St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
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This is the title of little manual of
mistakes and improprieties prevalent in
conduct or speech, published by ID. APP
pleton 4 Co. Many of the things crit
icised are either trivial or generally
known and acknowledged as impropri-
cites, vet the author considered them
necessary to completeness. There are
other things condemned which many
will doubtless think Over-nice. OF this
everyone must he his own Judge. We
copy few specimen ''dOn'ts" from the
chapter "At table :"
Don't us an invited guest, be late
to dinner. This is IL wrong to your
host, to other guests, and to the dinner.
Don't he late at the domestic table,
as this is IA wrong to your family, and
is not calculated to promote harmony
and good feeling.
Don't sit foot off from the table, OF
sit ,jammed up against it.
Don't eat soup from the end of the
spoon, but from the side.
Don't bend over your plate, or drop
your head to get each mouthtul. keeT
an upright attitude as nearly as you
can without being stiff.
Don't eat with your knife. Never
put your knife into vour mouth.
Don't fill your mouth with too much
food, and don't masticate audibly. Eat
| gently and quietly and easily.
Don't put your knife into the butter,
into the salt-cellar, or into any dish.
Don't when you drink, elevate You
glass as if you were going to stand il
| inverted on your nose, as some do.
Don't eat vegetables with a spoon
Eat them with fork. The rule is no
to eat anything with a spoon that cal
he eaten with fork.
Don't stretch across another's plat
in order to reach anything.
Don't finger articles don't play will
your napkin, or yOur goblet, or you
fork, or with anything.
Don't mop your face or beard witt
your napkin. Draw it across your lip
neatly.
Don't turn your back to one perso
for the purpose of talking to another
don't talk across the one seated mex
to you.
Don't forget that the lady sitting a
your side has the first claim upon you
attention. A lady at yOur side shOul
not he neglected. whether you hav
been introduced to her or not.
Don't talk when your mouth is full
never, in fact, have yOur mouth ful
1t is more healthful and i'll better tast
to eat by small mOrsels.
t Don't be embarrassed. EndeavOr
be self-possessed and at ease to az
l. complish which, try and not he sci
conscious. Remember that self-reSpe'
is as much virtue as respect for other
Don't drop your knife or fork bu
if Won do, don't he disconnected. Qnie
Iv ask the servant for another, and giN
the incident no further heed. Don
he disquieted at accidents or blunde
-, of any kind, but let all mishaps pa
II off without comment and with phil
sophical Indifference.
IN Don't rest your elbows on the table
don't lean on the table.
Don't use IA toothpick ut table, unle
it is necessary in that case, GOV
YOUR mouth with one hand while "
remove the obstruction that troubl
you.
Don't eat onions or garlic, unless y
> are dining alone, and intend to rema
alone some hours thereafter. o
should not wish to carry with him Il
pleasant evidences of what he has be
eating or drinking.
Don't press food upon a guest. II
once was thought necessary, and 1t "
Y also considered polite for guest
, continue accepting, or to signify b,
particular sign that he had enough.
b. Don't thank host or hostess for 20
dinner. Express pleasure i'll the {
tertainment, when you depart-that
. all.
- Don't drink from your saucer.
Don't carry your spoon i'll your
or coffee cup ; this habit is the cal
frequently of one upsetting the G.
= Let the spoon lie in the saucer.
of The New York Tribune once S
this of women: \ woman may be
*. fined as IA creature that receives Ii
res price for all she does, and pays
ns. ls price for all she needs. No hotel
arm boarding house takes woman a
OF discount of fifty per cent. Butcl
ood baker, grocer, mercer, Laberdasher,
N4o. ask her the utmost penny. No ON
'ul 'uae bus carries her for half price.
lire earns as a child she pays as Il III
+ Twenty three Ostriches from SO
Africa have Just been received at
Orleans, and will go to "A farm III Z
fornia. They were brought over
padded stalls 3tx44 feet and feet h
arranged in the hold of the shlE
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