The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-13

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there may be no excuse for misbehsyior,
even in the htmblest spheres Of society, ;
bs.c,eleat Fss.lA 1satlsman efsNMs90
g1li Asd yer4 q le2d brselia
chased for the small sum Of forty confines,
or, in English coin, fourpence. tis adorned
With : piesase| oDAa1sat1Xs; bsvNlke days
of the Grand Monarque true politeness, the
principles Of which are now within the reach
| Of every one Who is fortunate enough 10 have
Nn6peSee, cold only b acq16ed lG ~ -
13dpAorS Of 4 tourt. Indeed, Ant4 ~ cInab
u the iAst century, no attempt seems To have
been made to soften the manners of the peo-
pie by means pf plain directions for conduct
at Ill the CREST eeremonies of sxistsuce, such
as dinpef pAnses, funerals, hllA, mortgages,
ETC. The advice given by Lord Chesterfield
in his celebrated Letters was Of too general
character, and it was expressed to one who
already knew that he onght not to eat meat
With his fingers, and that if bis neighbor, 1t .
diuDer party, Happened 70 b blind, it would
be accounted bad taste to mix mustard with
his preserves. The rules for behavior posted
up BY Cstharine IL on the walls Of the Her
mitage were only meant for her own guests;
OF they, perhaps, might be regarded q cen<
stitnting the earliest guide to good manners
| in direct prlctical style. A good claim,
however, might be put in for the cookery
| book known as 'aLa Cuisiniere Bourgeoise,'
which appeared toward the end of The sigh-
teenth century, and in which ARD 10 b foend
directions not only for cooking dinners, but
also for eating them. The author or the
suih0ress Of Ma Cuisiniess Bonsgeoiss' has
bssn remeseH plandsred, aad 81 aat Do.
more impostes, Mfs 0lasss, among tie rot.
Many Of the rules given by "La Cuisiniere
Bourgeoise" for behaving prettily at the Ia
reproduced, by French writer's a. well as by
English. 1t was in the pages Of this work
that diners out we're, for the FIRST time, pub.
hcly cautioned against digging their elbows
too violently into their neighbour ribs, point
ing out to the host the pieces they would like
to be helped to, uttering EXPLANATIONS of dis
gust if they were left too long without being
served, and SO on. All this, and more than
this, may now be learned from the page OF
our fourpenny friend. He treats not only o6
manners, but also of morals, which for really
e1sesnt manners be conidsrs . useful basis
Bnt manner, wherever you got them nom,
you must have. Some philosophsra heAss,
have declared politeness to be only q mask.
Let it be mask, only don't forget to wear
it.
Without riAing the contents of book
which may be purchased complete for foar>
pence, we may yet be allowed to giye- some
notion of its value by q few extracts: II,
then, you are invited out TO dinnas it is un-
becoming, according to the author, to take
dog with you. a. s,sN.s
when you are about to begin eating, donot
turn your sleeves up as though you were go>
ipS TO wash yopf hands. ~ 4
Do not tread upon any ones feet under the
table.
If YOU want 10 give an order to sservsnt,
do lot call him 'swaiter;n remember thai
you IRE not in q tavern. &s#
Do not hold your plate out, or sdopt any
other maneuver with the view of being helped
first
Only men who are decidedly iiibred take
salt with their fingers.
If you want to be in the latest fashion,
hold your fork In your left hand.
DO pot throw your homes under the table,
or anywhere in the room. Place them on
the edge ofyour plate.
If you have 1 bone in your fingers, do not
gnaw j. too closely, - Il yeu we're jackal.
Never criticise what is given yon, or com
pare it TO dish which you found much better
at some othet Honss. ~sw
DO not wipe your fugeri on the tablecloth.
The English wipe their fingers and their
knifes also on a piece of Bread but this is
not the custom in France
Finally, the guest is enjoined not to sing
at dessert, unlas be is asked; not to pelt
other guests with pieces of bread; and. If
As7pBe dsres to drink out ofa lady's eiaM
under pretense of guessing her thoughts, to
have hir thrown out of the window as an i'm
pertinent, i'll bred man
At . bali-it must not be forgoston thas the
scene is laid in Francs-you are to abstain
from talking to your partner; if you can't
help il, say as little to her as possible, and
say Il quietly. 3 E&&1t s. ~
Young ladies', on their side, are not to
stare with effr5ntery'i at the gentleman they
are dancing With. They must reply "civiliy,"
if they are spoken to, but not SO as to en-
gage their partners in regular conversation.
1t appears that there 10 q certain etiquette
to be observed even in a shower of rain
that a gentleman may offer the shelter Of his
umbrella to lady with whom he has no &C.
quaintance, but. the offer once accepted, he
must not speak Ito her. 1t would be thought
odd, however; for lady to offer her an
brella to strange gentleman.