The state chronicle., 1893-04-23
fARLOR AND Table MANNERS.


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Don't, as an invite d guest, be late !
to dinner This is wrong to your
bosr, to other guests, aud to the
dinner.
Don seat yourself until the ladies
ere seated, or at a dinner party,
until our host or hostess gives the
signal
Don't tuck your napkin under
your chin, nor spread it upon your
breast. Bibs and tuck ers are for
the nursery Do not spread your
napkin over your lap; let it fall over
your knee
Don't eat with your knife. Never
put your knife into your mouth Do
not load up the fork with food, and
then cart it. as it were, to your
mouth. Take on your fork what
you can easily carry, and no more.
Don't fill your mouth with too
much food. and do not masticate
audibly. Eat gently, quietly and
easily
Don't put your knife into the
butter, nor into the saltcellar, nor
into any dish.
Don't reject bits of bones, or
other substances, by splitting them
them back INFO the plate. Quietly
ejact them upon yonr fork, holding
1t to your lips, and then place them
on your plate. Fruit stones should
be removed by passing them unob-
truslvely from the lips to the
spoon.
Don't finger articles, do not play
with your napkin, nor your goblet,
nor your fork, nor with anything
else.
Don't drop your knife nor
your fork; but if you do,
do not be disconnected. Quietly
ask the servant for another
and do not give the incident any
further heed. Do not be disturbed
by accidents nor blunders of any
kind, but let all mishaps pass off
without comment and with philoso-
phical Indifference.
Don't press food upon guest
To worry a guest with careless i'm.
portunities is considered in the
worst possible taste.
Don't, in declining at dinner to be
!. helped to any particular dish, give 6
reason that you are "afrsid of it. OF
that cit will disagree with you" L
is sufficient simply to refuse, anc
then no one has right to ask why
Don'G make pronounced at
tempt at correctness of man
!. ner. 1t is better to mak'
mistakea than to be obviously
- struggling not to make them,
Don't thank host nor hostess TO-
your dinner. Express pleasure il
the entertainment when you de
part-that is all.
Don't forget that the lady a
your side has the first claim upo1
attention A lady at your sid
should not be neglected, whethe
you have been introduced or not.
|. Don't leave your knife ands- for
Z on the table cloth when throug
eating. Put them on your plat
handles to the right, so you viii! NJ
come in contact with them as yo
rise to leave the table.
= Don't leave your chair when ye
rise from the table until you ha
have placed it in the proper place
the table.
n Don't introduce guests after sea
ing them, but before, and do not
down until the host or hostess 81
nifies for you to do SO.
Don't attempt to shake han
with everybody present. If host
hostess offers hand, take 1T; q b.
ia sufficient for the rest.
-, Don't in any case offer to sha
as hands with lady. The iniati
ess oss must come from her. By the sal
ing principle do not offer your hand
y person oder than yourself.
Don't be in too much hurry
LIS get into chair.
hhnis hiss Don't fail to rise, if you {
sl,' .ch' seated, whenever lady enters
room
Don't sit cross-legged; this will
q little nervous to some at first
,ose Don't, in introducing, pres
lint int ladies to gentiemen; gentlen
and should be presented to ladies'. YOU
aem Sn. men should be presented to eide
men; young women to eide
women.
Don't wait to be asked Sec
here time to play, if yeu intend to p
W" Don't ask anyone more than Q
mail after first refusal to play or 81
d do Don't touch people when you b
cnts. ct,Sn occasion to address them.
mail. Don't whisper in company.
Don't talk about your ailme
rIcA nor about your affections.