The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-02

the land, and his kindly, graceful; genial
and correct manners are as great credit
to his pluck and sound common sense as
are his millions.
Some GratuItous Advice.
7 Now. II you wish to achieve as excel
lent results my millionaire acquain-
lance, take your work on etiquette seri-
ously and study it with cheerful dill
gence. II guess 1t isn't any harder to
win a sound reputation for good manners
than tits to win "a solid bank, account"
the west say, and If you just keep that
same philosophy . in practice. you are
bound ultimately to be numbered among
the well bred ones OF this earth.
I advise you to remember, If you can,
that you do not take up this study of a
agreeabiltty, just because 1t Is fine sort
of accomplishment to possess. Keep well
In mind that you study your etiquette au-
thority just as you study algebra, or
geography, or history, because 1t contains
information that is going to be >soundly
and practically helpful to you all your
days, in business and out, by? day and by
night. wherever and whenever you, mix
with your kind.
Again, I am going to quote my friend
from Colorado, because on one occasion
| when we both stood in his library, he tool.
down a. we'll Ded DOCK ana regarded
| it half sadly, half admiringly.
TT is my authority on social usage
| he said,. land I wish very much I had
begun to study It and apply It's rules wher
I was Ia instead Of 45. / would have
| made my fortune more rapidly and with
] less difficulty than I did had only known
| what help could be found in little
| knowledge Of etiquette I'll give this gra.
tuitous advice to, any young man, whether
:: ne starts his career as g newsboy or as G
prodigy Of oratory, that the best FRIEND
he can have in the making Of his career
| is q lot Of safe information on the goot
rules OF etiquette
| How to Study the Art.
! In manners, as In mathematics, it Il
=. nearly always details that count, and: q!
| IN which, you can never go far off The
track Of true politeness If you pay stric
attention to what others are doing, If 20,
keep your temper and If you follow thu
cut and dried printed regulations as clos'
as possible to the letter.
| Don't ever attempt to take any liberties
with the good social law as your chosen
authority on etiquette has set it down
and don't get impatient: with its some
times seemingly stupid restrictions. Their
is always a good reason for leaving tw.
cards or one, and there rests signih
canoe in where you sit, when you rise O
how you bow that means as much to tn
language OF good manners as accents 90
Examinations mean in rendering you
enunciation Of the French tongue intel
ligible to the natives Of that country.
AS you get on familiar footing witt
the written laws Of good manners, pu
each newly acquired bit Of informa tio
into practice in your daily life. Don't b
satisfied with keeping what you hav
learned just in your head, and don't dra
our your newly acquired knowledge onl
on particular and important occasions
You can never hope to cast the spell @
personal charm in that fashion. 1t
daily and hourly utilization of the rule
Of etiquette that gives you tho enviabl
and, essential case In the fulflment Q
graceful civilities. This is an art like tina
Of music. You are bound to practice i
order to produce delightful effects.
The best way to practice the rules {
etiquette Is to exercise them daily an
hourly in your family circle, in your OF
, fce, In the schoolroom and in the nur
|7sery. If you do this conscientiously 20
| soon acquire the quite Irresistible hab
, Of politeness, and I must here add tina
after q great many years of effort an
| observation, I have discovered that pei
sonal magnetism, like neatness, or vera
, city, or study or punctuality. can be mad
! a habit by any one who has the good wi