How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
[Carrie] noticed suddenly that Mrs. Vance's manner had rather stiffened under the gaze of handsome men and elegantly dressed ladies, whose glances were not modified by any rules of propriety. To stare seemed the proper and natural thing. Carrie found herself stared at and ogled. Men in flawless top-coats, high hats, and silver-headed walking sticks elbowed near and looked too often into conscious eyes. (31.56)
Tsk, tsk. It's not polite to stare… except in this case when men staring at women (and women staring at women) is "the proper and natural thing." We might even say that the women themselves (in this fashion parade scene) invite their own objectification.