The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07
HINTS TO SOCIETY SINNERS
PLATTTUDEs ON BEHAYTOR M
sELF-S1TLED MEMBER or THE 600.
Good Form In Bre--, Manner. Speech, .,s
ut Table Set Forth Against - Fou az
Shocking ENnraBle- OF had Rrspk,o

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shocsinE Examples OF tsad Breaks"
bad Breaks Ivy One Of tho 400" is printed 4,
bold letters across the cover Of a recently pub.
lished pamphlet
Not that the author intended Il to read tina.
way. lie did not, for here are some words in
fine print which make M total as follows,
" BAD Breaks in Dress at Table. in Manners
in Speech. &C., Com piled and Edited by One ~
the 400" OF course that's different stin
after you shall have perused the book you ma,
continue TO ignore tho fine print ard again
read II. Bad BreaRs hy one OF tho 500" On
the title page inside there IL the additional
legend. A few hints 10 society sinners" and
further on tho quotation. And we have done
those thing which wo ought lot to have done"
The very first warning uttered by this so,ial
missionary Is full OF meaning. II dscloses a
deadly antipathy toward two elements OF the
community, nm antipnthy which crops out in
various later utterances. He says; fancv
waistcoats are always in bad taste. They do
very we'll for grooms and politicians. Awhte
waistcoat OF pi1u6 or some similar materials
always permissible. and should not be con.
founded with polka dot and other cloth
denominations"
There you have IT, When this stern member
Of the 400 wishes to designate tho lowest
variety OF tho human animal he speaks OF
'grooms and politicians" His tonc SAYS
Than this there is no lower depth" But no
has shafts Of sarcasm for n few other people
too. For instance isn't this biting2 "Bowery
song-and-danco men, sports. and bad actors
have their coats satin faced, and wear them
rolled back so as to display the material The
coat Of a well dressed man will hang straight
from the top button, and the lapels will not no
rolled back. The gentleman knows with what
his coat is lined and faced. and does not caro-
to display the material 10 tho public. lleis
used to wearing good clothes"
On the vital subject OF scarf pins the author
IL minutely explicit lie says. though It
grieves him sorely that the man who wearsa
scarf pin stuck in the centre the italics are his
OF the upper part OF a four. In hand tie does not
know how to dress. II must be planted about
half an inch above the lower edge OF the band
which forms the upper part OF the tie"
Could anything be more clear And hera
too is a concise verdict OH tho subject OF Pat.
ent leather shoes He SAYS - A vanished
shoe is objectionable. When ones patent
feathers get dIngy looking they should be cast
away or become the property Of the valet. A
man who can AFFORD one pair Of patent feathers
can afford another. Varnish belongs to the
stable and it's inmates" There you have
again the condemnation OF the genus groom.
This m ember OF the generally dilettante 400
does not believe in half measures. even in re-
gard to half hose. He says: Tho man who
wears white or striped half hose with low
shoes should be cut dead. as should also tho
who arrays himself in tinted linen.
especially OF the pink bar variety"
But even this is not so sweeping as what fol.
lows: No gentleman will wear q made-up
scarf" From that decision there is no appeal
and 1t Is positively narrowing to think 81 the
men who do not tie their own scarfs and are
consequently no gentlemen. though POSSESS
N ~ a m n m Anash n
good breeding. honor, and = few other such
trifles It is pleasant to reflect. however that
themselves, they may quickly overcome one
barrier to their standing as gentlemen.
headed canes ought to be the exclusive prop.
erty Of politicians and circus managers They
swsys 81 n thu We tS are 70 ssS
eaudy borders Also that italian counts
should be permitted to monopolfza them"
The following remarks are not very clear,
other ornate garter clasps and buckles are
beautiful things. and beautiful things are
let s &c. abroad Ss She
worn and ne, carried hGw ala the fact IscGn
grammar but It may be one of the particular
~ bad breaks.
jet OF dress. but 1t is with an increase OF
laconie emphasis that the member Of the 400
the the hS1 s0 ESs. 'RssSh
people say Dear me? and Is that SCI And
the recital OF something Dreadful"
Then he makes what he evidently considers
tribute Of animated things. yet ! heard
man say that ragout was very clever; II 1t
At ono time" The Chances are that haiti the SV man
might have said VERY clever" to that remark
whGSt the Q, the sHtaS
properly rsprehendsd by this writer. He also
!% Parts tho ini9rpsiiop that term dirty.
|Sat eeOrle s sta 9a At hessis aiis siof 'S.y
terms in polite convofsatio lon say;
ng. for instance that man Is well posted,
,ouId only be put away :" once and forever n;
TSntIs.PHlan, = SAYS t6c monitor q Bad Breaks
=, AT gnexpeoted sense Of humor crops outi
two curious !loR R 6 SsoG reads For
Males and the other For Females Accord
animal Of the femaie sex Is permitted to enter
one door and boy steers and gentleman cows
But 1t is when the author sits down. asst
we're. at the table that he. gives his sareasmi
rec rein. For example: The man who will
md OF his spoon into his mouth like DiaboluS
he sword swallower, will always be the man
no VIII OlCh MS tcotu Ut tue IdUlo anu cluACu
ais spoon between his fingers while raising
Ills coffee cup 70 his Fps lie will not lay the
,poon beside the cup In the saucer because
doubtless, he fears IL may in some unaccount-
lbls manner get away. lie is kind hearted.
hough, and always puts napkin before MS
ace while picking his teeth. so thar the results
he table"
Here is another example Of wrongdonG on
he part q some people; MIX is never fur.
llshed when coffee Is served after dinner N
mall ours; yet people have been known to
Isk Tor it-iGnorantly, II Is presumed
Other monitlons as 10 good form are:
Occasionally ones Yls-l-Yis will niOw at HE
'oun or coffee, lie Il the man who blowson
lis fingers TO warm thcnl."
The man who elects the table near The
Window 10 cafe is generally the poorest "a;
ron the house ms. His object is Ia be seen
Should you break glass or similar article.
ay nothing about IL. IL Is too trlfilng 20 no.
ice. The napkin should be touched I the lIps.
Y one end OF II, with finger behind be drawn
cross the mouth. some psopie II as
hOuGh IL were "A mop, aud their mouths the
eek OF fishing sloOp after catch' had
cen dressed
"A haiti much affected hy would-be swslls'
4 both sexes IS that Of crOoking the little
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