The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-29
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lesson IN 5:THE. LAWS. AND usAGEo
OF POLITE SOCIETY
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OPP OLITE SoClETTaY
Ho.v to SIT nd what Do With the
3@3S III =arads and Feet-Eules For Inf FORM.
'%g al and Ceremonia1 moccasions-Tle&
II Use OF tt,e knife and the Fork
10 be well hammered is to be lady
or gentleman, to observe puhct.l-
$ously all the laws and usages# or socl-
ely, which is important 5uniess one
would be Ost:.ac ized-
If the function-breakfast. luncheon
or 81 q n,ner-is one of ceremony and
cloves are worn to the table they are
removed as soon as one is seated ana
laid III the lap. The habit of tuckinS
them in the sleeves, at the wrists. IS
m ostH inelegant. The napkin is unfold
ed to half its amplitude and laid across
the lap. Gentlemen do not tuck. their
napkins in their waistcoatS, no matter
how convenient they may ind such9an
ARRANGEMENT Nor is the napkin used
as if it were big cloth. One end IS
all sufficient for touching the llps- Inc
napkins. at dinner placed upon Ethei
plates. hold the dinner rolls or the
slices Of bread, which must be cut
generously thick. The bread is placed
:upon the napkin, not within its folds.
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and place it at the left of the plate
The napkin, at the end of the meal. IS
left unfolded at the left side
III Bread is always broken IN small
Dieces. never cut and never crumDieu
into soup or sauce. Oysters and clans
are eaten without bread. Butter. OF
course, is not served at DINNER. -At
other meals don't butter an entire sllce
of bread at once Break it into small
pieces and put the butter upon each IN
turn. Don't break the entire slice at
once into bits. Let it lie by the plate
and butter q piece as wanted
Soup is taken from the SIDE OF the
spoon, which is filled by drawing 1t up
from the edge of the soup plate oppo-
site. 1t is quite a breach of SAVIOR
ward you Soup, of course, must be
IN ken noiselessly. No one takes sec
ond helping or tips the plate to secure
the last mouthful.
Fish in days past was taken from
fork supplemented by a bit OF bread.
Nowadays a silver knife is allowable.
forks and knives for fish being made
of a special pattern. All vegetables
are eaten with fork, asparagus with
a knife and fork, although it. may be
taken up with fingers if one prefers to
do so. A very safe rule at table, now
ever, is never to touch any bit of food
with the fingers, olives and hors
dnuvres generally excepted
Ice cream is eaten with fork IN
America. In England spoon is used.
With ali Difference to English custom
"a very safe rule is eat nothing with q
snoon, that can be taken with fork.
Peaches and pears are peeled. cut in
half and then broken by. the fork and
thus eaten An orange, may be cut IN
s half and then eaten with an orange
spoon or it may be peeled entire, then
divided into sections and eaten with a
fork AS already said, it is very safe
to make the knife and fork do their
share and never to touch eataDles of
any kind With the fingers if possible.
All pies are eaten with fork only.
and most puddings. except custards.
which require a spoon. Soft cakes, IKE
layer cake or eclairs, are taken with
fork. JeIlies, no matter how hard, are
eaten with spoon. Cheese is eaten
with a fork
There are dozens Of people who
would be MORALLY offended by the sug-
sestion that they "ate with the knife"
But they must be careful how they
thrust knife into Il dish Of sweets or
of any sauce and convey that knifeful
to pieces OF bread OF cake. This is
most unfortunate breach of table man
ners. n
DON'T nse the knife in this connection
at all. Sweets and sauces are not to be
placed upon the bread in, any case.
They are eaten when possible with
fork; otherwise with a spoon.
Try to WELD your knife, fork and
spoon with as much quietude as posi-
BILE. Don't let fork or spoon jansle
upon the china. A half dozen janglinG
OF scraping plates make frightful
concert.
Although it is generally supposed
that every one calling himself Well
bred knows that in using the knife and
fork q movement of the wrist and not
of the elbow is the proper thing, we oc-
casionaIly see people using their ell
bows vigorously. The handle Of the
knife should repose in the center of the
hand. and no part of the hand should
touch the knife above the nalldle. In
using fork only the half CT the hal,-5
die is covered by the hand
Upon leaving the table the chair is
placed far enough back out of the way
to enable the other guests to pass out
with ease.
one of the Fundamental rules to OBJ
serve is the manner of sitting down at
the table. One should nor sit on the