Country Life, that arbiter of all things gentrified, has published a new list of life skills you most possess if you wish to be a true modern lady.
Having previously offered a list of 39 key skills possessed by all true modern gentlemen – for example, ‘knows when not to say anything’, ‘wears his learning lightly’ – the magazine now offers similar guidance for refined lady-folk, based on the central principle that ‘generosity and graciousness are more important than fine feathers and a lady can come from any walk of life.’
The full article appears in the latest issue of Country Life, on sale now.
How many of the 39 criteria apply to you? Tick off all of the skills and abilities you possess to determine how much of a lady you really are.