Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-26
COURTESY AHD a HAMS HAr.
Ffom DnaaA Waak.

oolNi0uh OF neE DOnnot Afsar the parting
lcok Into the mirror establishes the
pleasing truth that lt 10 settled safely
and becominRly. The man who forgets
what he has upon his head IL q booR,
inoorFigibly Absent.mtnded. The right
manipulation Of bis hat ia like spelling
lit must be learned early and thor
oughly, or IL comes hAld, and ts always
4 skittish possession.
A mother hAbituAily indulgent TO her
children, called her eldest born-A boy
Of ten-bAok when be had left her on 5
street corner. The lad covered under
the severity Of eye and accent.
Never dare TO leave me In the street
again without raising your hati" she
said. 1T ia token OF respect you owe
to every woman, and never forget that
your mother IL q WomAn"
The reproof WAS double bsrbed. As
ISOLATION with mother and sister ls or.
oellent practice In an exercise that cam
not be RbAtea without injury to him
who takes the liberty. 1.-THE fellow"
who mods cavalier welcome or fare.
well TO hl5 sister 81 the window, or In
the street, will, with the most gallant
intentions, some day, In At Of abstrAo.
tion, or when hurried by business into
foraetfulneas Of his company manners,
nod - carefully 10 some other fellow q
sister, and SCORE point 10 favor OF the
rival whose hand, from the force Of
early habit and long usage, moves in
Voluntarily toward the cap bRim at the
approach Of any woman whose face 10
familiar to him.
A nod Is not q bow.
To nod 20 b woman 10 open disTespeot.
The mother who oAEves the two sen
M h.a Anav tkora-N
mind OF her boy builds SO much better
than shs knows IS to merit the Rtasi-
tude OF her sex. The bob or duck OF
the covered head which Halutes q CON-
rade Of his own gender is barely par.
donable, even In Amerioa. Students 10
foreign univerIities would be sent to
Coventry were they to PRACTICE it on
meeting In corridor or tborouRhfAre.
Equally general in the older lands,
where external oourtesies rank higher
than with us, is the custom u dohinR
tie hat on passing lAdy-StranRer or
AcquaintAnce--on the staircase or IN
she halls Of hotel or other public build
ing. In Witnessing the effect Of the ne
glect OF the gracious little ceremony in
the country that furnishes the best huE-
bands Ia the world, 10 is impossible to
restrain tbs regretful Sigh:
"These things ought We to have done,
and not TO leave the other undoneP
The undOinR ls carried to q disgrace
full excess a. We descend the social
heAle. The lower We 90 the more soAnty
is the Observance o. the etiquette and
morAllties Of the hat, until We are foroed
TO consider the important adjunct 10 the
outdoor toilet 80 an almost infallible
barometer Of breedinR. Respect Of the
rules regulating it's management in re-
aned circles iB the last sign Of better
days and better manners with which
the decayed gentleman parts. When
his hand forgets the way TO the hat.
bTim, he 10 very near the foot OF the hill.
What . slanRy lad onoe called in my
hearlug 'ths hat trick" !" is likewise that
which the selfmAde man Of plebefan
extraction is HlOwest to learn. have
seen milllonAires forget to remove the I
hats in superb drawing rooms.
One Of the most mortifying expert.
enceS Of my earlier married life was the
visit TO our country house of . dIstin.
guished man, than whom the State
held none Abler Of his profession. We
had invited several friends TO meet him,
and the dinner given In his honor
passed OF smoothly. The lion roared
In perfectly satisfactory manner, win
ming universal admiration Coffee Was
served on the verands, and the eyeulns
being cool, the great man called for his
hat. he might have asked permission
from the women present to assume Il,
we thought, but orators must preIerve
their vocal oosds from rust. As the
ohilliness increased, we adjourned to
thS library, where fire had been kin
died. There, In the assembled presepo oe
OF our choicest neighborU, the great
man wore his hat until the hour Of sep
ArAtionl The recollection Is an agony.
The Inference, borne out By subseq uent
discoveries, WAS inevitable. He WAS
oommOneR Of the commonAlity and
vulgar ingram. It ought to have been
impossible ior him 70 commit such a
breach OF good manners In any oIrcum
stances. The varnlsh Of surfAos-And
uuAcoustomed-courtesy, like other
cheap and patent dressing, requires
frequent renewal, and cannot BIS war
ranted to wear.
As - grateful contrast, offer another
authentic incident. A true genIlemAu,
driving through the country with his
wife and children, stopped at 3 small
farm house to inquire the way. A child
on the front seat Of the carriage had .
view OF him - he knocked Of the door
Papa is talking TO . LADY," ohirped
the little one. 81 can't see her, bat
know, because he took of his hat when
the door opened, and 10 standing with II
In his hand"
The Gladly followed him to the stems
as he returned TO the carriage. Her
sleeves were rolled mp to her sboulderl;
abe wore . shabby calico gown without
COLLAR. Her hair was unkempt, htr
arms and hands drippsd with Buds.
her parting dirtcti0ns were shIilly
nasal and unRrRm mAtioRl. The man,
who appeared beside her As . prince be.
side serf, stood with his noble head
barred Is in . royal presence.
'HoW could yOu?" queried the quick.
eyed occupant of the front seat. "Sho
wasn't = bit Of lady"
"bhe was q woman, my boy; and q
sentlemAn is always . gentleman for
hts own take"
''Msn eau do no end Of pretty things
with their hats" said q belle to me
"rhe tAotlos OF that useful article (mAs.
ouline) are . aolence-one Of the fins
arts. Yet tWo-thlrds Of them don't half
appreciate their privileges in that line,
or suspect their possibilities"
L saw q man who calls himself q gen
tlemAn k.sJ his betrOthed the other day,
with his hat set ~ immoYAbly on his
head as II It had grown there with his
growth, and strengthened with his
strength
Fancy . condition of mind and body
that conld make such thing praeIioR.
Bile In Christian land, and In the nine
tenth century.
4 stnrn ThAnks
Tho attaoho, - ~. a. ~