The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-03

IF is sometimes possible to enforce
the rules of good table manners on the
children of a family, but not on man
II would be safe to offer a ioeral re-
ward for a head of the household "ho
will. except when there is company ana
49, under solemn protest sit through
a three-course dinner and behave as ne
wants his children to be taught. the
ayerane man at midday dinner acts IKE
a wild man, a baby, or pet iaHiilS
dog. He rushes in: the COOK nearing
the awful sound of his footsteps, pours
ont his soup that he may not De kept
waiting a moment; then regardless Vi
the proper serving of the second coure
she fines 1t on the table and while he
is boiling 1t places WITHIN ms reao
the sweet and his coffee which must
cone in a large cup, as the little thing
will not tolerate an orthodox after am
ror Gun By the time he has gulpeo
The entire meal down. the rest OF tne
family have finished the soup ne
x,.,fa gives a sigh of relief and the other
courses of the meal are hnlsheo III
good order while the head (D OF the
household sits in an adjoining apart
ment reading a paper ,o,s
Each woman Is apt to think hersei
.he sole nossessor of this specie OF the
ganus husband, and usually conceals
the fact as carefully as she would any
ether closeted skeleton. But recehtN
when a few matrons were gathereo w.
Gather one who is fearless owned up
ana thus encouraged. the others sooi'
Ala likewise Such an experience meet
,no n became, Each of those "oihs"
d,scovered that she had no mohoPolS
90 said Mine had the audacity when
-. rsturned from Mrs. Jones's dinner
~ rsmark: I surely did enjoy tha'
S,,ner enjoyed 1t because II was
served so beautifully; everything sc
snoothly and in order. That the was
believe in having meals. gave MN
a whitening look ..>-.,,o,
,,ind dear" she said. Mr.. Jones SPOKE
IN the same fattering way OF our las'
dinner with you 1s 40,
- any experience because she mao
e. iorp a list to select from, was hearo
80 at last: Don't you think II
,ro,,ia he a good idea to have trough
the mack veranda and to put inc
60 courses in at once as soon as IL
telephones that 1T is on the way
No =" said the most vicious one In the
bunch. II suggest that our COOKS ieeO
them through funnel. ~.
The gentle, motherly woman W tr ~,
nartv said; Women are womanly IRON
~ cradle to the grave Men never
lose the element of Childhood ana we
rnust he patient with them
@&&
r.omplaint is constantly being mau'
that the polite usages of society arr
dead letters to the young or rathei
the unmarried society men-that Is u
the local society men. Such thlhe
as having party calls or duty calls Il
nositively a lost science. and any at
tempt on the part of hostess TO IN
duce its observance results in the en-
countering of a lost cause. 1t seem
mat the only man who wants to be II
society is he who is not in It, ana so u
(, ensure a sprinkling of animated dress
suits at a function" the hostess mus
V1hen she sends a man an inVitauol
Inclose the card of the young lady M
Is expected to take" The said yount
Iadv is not always the one he Is rush
ing and the man who is ignoring so
cial requirements shows his dissaCs
faction by being rude enough to pu
Of asking her TO give him the pleasure
f?) of her company until few hours
before the occasion. thereby causing
her to loose her own self respect D.