Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-20
:. THE DAILY PRESS
DAY. ...arovFmBER 30
Ttsaqes m FasnIOnable socIety,

, 10 Usages In Fashionable Society,
II yOu wish to pass for well. bred person,
I keep clean. II Il far better to dress coarsely
and out Of fashion, and bs strioIy clean, than
to covera dirty skin with the fnest and rich
est clothing. "A coarse shirt or calico dress
u not necessarily vulgar, but dirt is essential
lyrso A olean skin is as essential to hes tn
beauty and personal comfertt as u is g decen-
cy; and without health aud that perteot Tree
dom from physical disquiot which come only
from the normal action of all the functions OF
the bodily organs, your behavior never can
be satisfactory to yourself or ageeeabls to
others.
fail to scrape your shoes, and wipe them
on the mat, il the weather be muddy. Ne
Rlect of this duty is pretty strong proof Of
slOvenliness and vulgarity ut home.
Clean and white teeth are an absolute neces-
sity to any one who expects to pass muster ia
good society. Some people can keep their
teeth white without the aid Of washes OF pow
der, while for Others, it is necessary TO use
some oleansing substance daily. To keep the
mouth sweet and the teeth clean, it is general
Iy necessary to brush them always after eating,
and to scour them eDce q day. Powdered
myrth one part, to two or three parts of orris
root, is all that is necessary for tooth pow.
der. Scent it With any thing you may fancy,
and you then have the same tooth powder that
ecaries.
A bad breath Is frequently caused by dirty
mouth and decay ed teeth. Where it proceeds
from the stomach, IL can only be reci6ed by
dieting and taking Seiditz powders, OF some
other gentle eathartie. ..-
You will not, of course, 60 into company, or
sit down 10 the table With soiled hands, but
unless you hsbituste yourself 20 special care
of them, more or less dirt will be found lodged
under the nails. Clean them carefully every
time you wash your hands, aud keep them
smoothly and evenly Gu. Never pare or
scrspe your nails, pick your teeth, comb your
hair, or perform any of the necessary oper-
atiops Of tho toilet in company. All these
things should be cstefully attended to 10 the
privacy of your own room. To pick the nose,
dig the ears, OF scratch the head or any part
of the person in company is frightfully vul'
gar.
A gentleman should always wear clean
shirt. It is better to wear threadbare coat
than to have your shirt disrsputsble. Your
hat and boots must also be we'll brushed, If
you expect to pass for person of good breed
ing, BashfuIness or difidence is one of the
greatest obstacles with which young people
have to contend, and it can only be overcome
by resolute effort and practice. Never give
way to it. Go where you desire to go, and
overcome your difidence by self respect, self
reliance, and self control. Persevere in this
and you will conquer in due time.
Pulling out your watch in company unasket
is a mark of i'll breeding. 1t looks as thougl
You were tired of the company, and that tim
drsggsd heavily. If you desire to know tn
time, retire to some corner, or into anothe
room, and look at your watch uDnoticed.
Never offer a lady a costly gift unless yo
are engaged to marry her. It is in the high
est degree indelicate, and looks as thoug
you were desiIous of purchasing her good will
When you make q present to lady, use n
CEREMONY but give IL in an indirect aud indit
ferent way, as though it WAS of very ittl
consequence. Gifts given by ladies to gentle
men should not be purchased, but should b
the offspring of their gentle skill, such q
needle work, drawings or paintings. The 10
telligent reader will take notice of the wor
costly as used above; and not understand US a
referring to keepsakes of trivial pecuuiar
value, which may BIS given and received with
out impropriety, by either party.
Keep yourself free from strange tricks {
habits, such as thrusting out your tongue, cor
tinually swapping your fingers, rubbing you
hands, sighing aloud, gaping with neis
like a country fellow that has been sleeping
q hsylOft, or indeed with any noise. They a
limitations of the manners Of the mob, ar
are degrading to agent tleman. 1t is rude al
vulgar to lean your head back against fine pi
pered walls, and thus soil them. '
Never censure any one in conVersatio
whose religious belief or politics of any kin
are dlHeEent from your own. Ii ne lntru1
his ideas upon you ofensivey, be silent. b.
cause he shows his own ill breeding, it is q
reason why you should commit an imprepriet,
The right Of privacy is sacred, and shoul
always be respected. It is exceedingly in
proper to enter a private room, any. wher
without knocking. No relation, however il
timaie, will justify an abrupt intrusion upo
private apartment. So the trunks. boxs
packets, papers, and letters of every indivi
ual locked or unlocked sealed or uhseale
are sacred. 1t is i'll mannered even to open
book case, or to read a written paper iyir
open, without permission expressed or implis
Books in an open case or on center tabl
cards in & card case, and newspapers are pr
sumed to be open for examination. Be car
full where you go, wnat you read, and VIII
you handle, particularly in private apartment