Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-01-05
Verbal .Etiqluette.

There is q distinction between certain 4
phrases according to circumstances,
which, when misused, become vulgar
isms.-..We -sgiye--a Ter, taken.-frona- a !
London journal*KItaHtr
The terms "1adies'' and. q gentlemen 1
become in themselves Ylllgarisns when 4
misappEed, and the improper application
of. the wrong term at the wrong time 4
makSs 8, all the difference; in the world to
ears polite; thus, calling. a man. q, gen
man. when he should be called ';mau.II !, 4
or the speaking of man as a MAN when
he should be called a gentleman: or, the
abiding to lady as o woman When she
should, be. alluded to as a, lady; or the
speaking of woman as a lady wheR she
should he properly termed woman sol
fact and sense Of ffiftrTess Of
things detit1e these poiAtS, there being
no fixed rnle to go upon to determine
when man is "a man or when Inc is a
gentleman, and though he isfar oftenerf
tsrmed the one than the other, he does
not thereby lose his attributes of gem
tleman. In common parlance, man is
alwaysa man to q man, and never gem
tlenlan; % a woman he Is. occasionally a..
man and occasionally "A gentleman fId. a.
man would far oftenef term woman q
woman than he would term her lady.
Wien a man makes use Of az. adjective
III speaking of q lady he almost Invariably
calls woman, the term young 'lady efves
places as far as possible to the term girl, |
although it greatly depends upon the
amount of intimacy existing as to which
term is employed Now, to turn to the
really tabooed words, stylish, and
'.genteel' are relegated TO. the show
room, where they. are very much used
at home In each others company, al
though considered decidedly vulgar
when met with elsewhere stylish
being bred in the showroom is the right
word in the right place; but II is hard
upon unfortunate '.geHteel, 7 that, con-
veying ia itself so much it should have
met with such a fate Nice" bids fair .
to follow in the footsteps of discarded
words: standing alone as an adjective,
though passe. it still has its admirers,
but when 20 nice is added either law
fully or too, then nice Is altogether
out Of favor. ST.. ... i.s a.te,.s 4. ,e,. -,
Jolly is well enough on the lips Of a
schoolooy, 10 whom it ROW of right be,
longs right which no one disputes:
uf >|a1s proper is and neyer can ~
else tall yuteir 5sd"ste5s
v'' t-e.ia rs se fcr''ss esnheilisii
'.et & e ii 10 ali tents ana
parl ses lt- - vulgar 7sf g "a
/ Tee word s4aE. ,h9ssFer much il
Use II H. y 2s yisse ttl2 Ile4l. sQlILllsS Very
o3jeofiss hla from, tho lips Of warlAa
ard seaaes Rosaes ara give9 70 tie tQQLsA
/ o0acsSt eE speaking OF eyeSa maa, they i,
lAay huPt-aa to know as "a. GleaEfallpw,. Il
q 7i'ca aEIiasies q. -oyys "a, inAn2dsolae, fell
! low. s'nlavssg .f4lloT. "s..sraas asf7.atA. !,
BeeH and ;'belbs,s sars ternss ilae7 He-
longer in use; and for beau no equivalent
HAAS eL haea- l4lscaxerad- although tbs.
beauty has replaced the belle
Out of the nursery it Is not .ctsT drnzyr-
taF lafen 70 syyIe their = tlist !,
/ tssa lsydtls cecil Elsk tashisS ed Tayerea-
tisi--Yelot.s- ais '.fsttseF Hasat rnGSthsri q
.if1tts a ssiil ls ne 5lns i oIsJ;,.
nafNessstE is. hsfs .pa a-s I'D = mn II these
sI1pbe3sapt abbiesintions sre lfow happily
nQss1 tlit Al lattI - stial .,-as.ss 81 = 81 4 =
ID Ats a,oir taHlsli stiaaslk vou's has an M
,fsaas l'SanvfefhAsaa .'ti7679T1f ies7f$e5 Itr
t6alks,' and it is 10 longer E@4s a. fsd
very fine to make this curt curtailnent