The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-03

tect who has carved out his own fortune,
and spattered the gloom and gravy
thereof all along down the corridors of
time. Give me the self poised and self
appointed studenticket who has won his
way unaiied from the counting room Of
the livery stable to the proud and dizzy
height Of caller OF" at catch-as-catch-
can and Gr@co-ROman hop for incOn-
trOvertible and seek-nO-further advice
on how to behave. He is the man who
generally thinks that good writer is a
man who has won his fame in that
direction by his good penmanship He
seems to think that good writing i'm
plies a feverish and delirious display of
ornamental swans and bad spelling, and
that powerful writing is produced by
bearing on a little harder than is ones
won't
In short, he Is, as a general thing and
by general concession. the ass de luxe of
the century he disfgures, the artificial,
veneered gentleman who, living, lect-
ures his betters, and dying-he and his
whiskers together-goes to his reward
just as the odor of scorching wooden
and hot hair dye is waited to us across
the bourne Of that country where round
trip tickets are unknown and perpetual
stop-oTer privileges are accorded. In
life he distracts attention from his own
glaring shortages by lecturing others,
and in death he wears i very tooth
some, artificial smile and a costume
which does not extend below the plate
glass peep kolo Of his narrow house. In
his home paper on the next week ap-
pears the following:
CARD.
I desire TO thank the friends end neiShbors
most heartily in tlis manner for their united aid
and cooperation during thc illness cI.I death or
Iay recent h,Is2lq3. Nao e-ca)el from me ~ the
haqd OF DEAN on Fr.day last Thlo We were eat
mo breakfast t. tn. friends, both one and all
who thus contributed 50 willingly toward making
the last moments and funeral of my husband
hewinC success, l desire to be remembered most
kindly, hoping that thess few lines may Ind
then enjoying the same blessing. bow to the
cruel stroke, also have a good mich cow and
roam gelding horse rising of eight years Old
which | wiz sell cheap on the premises God
moves in a mysterious way his wonders TO pre-
form IIs plants hia footsteps 10 the sea and rides
upon the storm. Also black and white shote
very low. Yours truly,
wit HANNAH RosEoLA PEETY.
Much space is given in this book to
the question whether or not it is good
form to leave the teaspoon in the cup
whilst encompassing its contents or when
passing it back TO get it replenished. 1t
is the belief among the old school Pres
byterians and Wings, think, that the
spoon should remain IN an upright posi-
ton in the CUP, whilst the modern or
Mckee dynasty holds that the spoon
should be laid in the saucer or concealed
about the person whilst clipping the cof-
foe. To this the Calvinistic gentlemen
who still adhere to tho fly front pants
and infant da1anation reply that accord
ing TO good usage the laying down OF the
spoon irrplies dissatisfaction with the
hand and call for a new deal How
ever this may be, the manual above re-
ferred to does not straighten the matter
ND at al. but says that the author him.
self adhercs to the custom of leaving the
spoon in the cup. This, l think, will
have d great deal TO do with breaking
up the practice
A gentleman making formal call IN
the morning should retain his hat IN his
hand He may safely leave his overcoat
or dog in the hall, but he must retain
his hat, as it means that the call Is a
formal one. and not with view to mat
rimony. The name of the maker on the
inside of the hat also furnishes good
reading matter when one has said all one
has to say, and is just recovering from,
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