Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-03-16
COURTESY.
A Custom of Society That Should
Always be Observed.


look into the mirror establishes the
pleasing truth that it is settled safely
and becomingly. The man who forgets
what he has upon his head is a boor,
incorrigibly absept-minded. The right
manipulation OF his hat is like spelling
lit must be learned early and thor
oughly, or it comes hard and is always
skittish possession.
A mother. habitually indulgent to
her children, called her eldest boy-a
boy of 10-back when he had left her
on a street corner The lad covered
under the severity of eye and accent
Never dare leave me in the street
again without raising your hat, she
said. at is token of respect you owe
to every woman, and never forget that
your mother is a womanm
The reproof was double-barbed. As
sociation with mother and sisters is
excellent practise in an exercise that
cannot be abated without injury to him
who takes the liberty. 1.-The fellow"
who mods cavalier welcome or fare
well to his sister at the window, or in
the street will, with the most gallant
intentions, some day, in a tit OF alb
straction, or when hurried by business
into forgetfulness Of his company man
ners, nod as carelessly to some other
fellows sister, and score "a point in
favor of the rival whose hand, from
the force of early habit and long usage,
moves inyoluntarily toward the cap
brim at the approach of any woman
whose face is familiar to him.
A nod is not bow.
To nod to a woman is open disre-
spect.
The mother who carves the two SEN
fences and the import thereof upon the
mind of her boy builds SO much better
than she knows as to merit the graft
tude Of her sex. The bob or duck OF |
the covered head which salutes a com
rade OF his gender is barely pardon
able, even in America. Students In !
foreign universities would be sent 20 1
Coventry were they to practice it on
meeting IN corridor or thoroughfare. |
Equally general in the other lands,
where external courtesies rank higher 4
than with us, is the custom OF dotting
the hat on passing lady--stranger or
acquaintance-On the staircase or in
the halls of hotel or other public build
ing. In witnessing the effect OF the
neglect OF the gracious little ceremony
in the country that furnishes the best
husbands in the world it is impossible
to restrain the regretful sigh: These
things ought ye to have done, and not
20 leave the other undone?"
The ungoing is carried to disgrace
'ul excess as we descend the social
'cale. The lower We 90 the more
,canty is the observance OF the etiquette
md moralities OF the hat, until VIC are
orced TO consider the important
adjunct 10 the outdoor toilette as an al
most infallible barometer Of breeding.
Respect OF the rules regulating its
in refined circles is the
asst sign Of better days and better man
lers with which the decayed gentleman
,arts. When his hand forgets the way
o the hat brim he is very near the foot
Il the hill. What slangy lad once
allied in my hearing 1.-THE hat trick
3 likewise that which the self-made
nan OF plebeian extraction is slowest 10
earn. have seen milIionaircs forget
o remove their hats in superb drawing
ooms.
One OF the most notifying ex-
eriences OF my earlier married life
'as visit TO our country house OF q
distinguished man than whom the state
cid none ADLER of his profession. We
ad several friends 10 meet him, and
he dinner given in his honor passed
fl smoothly. The lion roared in n
erfectly satisfactory manner, winning I
UNIVERSAL admiration. Coffee was
erved on the veranda, and the evening
cling cool the great man called for his
at. He might have asked permission
ON the women present to assume Il.
Q thought, but orators must preserve
ieir vocal chords from rust. As the
1illiness increased VIC adjourned TO !
lie library, where a fire had been !
indled. There, in the assembled !
resence Of our choicest neighbors, the !
reat man wore his hat until the hour !
separation! The recollection is an /.
gony. The inference, borne out by !
lbsequent discoveries, was inevitable.
Q was commoner Of the commonalty ;
I'D vulgar in grain. II ought TO have !
sen impossible for him to commit 1
lch breach Of good manners in any !
The yarnish of surface !
and unaccustomed courtesy. like !
her cheap and patent dressing, re- !
Tires frequent renewal and cannot be
TO wear. J.
As a grateful contrast / offer another
lthentic incident. A true gentleman, =
living through the country with his I
lie and children, stopped at a small
n