The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-04-20
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gains to please her husband after as be
fore marriage, and vice versa; bot
: should stand on d constant and equa
: footing Of politeness Nothing is cleare
then eqality Of the sexes in their re
spective spheres.
Speak as fully as you have a mind t,
Of your own faults TO a friend, but dom
mention his unless you desire to max,
an eternal enemy; be sincere, however
and tell your friends always the truth
though not the whole truth. Be indul
gent and tolerant with all, and oblige
people as a matter of course and without
expecting any great shakes from them
in return; even bleed for Others if neces.
sary, but never let the wool be feeced
Y off your back or pulled over your eyes.
The table is a throne which no revolu-
ton win ever overthrow. Always break
| your bread in pieces as you need it, and
never cut or bite it. When you are
called upon to eat an egg never leave
the shell uncrushed on your plate. AL
ways eat meat with your fork in the left
hand (cardinaD.
In escorting a lady into an eating
room offer her your left arm, and on
passing through the door pass first your
self and let your lady follow without
giving up your arm but under any
other circumstances passing before a
lady is rudeness. If there be no ladies
about when dinner is announced, go to
the rear of the column of men and pass
last, if you can, on the ground that the
last will always be esteemed the first in
pOliteness.
An important rule may be laid down
for all future use. When any one steps
aside at door and invites you to pass
foremost, stop and return him the favor
of this act of kindness; but if the per-
son insists, pass right ahead, while gra-
ciously saluting. Often much time is lost
over these door ceremonies which now
adays are wholly ridiculous, for they
were only in place when our forefathers,
immersed in ignorance, had not much |
time to think of anything else.
Never carry dog out visiting with |
you, and children only when their pres
ence is expressly requested; this holds
for soirees as we'll as visits.
1t is thoroughly unbecoming to be the
first to. sit down and unfold your napkin.
Let some one else take these delicate
obs off your handsome privileged
of course, particularly any
I'D lady Or gentleman bordering on their
When the master or mistress of table
ire helping out things and you are
'fered plate, never pass it to another,
s to do so would signify your intimate
'elief that they were ignorant. of the
BUSINESS on hand (cardinal).
Should fish or game be too far gone at
dinner don't eat of them, and keep
lum, unless you are called upon to de- s
ose, and then politely intimate that
yhile you have perfect confidence in 8
heir integrity, you are not fond of that s
kind of fish or fowl, as the t
ase may be. =
Never wipe your fingers on the table a
10Th, but on your napkin; the English O
'ipe their fingers as well as their knife
n a piece of bread-however, in France O
il not the custom. h
Those entitled by right to places of d
onor at a dinner-table are: First, old v
,lks second, ladies; third, state digni- v
sries (including national and municipal t
Dsses) fourth, literati and artists; fifth, |,
,lebrities (good) of any kind; sixth, Il
reigners. b
Laughing with those who laugh, u
eeping with those who weep, is not q
ypocrisy, but goodness of heart. o
Applause of all kinds should ever be "
,stowed sobeFly. h
REsnEIsCENcE OF CHARLOTTE CUsH n
ANA correspondent of the Ohio u
LIBERAL, who was present at one Of Char. N
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