Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-01

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N&kRa in the hall, to young
| E@SWEN> clergyman who had
a8 ~ brought letter of iu-
E .t~M I'm, PRODUCTION to the hos
| H/jIl1WN MJy/# pItsble home.
| MZZ=ZI WyIzM The wife raised O
| jfMMG syn grave face from the
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| nm N ~ fire she was studying.
! IN M XII. 'That be has been
| IN tka&N11NM grossly wronged, or
| III fTEtgEMjT hist he is devoid OF
%.NRAe--2 Perhsps he has not
lived at home with his mother and
sisters since his infancy. been brought up
in third class boarding houses amopg IN
derbred people, or he may have neither
mother nor sisters. Perhaps, having
both, he has despised their counsel, and
would none of their reproof."
"A three-hoTned dilemma! He could
hardly escape implement. l noticed q
want of polish, Of course. As to de-
tails"
81. was all details! Demeanor is
msde up of details. To begin With
checking them of on her lagers, "when
entered the room in which you TWO were
sitting, you arose and introduced him TO
me. He bowed from his seat, holding out
MS hand as q sultan might extend the
sceptre to favorite. Half
an hour later coffee and tea
were brought in, as always on our
sat Home evenings. He took g cup
from NE with smiling nod and civil,
Thank you,' still without rising! To
make thorough test of his gentle breed
ing, or, rather, hi lack Of it, l led the
conversation TO flowers, took 8 rosebud
from vase, crossed the room. and pre-
sented it to him. He ssid, very beau
tiful; L, France; is it not? Thank
your put it in his buStonhcle, and-kept
bis seat! By the way, ne had estab
lished himself in the middle of tbs
sofa, while occupied an upright reception
chair. To show thst he was not diff lent
or awkward, he lolled 8 little on the
sofa arm presently, sDd handled the pillow
on his knees; tben promoted his left
ankle to point d'hppui on his right
knee, strokiDg il ress>uringly from time
to time to reconcile it to the change Of
plare. Half dozen other visitors
came and went, TO all Of whom
| be nodded condesceudirgly from
the suitanc ottoman, and proceeded
to prolou e this. his 6rst call, to thee
mortal hours, outsittiug everybody else.
was or my feet dCZ n times, mean
while, having WEgered 8 pair of gloves 10
myself that be should pull himself to the
perpendicular once during the evening.
h never DID, until ne arose to 60 at l |
O'Clock. On, yes! L acknowledge that
ne is brilliant talker, and prob
ably q man Of mark in profes
sion where fine breeding should
be the rule. do not doubt his pIety,
zeal, bereyclence or elcquence. He is,
nevertheless, not gentleman ingram,
or even veneered. Men so ignorant or
so disdsinful OF the rudiments of draw
ing room etiquette ought to keep 10
study, pulpit and street. Ny sense Of
indignity-of absolute outrage-could
hardly be stronger had our friends let
ter been pesentea by aseml nude paw
nee'"
The foregoing sketch from life, prera-
phselite in sccurscy Of detail, is intro
duced for other purposes than simple
illustration. No dHeller in civilized
lond can ,fford TO be ignorant of Ger ain
particulars CT courteous demeanor
that rank now as essentials in
polite society. Aptness in such
re- poets does not come by intui-
ton. The drawing room ia womau's
kingdom, and sne has right to eXsct
outward conformity 10 the laws reguis-
Iirg behavior therein. The violation Of
these begets IL the gentlest hostess psin
and ditplessure, in less amiabIe women
such sense Of fence as was aroused By
! the free-snd-easy clerical visitor Just de-
scri5ad.
Education in the pr.ctice OF furdsmen-
| tsl principles of riglt breeding snould
begin in childhood. TIE boy who is
taught from tie time he do1s his htst
| knckerbockers, and even earlier, TO Use
when his mother, to him the First Lady
in the r aim, enters The room, snd re-
main standing until she has taken the
chair he offers, or selected for her
self; TO rise when receiving any
thing from her bano; WHO is
reprlmsnded when he passes between two
people who are colversing together, or
between any one and the fire, or walks
out of door before the ladies ofthe COM
pany, VITO art m )viDg in the same direc
ton as himself; who is taught TO raise
mis- hat In the street, and d. without it
at home, Twill escape implement
on any Of the hons specifi d
oy our hostess. A quick eye and
resdy adaptation to socisl latitude In
which he finds himself will carry him
safely through the mazes of fashionable
life, the us ges and bylaws of which are
constructed upon the rudimen's he has
aresdy mastered. His good breeding
may be so q1ietly evipced as to attract
little attention In circles where the obser-
vance of these bylaws is almost
universal. Just as well-bred woman
scarcely notices that her escort
in the street raises his hat to every
man who bows to her, whether acquainted
with him or not. If the passing scknowl-
edgmeut of the courtesy shown 10 her Is
omitted by him, she is amazed and an
gered, and probably declines future invi-
Is ions that might lead 10 repetition OF
the annoyance. That q msn carries his
foc TO his mouth with fork does not
!desefvea passing thought. When ne del
Iegates the flee TO his snife snock runs
throuh the whole body cLnVivial.
T. T. suoues,iya of raeOer moral lessons