The Red Cloud chief., 1879-06-12
Easy Lessons In Etiquette.

We have been profoundly interested
in a work that has just been sent us. the
author whereof, Professor B. F. Fan
ming, aims to give to the world easy les
sons in etiquette for gentlemen. 1t is a
useful work. Among other things, the
Professor says gentleman I" never fails
to lift his hat to q minister Of the Cos
pei" Possibly, but the minister would
q great deal rather see the gentleman
lift his pew rent.
"No gentleman" says the Professor,
sever gives a military salute to q lady"
Well, hardly; we should say he
wouldn't. The military salute varies
from a simple graceful wave of the hand
to three rufles of the drums color,
trumpets sounding the flourish and arms
presented, and sc on up to the Presi-
dent, who is entitled to q salute of 81
guns, and ''the highest honors-sll
standards and colors dropping, officers
and troops saluting. drums beating and
trumpets sounding" Now, If the gen.
tlemen of America got into the habit of
raising such q racket as that every time
they met q lady, it would be rather more
startling than q chronic FOurth-of-July
Professor Tanning is correct. This sort
of thing wants to be discouraged.
"When calling on q new lady &C
quaintance, the hat should be taken to
the parlOr and held in the hand"
This is one of the best instructions in
the book. When you don't know all
about the lady and her family, young
man, freeze to your hat all the time.
We once knew a young lady who kept
her father and four brothers in nice, new
stylish hats all the time, by simply in
structing the servant to just skin the
hat-rack every time q young man with q
giddy hat was fresh enough to leave his
hat in the hall. Wen bet dollar Pro.
fessor Tanning has been there himself.
And then, besides, q "plug" hat is
such comfortable thing to hold in ones
hand. When you can't think Of any
thing to say, you q stroke the hat the
wrong way, and then exert your ener-
gies during the rest of the visit to get
ting it smooth again. And then, If oc-
casion demands, you can use it As q
cuspadore.
"a gentleman" says the Professor,
with becoming severity, " never dances
with his overcoat on"
And we may add, that he hardly vel
dances with his over-shoes on, and the
instances, in the best society, in which
q gentleman has danced through an q
tire set with his ulster drawn closely
over his head, his trousers stuffed in the
legs of his in~dia-rubber huntingIboots,
and an umbrella held over his head, are
rare indeed. Society can not feel too
grateful to the Professor for mentioning
this little matter of etiquette.
"a gentleman" continues the Pro-
lessor, always wears gloves"
This is solemn, sober, earnest, in
spired truth. When you meet 49,
person anywhere, in the street, in the
cellar, at the Understand, in swimming,
in bed, and You Q he M no gloves,
shun that person. He is no gentleman.
Professor Tanning says so, and Profess
sor Tanning knows. Why, a real gen.
tleman wears gloves when he washes
his hands and when he trims his nails.
"Always," insists the Professor,
offer your hand to q lady with the
back of the hand down."
If you don't believe this, try Offering
the hand to q lady with the back of it
up. The lady viii immediately kick the
stufing out Of you.
"Use the fingers" remarks the Pro-
lessor, "with grace and delicacy."
Yes. try scratching your head with
them, for practice. When You are able
to do that gracefully and delicately, you
can let your fingers 60 their own ways
at their own sweet viii. They viii have
attained the perfection of grace and
delicacy.-BuTliagton Hasrkeye.