Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
e RULES OFR
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CAROLYN WELLS IL,

CARDs.-Each guest should leave a pack of
cards on the table in the hall
ANNOUNCEMENT.-At the door of the draw
ing-room man will ask the real name of each
guest and announce it in loud and unintelli-
gble voice.
DREss-The hostess will wear the most
expensive gown she can afford. Guests will
exceed this limit.
as formerly. A green or oolong tea is pre-
ferred.
PUNcH-Take care of the punch and the
tea will take care of itself.
GENERAL HINTs.-Do not give formal
afternoon tea on the day you are moving.
D1NNERs.-A man is known by the COM
pany he invites.
ACCEPTANCEs.-If you accept an invitation
to dinner, you must 60, no matter what hap
pens to prevent The only exception to this
rule is when you die in the meantime; but
cultured people are rarely guilty of this awk-
wardness
CooK.-A good cook is rather to be chosen
than great riches.
SoUP.-Soup should be seen, but not heard.
LETTUcE.-Lettuce should be eaten with a
fork alone. (The reason for eating it alone is
because most people present such an unseemly
appearance when thus engaged)
OYSTERS AND EGGs-When eating oysters
or eggs. do not allow the shells to drop from
your mouth to the plate, but remove them
unOstentatiously with a spoon.
WINE.-When you have drained your wine
glass, indicate that you would like to have it
reflled by inverting it upon the table.
CLARET.-Should you upset claret on the
table-clOth, throw a little salt on it; should
you upset salt on the takle-Cloth, throw
little claret on it; should you upset the table,
leave the room.
AccDENr-If you accidentally overturn
your plate into your lap, leave it there and go
on eating as if nothing had happened. 1t is
vulgar to call attention to an accident at
table
TIPs-Do not tip the butler as soon as he
appears. This seems to suggest a fear that
there may not be food enough to go round.
Do not fail, however, to give HIM his fee
before leaving the table.
PRS Peach or plum-pits should not be
removed from the mouth, but should be I'm
ostentatiousy swallowed.
SOCIAL lNDEBTEDNEss.-One good dinner
deserves another
FLowERs-If the table is small enough to
make general conversation possible a huge
mound of flowers should be erected in the
center, to prevent the guests from seeing one
another. This piques curiosity as to ones
interlocutor.
Tories OF CoNvERsATIoN-Top for din
ner conversation should be light and cheerful
The favorite ones for the moment are ap-
pendicitis, automobile accidents and Bernard
Shaw
WEDDINGs.-If rice is thrown at a bridal
couple it is better for cautionary reasons,
Ilisit IL oiIodiel bSCll previously DoIlGu
STREET-CARs.-When alighting from a
street-car, it is equally correct to leave either
by the front or rear end. Both ends usually
stop.
GIFTS FOR MEN.-The only permissible gift
from a young to a young man is an
article of her own handiwork. A crocheted
dinner jacket is a tasty present. Purple with
a red border, is nice, finished at the throat
with gilt cord and tasses. (The rule for such
jacket is: slip one, widen two, purl, narrow,
bind repeat twice, then back again the same.)
RAIN.-When walking in the rain with a
woman, let her carry the umbrella. You
should then fall three PAGES to the rear.
AUToMoBnEs.-f you are run over by an
automobile, do not speak to the occupants of
the machine unless you have previously been
properly introduced. Nothing is more vulgar
than thus to scrape acquaintance with any
chance passer-by.