The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-22
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IA LESSON IN THE LAWS AND UsAsEs'
OF olIIES SO I'll

How. to SIT and What To- Do with thu
Hands and Feet-R ules For In forms
Y nj land Ceremonial occas ions-Tbe,
Use OF the knife and The Fork.
To be well hammered is to be d lady
or gentleman, TO observe punctili..
ously all the laws and .usages Of soci.
ETY., which is important unless one
would be ostracIzed.
II the .function-breakfast, luncheon
or dinner--is one Of ceremony and
gloves are worn to the table they are
removed US soon as one Is seated and
laid In the lap. The habit OF tucking
them in the sleeves at the wrists. u.s.
most inelegant. The napkin is unfold.
ed to half its amplitude and laid across
the ZAP. Gentlemen. do not tuck their
napkins in their walstcoats, no matter
how convenient they may find such an
arrangement. Norris the napkin used
MS II 1t were a big cloth. One end is
all sufficient for touching the lips. The
napkins, at dinner placed upon the,
fsates, 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.
Remove the bread as soon as seated
and place 1t at the left OF the plate.
The napkin, at the end of the meal. Is
'eftiunfolded at the left side. s..
Dread is always broken In small.
pieces, never cut and never crumblcl.
Into soup or sauce. Oysters and claus
are eaten without bread. Butter. Of
course. is not served at dinner. Al
other meals don't butter an entire slice
Of bread at once. Break 1t into small
pieces and put the butter upon each in
turn. Don't break the entire slice Of
once into bits. Let it lie by the plate
and butter piece as wanted.
Soup Is taken from the side OF the
spoon, which is filed by drawing it up
from the edge of the soup plate oppo.
site. 1t is quite breach of SAVIOR
falre to fill It with the. movement to-
ward you. Soup, of course, must be
taken noiselessly. No one takes a sec.
ond helping or tips the plate to secure
the last mouthful. n 4.
Fish in days past was taken from a
fork supplemented by a bit of bread.
Nowadays a silver knife is allowable.
forks and knives for fish being made
Of special pattern. All vegetables
are eaten with fork, asparagus with
knife and fork. although It may be
taken up with fingers II one prefers to
do so. A very safe rule at table, how.
ever, is never to touch any bit of food
with the fingers, olives and hors
d'9uvres generally excepted.
Ice cream is eaten with fork In
America. In England spoon is used.
With all Difference to English custom,
a very safe rule>is eat nothing with !,
spoon that can be taken with.a fork.
Peaches aud pears are peeled. cut In
half and then broken by the fork and
thus eaten. An orange may be cut in
half and then eaten with m orange
spoon or It may be peeled entire, then
divided into sections and eaten with q
fork. As already said, It is very safe
to make the knife and fork do their
share and never to touch eatables OF
any kind with the fingers If possible.
All pies are eaten with fork only
and most puddings. except custards
which require spoon. Soft cakes. like
layer cake or eclairs, are taken with Q
fork. Jellies, no matter how hard, art
eaten with spoon. Cheese is eater
with fork.
There are dozens Of people who
would be MORALLY offended by the sug
gestion that they "ate with the knife
But they must be careful how they
thrust knife into a dish of sweets OF
Of any sauce and convey that knifefu
to pieces Of bread or cake. This is
most unfortunate breach OF table man
ners.
Don't use the knife In this connection
at all. Sweets and sauces are not to b,
placed upon the bread in any case
They are eaten when possible with
fork; otherwise with a spoon.
Try to WELD your knife, fork ant
spoon with as much quietude as posi-
BILE. Don't let fork or spoon jangl,
upon the china. A half dozen janglin,
or scraping plates make a frightfu
concert. Il
Although It Is generally supposed
that every one calling himself wei
bred knows that in using the knife an,
fork movement OF the wrist and no
Of the elbow Is the proper thing. we oc
caslonally see people using their ell
bows vigorously. The handle of tn
knife should repose in the center of tn
hand, and no part of the hand shout,
, touch the knife above the naudle. Ii
using a fork only the half OF the han
die is covered by the hand.
Upon leaving the table the chair /
placed far enough back out of the wa,
to enable the other guests to pass on
with ease.
. One Of the fundamental rules to oil
serve is the manner of sitting down a
the table. One should NOT sit on tn