can imitate Piglet and Pooh voices for a bedtime story.
10. Prefers Mr Knightley to Mr Wickham, but is secretly in love with Rupert Campbell-Black.
11. Never downs a drink in one, unless it's a shot of tequila.
12. Is aware that the school run and dog walking do not require full make-up.
13. Never wears shoes she can't walk in.
14. Knows when a man is spoken for.
15. Can paunch a rabbit, pluck a pheasant and gut a fish, but allows men the privilege.
16. Remembers her godchildren's birthdays.
17. Knows songs for a long car journey.
18. Is neither early for a dinner party nor late for church.
19. Doesn't over-pluck her eyebrows.
20. Knows how to deflect a lecher with grace, and a proposal with kindness.
21. Comforts nervous flyers.
22. Would never have Botox.
23. Knows when to let a man think it's his idea.
24. Would never own a handbag dog.
25. Can tie - and untie - a bow tie.
26. Might not understand the rules of rugby and cricket, but enjoys the game anyway.
27. Knows when to take control in the bedroom and the boardroom.
28. Knows the difference between Bentley & Skinner and Baddiel and Skinner.
29. Instills manners in her children, but lets their characters flourish.
30. Knows when to deadhead a rose.
31. Is never afraid to overdress.
32. Can handle a sports car, a sit-on mower and a ski lift.
33. Knows when to stop dyeing her hair.
34. Teaches her son to iron his shirts and her daughter to change a fuse.
35. Owns a little black dress.
36. Always has a hanky.
37. Knows that 'brevity is the soul of lingerie'.
38. Has kissed several frogs and made them feel like princes.
39. However lucky in life, she doesn't boast on Facebook.
1. Finds laughter is the best medicine.
2. Can say 'thank you' no matter where she is in the world.
3. Cooks perfect, crispy roast potatoes.
4. Offers to split the bill.
5. Knows that everyone, including herself, improves with age.
6. Offers the builder a cup of tea.
7. Excels at making love, lasagne and long gin and tonics.
8. Can silence a man with a stare and make a dog lie down with a hand signal - and vice versa.
9. Can imitate Piglet and Pooh voices for a bedtime story.
10. Prefers Mr Knightley to Mr Wickham, but is secretly in love with Rupert Campbell-Black.
11. Never downs a drink in one, unless it's a shot of tequila.
12. Is aware that the school run and dog walking do not require full make-up.
13. Never wears shoes she can't walk in.
14. Knows when a man is spoken for.
15. Can paunch a rabbit, pluck a pheasant and gut a fish, but allows men the privilege.
16. Remembers her godchildren's birthdays.
17. Knows songs for a long car journey.
18. Is neither early for a dinner party nor late for church.
19. Doesn't over-pluck her eyebrows.
20. Knows how to deflect a lecher with grace, and a proposal with kindness.
21. Comforts nervous flyers.
22. Would never have Botox.
23. Knows when to let a man think it's his idea.
24. Would never own a handbag dog.
25. Can tie - and untie - a bow tie.
26. Might not understand the rules of rugby and cricket, but enjoys the game anyway.
27. Knows when to take control in the bedroom and the boardroom.
28. Knows the difference between Bentley & Skinner and Baddiel and Skinner.
29. Instills manners in her children, but lets their characters flourish.
30. Knows when to deadhead a rose.
31. Is never afraid to overdress.
32. Can handle a sports car, a sit-on mower and a ski lift.
33. Knows when to stop dyeing her hair.
34. Teaches her son to iron his shirts and her daughter to change a fuse.
35. Owns a little black dress.
36. Always has a hanky.
37. Knows that 'brevity is the soul of lingerie'.
38. Has kissed several frogs and made them feel like princes.
39. However lucky in life, she doesn't boast on Facebook.
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