The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-11-29
MANNERS FOR BOYS.
T YOnkerS Gazette. |

Poor fellows. How they get hectored
and scolded and snubbed, and how con-
tinual is the rubbing and polishing and
drilling which every member of the
family feels at liberty to administer.
No wonder their opposition is aroused
and they begin to feel that every mans
hand is against them, when after all if
they were only, in a quiet way, in
formed of what was expected of them,
and their manliness appealed to, they
would readily enough fall in line.
50 thought 'sAuntie NJ as she
pointed out the following rules for a
twelve-year- old nephew, who was the
':light of her eyes," if not always the
JOY Of her heart, for though a good
natured, amiable boy in the main. he
would offend against the proprieties''
frequently.
First come manners for the street:
Hat lifted in saying : goodbye" or
{" How do you do -
Hat lifted when offering a seat in
car or in acknowledging favor.
Keep step with any one you walk
! with.
Always precede lady upstairs, and
| ask her if you may precede her III pass
ing through a crowd or public place.
Hat off the moment you enter street
car door, and when you step into a
| private hall or office.
Let lady pass first always, unless
she asks you to precede her.
In the parlor, stand till every lady IN
the room is seated, also older people.
Rise if a lady comes in after you are
seated, and stand till she takes seat.
Look people straight in the face when
speaking or being spoken to.
Let ladies pass through a door first,
standing aside for them.
LII the dining room take your seat
after ladies and elders.
Never play with knife, fork or spoon.
Do not take your napkin in a bunch
i'll your hand.
Eat as fast or as slow as the others,
and finish the course when they do.
Rise when ladies leave the room, and
stand till they are out.
If all 90 out together, gentlemen
stand by the door till ladies pass.
Special rules for the mouth are thai
all noise in eating and smacking The
lips should be avoided.
l Cover the mouth with hand or nap
, kin when obliged to remove anythin:
from it.
Use your handkerchief unobtrusivel.
f always.
:. Do not look toward bedroom doc
when passing. Always knock at an
private room door.
y Did you make up all these rules
y Auntie?" said Roy. as a copy, neatl
d printed by a typewriter, was placed il
his hands.
e Make them up: No. These ar
n lust the common rules of society tina
every gentleman observes. You wi
=. not find YOUR father failing in one c
:, them
Ii well, but he is man. - said Ro,
deprecatlngly.
d And do you not wish to be mani
lie boy"
IN Row said nothing, but it was notice
that the rules were placed very car
,q fully in his drawers.
cf Some months have since passed, al
- Auntie has had the pleasure of hearir
- repeatedly the remark, What
manly. thoughtful little nephew "
have as one and another observe
his polite and careful ate: ION
others.
Perhaps there are some other DO
a who will like to cut out these rules al
no read them over now and then, keepll
,r or getting some friend to keep reco
49, of their success or shortcomings IN t
observance. always remembering tn
IL the mothers. sisters and auntles a
nc the "lades'' to whom these attentio
q, should be shown. and not merely t
les guests and strangers.