The Red Cloud chief., 1882-05-04

MRS. BIo>>oM On ETIQUETTE.

tf4H' fa.afl Iil' f"fftk At VIC fl'1'f.'s st'l 3Hfil
IT iur on r.mr. But TIL agrnt Wa q
lady. au.i she Hor" "A black iur.afI
trimmed with I,i-. and a rc'tcd mantle.
AMI IA k'r! 80 politely, and, withal. with
such "a touch f -ain"ss lu her manner.
that Mr.. blossom fri; sure sh" had
s,,n h.it"r d4k- She va ~cInEa--iug
fora work "u etiquette. Mr.. blossom
80 Ir-' hr ID up. and sad ir" diin
mod the took. an the AGENT -all
.. r4IuIk needed it And SH" went
ga 'n sif hos they seemed like sight
Ihny-. iir law, that .tyrrHcd tn" social
relations b'tw".u uu3-"ly.~ and oar fcl-
boss mon: bat -" happiness "t = li"
often hum ia thr halunr. upon a iriilIug
word az art. How mp .riaEt, then.
that ~" should thoroughly understand
IL" rules 81 etiquette. by which Tia"
Wheels "i social machinery wcr" oiled.
and ~" cultured il'lN or Gentleman dI,-
tinguI-hri from o." rustic hoE. Mr..
blossom sad -hr hadn't thought uf IT ia
thai lighI h"i.r., aud she gG"->ci she
would take IA" book. III" AGENT said
it WIS 1ulv four dollar. and further
nldri That with thai bu"L. th. Bid
and Shakespeare IN 'hc house, uo one
''NAf'4 I'M - - u fi4''i '''s-' ll3N f'8Ai' sA'a4
and 4 cultured Ia Is.
Mrs Il"--rm Was 4 Little surprised -
find al 81 tin Intelligent lady AGENT =
l"aulriul r,marL- ia The FIRST chapter "i
tho look. hui sh" none IA" less ~ca,rriy
d"lour"i ia" contents. She told Mr..
El"-~"m ii tea ,ha, night. that AL -hr
regretted in her early education Wa he
Lack "i q ihu:"ugh training IN etiquette.
II ma &" her feel lucIdu.ly &" ihuh 81
the awful plumbers she had mad. Just
from m", Luoniu". I'm glad now. Pc
she said. to lunsy Just what To 10.
rl"rl wicr". - all Time. Mud | mean
(" teach ia" children riigunt,". Ia. Ii
a "w"riul agent i"r promoting peace,
harmony AMI good Viii among men
Sh" rrIhI,crl that last ."nfcnrc from the
louk. aui delivered it with considerable"
.iISj", hut her hrilrr-half "nIy sad:
II that o. and continued 10 read the
rcp"ri~ ii the GuIi"au trial.
la the rour-r uf ihc cycuiu" Mrs.
El"~~rm nine Times Trmindrd her huS-
hand If some terrible crim" AGAINST
good breed NJ. which he waS daily in
a." habit ui commit ne.
Ia" nrNt ,iah she hired a clrriagc AMI
went "Ti IN u driving ram &" return some
first calls. which the book said should
positively hc returned within three or
four DAYS.
Sh" SAID that a ard for the lady #
The house might to" folded - rs I" in
"ludc the TEST "i the family. and asked
Mr. I;inSs,m what hr supposed that
IN ant. Nh. blossom said he'd hr
HANGED if Ia knew. AMI She lett her
...t ..r...l -. 80, - -
len, IN the middle. and said If that
dIln { include h family she didn't
know what woull.
Shr matched "A plate If toast away
from t"ruy AT the table. AMI told him
That when aSpar1"u, Vas >"rlcl with
toast. the toast should not hr eaten"
t"rnN ,ai1 h" liked the toast. aul didn't
like asparagus. hut she said that didn't
snake any difference; il didn't say what
io Il" IN such a case.
She read the book through slowly. a
chapter a dav. and she had Just gotten
{" the chapter "n parties and balls when
they wrrr invited To Il reception AT the
N~cl~mith'>.
The NcaSmithS had lately returned
from abroad. and Mrs. Blossom said She
surpassed every thing would hr done up
in European Stylc. hut She didn't mean
{" appear green there. If She new her
s"lf. Sh" cau%ht hold of Mr.. Blossom.
a. he ran" the NcaSmiih'S door bell on
that cN'ntful NIGHT. and told him not To-
notice an, one. till he got his things of:
and on the WAY up STARS he >nuhhrd the
minister and his brothers wife. When
they We're going down stairs She com
mnndcd him la assume an mir If formal
pleasure, and he "bcycdby putting on
siilli>h grin.
Mrs blossom remembered In have
read in the etiquette hook that after
noon that q" At the most formal rr-
crpti"n>. after addressing the host and
hostess. pass n once Ia the rcfrr>hmcnt
room. And she said. twas a mercy 1
il said that. for She never would have
Thought of il in the world. 80. after
shaking hands fnrmall, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nca>niih. She walked with fixed
determination toward the rrfrrShment /
room.
Il SAY. Sue" whispered Mr.. Bios
som. let : wait ill We see someone else
going"
I'ut Mrs. BLOSSOM said: The book
SAYS go Immediately and I'm going Ia
do 1t
Tn" door in the dining room was
c'oSri. hut Mrs. Blossom. with a hand
nrrNrt with the consciousness IF rirht.
turned the knoll and walked boldly in.
She took her stand at a small table. near
the center Of The room. ana told Mr..
blossom: "Hy no means la sit down.
hui p1riak" If refreshments standing"
Mir. B'"S>"m said in an anxious tone:
n there amt another person in
this room. And sure enough. hey
were the sole occupants. Even Mrs
blossom faith waycred for a momcnt
but a bright idea suggested itself
WHY. Of cour>c. they've ALI rnt
through. w came last and she >ipne5
her coffee. with a vain attempt At a
festive air.
II say. sue. this is social" observed
Mr.. Blossom. facctiou>lv. We might
aS well he iunchinEi ii in our W dining
room nj home. except that they bca, us
on variety"
But his wife helped herself IL some
more chicken salad. and said that was
the NAY they always did At receptions:
Sr hoped he didn'S think he was nj n
dinn4r party.
somebody opened the door from the
parlor. Ii WAS Mr.. Mccormick. WHY.
hello. BloSSom.' he said. taking it ont
all alone? You'd better wait for the
rest Of us"
MIR. Blossom grew red in the face. but
Mrs. blossom poised her c~offee-cup
gracefully in her hand. and said. sweet |
"; 'Oh. no. thank YOU. Are YOU and
Mrs. McCormickq quite well?'
MT. Met prmf,e SaIl. ~ -
Well and shut the door with a rim.
sue again ~interrosed Mr.. Bios
som, there's some mistake ahout this ;, ,
But Mrs. Blossom said the McCormicss
never had any society standing, and She (: