The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-21

rude tauntS about the flight OF his country
men; upon which the learned editor of the
WARS of the Gaedhiil." ETC., sarcastically
remarks: "Such was the refinement of Scan
dinavian court manners at that time in Dub
lin." The provocatiOn, however, was intol-
cradle, and beyond the endurance OF Morse
flesh ana blood. They had no Trollope to
counsel them: when a wonsan filings. hyp'
There Is more to be learned about pouring
out tea and coffee than most ladies are will
ing to believe. III those decoctions are made
at the table, which is by far the best way,
they require experience, Judgment and ex-
actness; If they are brought on the table
ready made, it still requires judgment so TO
apportion them that they shall prove suffi-
cient in quantity for the family party. and
that the elder member rs shall have the strong
er cups. Often persons pour out tea who.
not being at all aware that the first cup is
the weakest, and that the tea grows stronger
as you proceed. bestow the poorest cup upon
the greatest stranger and give the strongest
very young member OF the family
who would have been better without any.
Where several cups of equal strength are
wanted you should pour little into each,
and then go back, inverting the order as you
fill them up, and then the strength will be
apportioned properly. This is so well IN
derstoOd in England that an experienced
pourer of tea waits till the cups of the COM
pany are returned to her before she fills any
second time, that all may share alike. You
should learn every ones taste in the matter
of sugar and cream, too, in order to suit
them in that respect. Delicacy and neat
ness may be shown in the manner OF hand
ling and rinsing the cups, of helping pei
sons TO sugar, and using the cream pot
without letting the cream run down from
the lip. There are thousand little niceties
which will occur TO you if you give due at
| tention to the business, and resolve to do 1t
Il Al - .Ee Il hon L. and
the ease and dignity OF a refined lady.
When you have once acquired good habits
in this department it will require less atten
/ ton, and YOU will always do il in the best
way without thinking much about it. A
very happy match once grew out of the adj
miration felt by a gentleman on seeing
young lady preside well at the tea table.
| Her graceful and dexterous movements there
| first fixed his attention upon her and led to
a further acquaintance.
Scene-A store. Lady clerk putting An
ishing touch 10 her longest curl with her
foreinger To her
Enter Female Customer.]
Female Customer-I wish to see some
| linen collars, please.
Lady Clerk latter brief pause and with a
| feeble show of plying interes) Under linen
at the second counter to the left. (Relapses
/ into contemplation of the intiuite.)
f. C.-Linen collars, l wished TO see
L. c. latter mentally appraising the Gus
toner's wardrobe and resolving if ever she
| has a silk dress TO have more bugles on it)
| %! Takes down and languidiy opens box,
and becomes absorbed in filtration between
the shop walker and the red headed thing at
| the lace cOunter.)
| F. C.-These are very common. Have you
nothing better?
l.. C.-hecovering her cOnsc business and
| politely smOthering a yawn-The Others are
20 cents each; didn't know as you would
care to pay so much. (rakes down another
box and sighs.)
+. C.-These will do, hut these are too
| large. Twelve is the size | wear.
l.. c. taking the measure of the +. c. s
neck as if for the guillotine. with some
vivacityEO, no; Is inches at least Here
are the collars you want takes down box of
fifteens)
| F. C. (remonstrat;ngly(-B I know the
| size of my own neck. | wear twelves.
L c. making grudging eoncession-I
am sure you mistaken. Try these (tak-
ing down box of fourteensl
F. g. (getting madEWill you show me
some twelves, or 1 shall go and see if 1 can
! find some one who can.
l.. G. (slamming down box)-Therel
(Glares.) Still you had better take thirteens,
for | know that twelves are too small
F. c. makes selection, pays and exit, pur-
sued through life by the implacable hatred
of l.. C.-New York World.