Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-03

milton of politeness has been given
us by one Of the most polished and
celebrated American authors
"Self-respect, and delicate regard
for the rights and feelings of others"
The good breeding of true lady
or gentleman is not merely an APP
pendage put on and off at the dictate
of caprice or intefest;; it is essen-
tially.a eenstituentpart Other be-
ing, as much So as their sense of
honesty or honor, and its require
ments are no moresto be forgotten
or violated than those of--any other
essential attribute of Womanhood or
manhood. The true lady and gen
tleman arc not only polite in the
drawingsreon and ,parlor, but in all
their dealings with mankind in gen.
|eral. Manner may. refare, be
regarded as the expression of in
herent, Unborn qualities, and, al
though it must. necessarily. and
should properly, to some extent, at
least, vary with the variations Of
character, it may be readily rem
dered more correct and effective
exponent of existing characteris-
tics of mind and heartily judicious
"ad attentive training. 4
There is no better test Of good
manners afforded by the Intercourse
of ordinary life than that of cons
duct toEardss superiors in age and
station. Historical studies furnish
US with evidence of the respect
habitually rendered to superiors by
those nations Of antiquity most re-
noWned for advancement in civiliza~
ton; and shows US that nothing
more surely heralded the decay of
ancient empires than degeneracy in
this regard. 4ss st.z e
Next to the reverence ever due to
parents, may be ranked that which
should be rendered to virtuoas age,
irrespective Of station or other out
ward attributes. Here the uni>
versally applicable LAW OF KIND
NESS claims regard. Those of the
pilgrims Of earth whose feet are de-
scending the narrowing vail that
leads to dim obscure, unpenetrated
by mortal eyes, are easily panied
by even the semblance Of indiffer-
ence or neglect. We should re-
member, then, never to run the race
of life so fast as to encroach upon
the established claims Of our prede-
cessors.
Though no one, should be dis
couraged in endeavoring to remedy
defects in manners arising from ne>
glect, they should keep in mind the
fact that early acquisition of self
possession and self-control furnish
the surest basis for the formation of
correct manners. With this they
should unite, as far as practicable,
constant association with we'll edu-
Gated and we'll bred people in order
to produce external polish. NJ op-
portunity should be lost for =studi-
ously observing the best LIVING
MODELS, not for the purposeof att
tempting undiscriminating imitation
|of even the most perfect, but, as
an original and gifted artist derives
advantage from studying the works
of genius by the great masters of
art, to azail=ourselyes=G she matured
knowledge resulting from experts
ence. ,-.,.s,,., # -.... d. ..,,...., ?
If We wish TO obtain high stands
ing as ladies and gentlemen Of pol>
ish, refinement and cultivation, we
should seek a worthy, suitable, edu-
cation; observe all practical rules
of polite literature, and, above all
things, eschew, with great care, the
use of slang. phrases and sentences,
which is one of the greatest evils Of
/ the present day. It taints, corrupts
rand makes impure all COED manners
and makes all who deal whit rude.
coarse and unrefned.