The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-05-23
LESSONS IN ETIQUETTE
BY THE BURLINGTON HAwKEYE,

We have been profoundly interested in
a work that has just been sent us, the anthor
whereof Prof Tanning aims to give the
world easy lessons in etiquette for gentle
men. 1t is useful work. Among other
things, he says a gentleman "never fails to
lift his hat to minister of the Gospel.
Possibly, but the minister would a great deal
rather see the gentleman lift his pew rent.
no gentleman says the professor, ever
gives Il military salute to lady
Well, hardly; we should say he wouldn't
The military salute varies from simple
graceful wave of the hand to three rutties Of
the drums color, trumpets sounding the
flourish, aud arms presented, and so on up
to the President, who is entitled to salute
of twenty-one guns and the "highest honors
all standard and colors dropping, officers
and troops saluting drums beating and trum-
pets sounding" Now, if the gentlemen of
America got into the habit of raising such
a racket. as that every time they met lady
1t would be rather more startling than a
chronic Fourth of July. Professor Tanning
is correct. This sort of thing wants to be
discouraged.
"When calling on new lady acquaint-
ancc the hat thould 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 aud her family, young man, freeze to
your hat all the time. We once knew a
young lady who kept her father in nice, new
stylish hats all the time by simply instruct
ing the servant to skin the hat rack every
time a young man with giddy hat was fresh
enough to leave his hat in the hall. We II
bet a dollar Professor Tanning has been
there himself. And then, beside, "plug
hat is such comfortable thing to hold in
ones hand. When you can't think of any
thing to say you can stroke the hat the
wrong way, and then exert yourself during
the rest rf the visit to getting it snJoth
again And then if occasion demands you
can use it as a cuspadore.
a gentleman says the professor with a
becoming severity, never dances with his
overcoat on
And we may add, that he hardly ever
dances with his overshoes on, and the in
stances, in the best society, in which gen.
tleman has danced through an entire set
W it'll his ulster drawn closely over his head
his trOwsers stuffed in the legs Of his India
rubber hunting boots, and an umbrella held
| over his head, are rare indeed. Society can
not feel too grateful TO the professor fol
mentioning this little matter of etiquette.
"A gentleman continues the professor
always wears gloves
This is solemn, sober, earnest, inspired
truth. When you meet any person any
where in the street, in the cellar, at tn,
lunch stand, in swimming, in bed, and yor
see he wears no gloves, shun that person
He is no gentleman; Professor flaming
says so,and Professor Tanning knows. Why
a real gentleman wears gloves when he
washes his hands and when he trims hi
nails.
| Always, insists the professor, offer you
hand to lady with the bacl; Of the han,
down
If you don't believe this, try offering tn
hand to a lady with the back of it up. Tn
lady will Immediately kick the stutling on
of you.
Use the fingers remarks the professor
with grace and delicacy.
Yes, try scratching your head with ther
for practice. When you are able to do tina
gracefully and delicately, you can let you
fingers go their own ways at their own vii
They will have attained the perfection {
grace and delicacY.