, 1877-01-27
TABLE ETIQUETTE.

~ Hs EuHtT ~ 1'1 1F1PuHs.
CnIcAno, Jan. cJ.-Corrcspondcnta OF The
Home seem to have O Mott cordial understanding
with ono apothrr's palAtcs. Formulas fer daiaty
md toothsonc food, tho results Of moro than =
thousand pcns, overflow the wldo space 10 gra.
clously and generously Souchsafed them. All up.
pear to 10 In hnppy accord Gnstrouomleally, hut !
have observed that whoever ventures to touch upon
the subject OF manners at tho fabe, q matter
worthy oi the Incest attention, Instantly becomes
tha target for low hnny cpithcx, ~ sAoddy, sho5,
etc. Nay We hope for tho display Of bottcr
sp!rt, which Includes better manacrs, hereafter
III the most interesting department Of Saturdays
TNlnrNE~Ths Home.
The following article, written In excellent En-.
g1lsh Il do not know the authors nnine), IL 80 ap.
psopr!ate 10 thls occasion that will copy IL yer.
bat!1 ct 'tterat!n from my scsap.
"Aanaeks, says Emerson, "are the happy ways
Of delns thn.a; each, unee 4 stroke Of genius Ct
ol love- now repeated and hardened lnlo usage"
And, again, this nice observer declares that good
manners msdo up Of petty sactidccs, Thrse
two stateu,ents include both tho essence and tho
xutstancs Of genuine rollsensas. II must hare It's
root !u the feeling Of kindness that II may 1owcr
Into the beauty of behavior. Tho oid.llsh!oned
cplthrt "wcll-brel" seems to Us the high.
est praise Of man's or w0snan's conduct,
There ID poltcnrsa which II vt thp surfacs ouly;
thers Is m uublumlshcd courtesy Of bearlng which
implies M rrnlkindness Of feeling; t1ess IL kull
Ing psops!sty Of *essh ans action which Il assuu.ea
with the drraa.eoat, and The artificial soses. and
Ioaal ~ easily ~ t.oss Itnltn2s when the festlys
| occasion Il past. ltus onss breeding Is iu4saiu.
Nitrogen mud carbon. .i'hosphofas sad oxygen.
have nut more suatly fed asi1 mingled with ths
tissues, and built up the unconscious body through
H. y.u Of H. - ,han sa.s ~ ths
| ulsks ths spirit. ln cpnAct with thu ws1l.lted
person. you asen, ~ !nok uaek through that past
| which has nolded hin, and 10 seu 4 suFene hulnc,
With seutie,yoesd lnn,ales, courteous u speseh.
ons .asiisi. ps, pssnEija ..li sast aebsay Would
take the trouble u dress cxte!nly II he were GER
wvman Il . model Of usatness aud paln.taksng d
aprwaranee,-lTst, no doubt. becau,s ahs feels It
her duty y " n axEssable object in ths
~ esholas fs 4 .hs wsss In ;hs
she would pot lower hsr standard Of peupdcIy Ii,
| that regard, because her breeding would compel
| her to 6e true to her own ,astlutt Of Isdyhood.
Bs!nx veil bred, one must b. tree from those per
instinct which prefers snotliesx eolnfvEt 10 ones
own VIII hars been developed by years of cxer-
else Into The unconscious h.ble Of petty saerihce.
VI picking his teeth aftcf dinner tn tho tressnes
| Of the company; not that hs mcans to b. rude.
hus that tbs opefsttun In queaiiua removes ata.
a:.ec4bu sensation. nut the well. bred lnun could
never offend III that way. bee.uso hs would In
stlnctyely deny himself qualification which must
be puscll .ed ut this cost ot possible Annpyancs to
| others. Every awkwardnfss Of ulanueF ~ biting
cut or W The small Of ons's back (which Ii said to
bs tbs American cuslou, whl4tlinK. eating too fast
Us drtnk,nY audlbly. talking tat1istinctly inter.
kind srr aaafdtMa asasaaalAa 10 xvol bsesdiug fox
this same simple FeAxo0 that they occasion discou.
fost 10 sop,ebo4y.
Ixh while ihs well.bsed person ytslds Nm.
ht IL capable Of heroic rebellion when she form .!
politsnca4 cannot eoatslu The sptft. It "a rotated
IT ~ EnglisA King that b. oas day entertained 4