The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-09-19

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pleases III parents may be- cultivated
and refined people. but such child Will
reach across The table 10 h0lp himself
will say "giye me- Till" or snatch an
article away from another, or d0 any "
tho rude things supposed ~ be- confined
10 ignorant and uBcultiyated society
The native politencss which ono would
expect will appear 10 be entirely want
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Since, then. %politcness il entirely m
acquired habit, there can be no reason
why II should not be- acquired In tho
country NJ well rs the city, and ~ have
no doubt but what this Is tho case,
There are probably few houses into
which this paper goes where the ordi'
nary forms oi politcness are not OBJ
served Children are taught TO say
"thank YOU, aud III you please" and
to say ''ycs. ma'am' and mo, sir, y
when spoken to. But there are some
forms Of what is called etiquette that
are sometimes neglected. Among these
that Of table etiquette is perhaps most
important, as a talk Of such knowledge
occasions great embarrassment to u per-
son when thrown among company who
are accustomed to such forms.
The use of napkins are sometimes
neglected, which Is an important omis-
sion. Fashion now prescribes such
large napkins that they arc sometimes
denominated small ta~blecloths, but
whether largo or small, children should
be accustomed TO the use Of them. 1t
il not necessary to fasten the napkin
under the chin, except in small children,
the action being too suggestive Of n bib,
but unfolded and laid in the lap, to be
used for wiping the fingers or mouth.
There are Il few persons who do not ind
occasion for its use, even II they do not
take the bones in their fingers as chill
dren are apt TODD, II left TO themselves.
Polite society does not allow even chick
en- bones to be taken in the fingers which
were formerly the only exception, but
the meat must be removed as far as
possible with the knife and fork on the
plate.
1t being necessary to first teach chill
drcn to use the knife with the right hand,
it is sometimes u little hard to accustonl
them to the use Of the fork in hat hand
also, and they may require re-
pcated admonitions. But once learn.
ed they will never forget it, and
much modification may be saved
in the future for whatever may be
thought Of the use Of the fork, certainly
no other method OF eating is accepted
in polite society. Neglect Of these par,
ticulars may cause children to ask Tho
rcproachful question, ''Why did you moi
teach me these things?'
The days of delicate appetitcs anon!
ladies especially have gone by, and II {
considered perfectly proper to be helpe,
n second time II desired. No one wishes
10 make a glutton Of himself, but wha
hungry the appetite may be appeaset
without fear of being thought Inbred
Neither is II necessary to wait until al
are helped before beginning to eat.
a large party Is at the table, the first on
should wait n reasonable time unit
those around him are helped. II is no
necessary to say 'thanks' or than
YOU" every time an article is passed. n
the repetition becomes monotonous.
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