Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
4 POLITE FRENCH.
LESSONS on their cour-
teous Manners.
|, COMMON ON The STREET
r,.. Strain Born in Them-The
-. 10 Be Derived from Polite
', Ds,.,.s in Constant Use Through
oul The Republic.

=. Sunday Gazette;
,,srah At is not French 20
'us y seen In the salons nt the
M Bois at the Grand Prix
/, t,te 10 mind.
lte,,h politcnoss as seen in the
= J XII markets. ia the milk shops
y ,bnses IL is not that OF the
..t thaf Of the people; not what
IA Sed do but what the masses do.
VT, me- people with whom have
5boWs In knocking about the
sfreets. IN marketing aud shop
n" .ight-seeing and w0rkiug that
A,esvefions are drawn.
satsd them simply because they
me useful object lessons for
W. Not being Of that noble COM
4 IN c,ine abroad to lie about their
-,,airv / have had no reason for
IN see things which are better
|ss FRANCE than In America. And
|i.re which the French do better
n is-thcy behave themselves bet
public.
4. fwf place the French are more
IN IN ,ine another's welfare.
4 \, il IN the American public an
rnee 10 the comfort of everybody
(. vicinity. which is almost brutal.
NAV fail on the sidewalk. may
Mn his arm full of packages in
rsibus. may see his umbrella turn
onr side out without anybody, as
,Oneening himself about him.
! ioly Is In too great rush on the
J 100 deeply cnnossed IN his news
4 n the omnibus to notice his neigh
rule it is quite the contrary
H. / write us q rule. There are
y EXCEPTIONS to the rule Of general
40 IN Paris as there are 10 the
n u general indifference in New
4 OMNIBUS COMPANIES.
M as a rule, IN n Partisan omni-
train car one is sure Of Assistance
n nr sort of uncertainty, or VI bad
falls him. I experienced this FREE
n my first days in Paris when
b was unknown TO me aud when
caibns system bewlldered me.
ini time again ! was courteously
& hi By q passenger that / ought 10
ri 90 such o street 10 find the
De museum. the park / had
DE conductor TO put me down at.
irl time again l have seen the
h Wstcm Of omnibus correspon-
BY which one can change cars
II having second fare. explained
. end politely TO strangers hy mon
blouscs or by hutloss working
accident happens everybody is
+ useful Dropping q franc one
on omnibus ! tried TO fish Il out
K teweeu the Stats which covered
r but my glOyed hand was UNI
A working woman, who like all
N class crossing the city without hat
II is Immediately came TO my aid
. cured the money. Another day /
| nan descend from the top of an
I'D, ran back several rods, rescue
8et from the street mud and put
out Of breath In recatching the
AL on account Of a passenger
ld garclcssly let the triuket slip
q wrist into the street.
Pc TOP Of am omnibus in case Of a
VA storm, the passengers will rear
Y themselves in order that those
w umbrellas may shelter those
Ne none.
boz OCCASION l saw the whole
(. passengers OF the imperial (rOof)
ig their clothing TO find pins for
N who IN mounting had stepped
# qfcss skirt and torn loose some
u mAing.
'lch things are done naturally. 1t
lhneQns. Rarely does anyone use
~ service 10 "serupc' acquaintance.
nneple which seems TO regulate
Wahons in public Of the common
a " Paris Is simply that courtesy
iNce Is due TO everybody, oven II
assQeiated with them for only the
r. Ne OF an omnibus ride The
Non Of the principle makes the
sle Of Paris cheerful, goOd-nu-
friendly; the failure 10 recognize
1 z Nteet life iu America boOrish,
rude
'hOoF' AN INTRODUCTION
y another custom of the Par
gilhon people which plcases me
NHt habit Of recognizing every
WON chance throws under The
igN with them. Even in polite
" America the roof Is not al
Introduction, and one sees al
and dinners the absurd specta
Ia 'No guests, elbow to elbow
III y whom darcs address the other
W considered too familiar.
N 'fael have little Of this squeam
.Mlng up aud down the stairs Of
.nment houses, gentlemen, sery
W Nalpr boys alike, always rails,
~ ana Deg pardon as they pass /
eIAIlONS IN THE SHOPS.
III 'le smallest or the largest shoI
Are not only Immediately bid
IA lvef hut when you 80 out f,
e. Y iafeWells follow you. At on,
'au the habit Of going for mr.
.Vnee 20 n small milk shol
.uilnefs Of working people cam
Nelr pitchers aud pals iillcl
VS. or chocolate. No one eve
st.uout The general salute, "bol
is mesdames,' or departel
II Is sometimes littl
wv an American accustomed
IN 'sAgred by everybody TO WHOM
M been properly introduced &
lyu attentions. but when III
,,lsilasSsment has worn off il mus
',s1 that IL Is rather enjoyable
ge0ouy so cold hlOOded that a
Z hot pleased to have his e1
's , lay great stress upon thi
gnsnlz,pg everybody. The
equently Of the carelessnes
my w IN this particular an
an punWng OUT very harshly
=, .,slMaid assured me one da
~, gas no doubt of new inmat
tyn being a gentleman. sine
sAld bon jour 10 everybody
.'qied warmly that anotht
2 must have been very badl
,e ne never noticed pe0pl
M ssmme into the room or passe
l'll or staircase.
aIENEss TO CHILDREN.
9e strange, indeed. If hi
~ seltouon was not gener,
ny. People, since they are fraine
lheir earliest clitii,g,l IN