The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1869-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hints on Etiquette.

tn act naturally is the first law of eti-
:Qrrtte. The next is to make others feel
at cr>o IN yonr presence. Politeness
caNunt veal he acquired after maturity.
It consists in IL desire t., please, and al
thrn-'l many have had the rnu rh edges
knocked off by cnntact with refined 90
cinty and stu1tnd rehearsal everv dav.
the great III intv of those who attenn nj
an n!':v2@! Saow Of g,ntl breeding euc-
crol on!y in milking themselves ridicu-
lou.. PnijtHn"ss s;,rinrs from the hearf
anil 'i',;" good acting on the staga. must
. b" ..I' tr make itself felt. There are
however, a f">v little things flsat can be-
practic",l without study, NIL their OBJ
servanc" will add very mach to your de-
portment. 4sa4y~
You shonld avoidth use of words or
the discussion afsnWects at all remote.
lin the presenceo of hose who may he YOUR
interiors in edncatigh or intellect.
Re careful not tosaaeetlle perpendicular
personal Il" too much eit betrays ego
tism.
Never correct any one III public for the
= Interpretation or wrong PRONUNCIATION
of a word.
Do not he boisterous or loud inxour
language; a hollow vessel makes The
greatest noise.
1t il very impolite to show q fisposi-
'tion to monnpolize the conversation, par-
ticnlarly when there nre older and mere
experienced persons present. A modest
yielding without any show of impatience.
! will elevate you in the estimation of all
present.
An observance of politeness and ceur-
tesy at home, will make it q matter of
ease when abroad. !
! To say ut the table "pass me-, or tspasa
the" g., savors of the boarding house.
and IL gross in the extreme. You should
say, may trouble you for the butter, or.
be kind enough to hand rae the tutter.
1t is not proper to use your knife to
|: convey food to your mouth, neither is it
. Necessary that you should transfer your
fork to the right hand IL you can use it
with ease in yoHr left: great many car
ry this to an extreme that is disgusting.
/ Do not pour your tea or coffee into
yo,ir s;lucer. 1t should he drank from
the cup. aud without noise, such as blow
ing nr sucking.
YOU arc not provided with napkin,
! it IL more proper to ase the hem of the
table cloth>to wipe your mouth than a
pocket handkerchief.
E; The custom of making two or three
! often acknowledgements to get off the
! glove to shake hands, is one Of the most
absurd of the age. and it's counterpart Is
that of apologiziRg. thus. excuse my
| glove" Anything that is embarrassing
! tn either party is impnlite, as ease is the
: great desideratnm. You might with the
t same propriety apologize to man for
! kicking him with ynur boat on, or keep
! him waiting in perpiexity until you get
1t OIL Each ara aationas ef impulse, on
! either extreuaa. s q ~
Never part company On the street. In
! meeting others sEaeEen9 your nace and
drop in behind. .nnd ff bath should max e
/: the sanae movement MT the aame4ime, do
not stop to quibile about who shall 20
first. step quickly in advance or behind
as the situation :aay require, =
Z! 1t ia not proper for a lady to bow across
the street in cities unless to q very init
mate acquaintance. In country towns it
u allowable. i ~ .s4tr
/ In Conversation never anticipate your
! eon1paninn's language or thougts ty sup
plying him with word. a good listen-
er il mordfiighly esteemed BY great
/. majority than good crater. 5
| On going into q church, theatRr or din
| ner, precede yoHr lady. and on coming
out let her pFeeefie you. III ssssS.e5 =.,. M II.
! Al t0 which side Ynu should take on
/ meeting ladies On the street, yau slioulsi
be governed hy conyenienee on the pari
of Tive lady. H che should be walking on
The aatside of the pavement itswouad Ger:
talnly be m Inconvenience to her til erssi
over, and rice gersG !; I'D flls, rnIe sisnn1d
hes4A pass To the aide that will least u
4 caAshnode her. while slae slsqs p hei
I course undisturue 1zdass.
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