Country Life reveals its 39 rules for being the perfect modern lady (and if you've had Botox you're already out)

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Emma Watson is the perfect example of a modern lady and never over-plucks her brow

Ladies also offer their builder a cup of tea, excel at 'making love, lasagne and long gin and tonics' and prefer Mr Knightley to Mr Wickham but has a secret crush on Jilly Cooper's libidinous hero Rupert Campbell-Black.

Cooking the perfect roast potatoes and offering to the split the bill are just two qualities possessed by the modern lady, according to a magazine. 

Hot on its description of the qualities that make up the modern gentleman, Country Life magazine has listed the 39 attributes necessary for women in today's world. 

And according to the upper crust rural bible, natural-looking eyebrows are a must and owning a 'handbag' dog is a cardinal sin.

Other behavious includes never downing a drink in one, and knowing how to prepare a pheasant, rabbit and fish.

She knows how to deflect a lecher with kindess and a proposal with grace and knows all the best songs to ensure a long car journey passes quickly. 

Country Life said: 'We've heard all about the criteria that make a gentleman and our list - part serious, part tongue-in-cheek - seemed to strike such a chord in a society that desperately needs to be kinder to itself that we felt it was only fair to present the female view, too. 

'The central principle is the same - generosity and graciousness are more important than fine feathers and a lady can come from any walk of life - but there's one key difference: a capable lady knows when to let her gentleman take charge (or let him think so).'

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.

Guidelines to being a modern lady include cooking perfect roast potatoes and always make the builder tea

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.

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Cara Delevingne has a head start with her bold brows, left, while no modern lady should have Botox

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.

Source: Daily Mail