The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-11
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Courtesy at HON. and Abroad.

Courtesy at Home and Abroad.
/ There are many persons who have .
reputation for mannerNness and charm
who would shock even their closest
friends at I In the morning. They reg
ularly 'get up on the wrong side Of
the bed" aud until breakfast and ex-
srcise have put them right they are
too unmannerly and disagreeable to
deserve anyb0dy's friendship. This
sort of unmAnnerliness II the result Of
habit. Of laxiness 1t ID simply too
much trouble to be agreeable early In
the morning, think these early morn
ing crosspatches. And they sulk and
fume to their hearts content. blaming
/ their bad spirits Oh the morning air.
Tho morning. of course. ought to be
the time Of day when we all feed fresh
est and In the best possible humor. To
be sure. some of us awaken so hungry
for breakfast that we have little
thought for anything else. Little chill.
dren are sometimes uncomfortable I'M
til they have something to eat, and
therefore they are cross, But as soon
~ we graduate from the little children
class we should remember-or learn
that the effort to be courteous should
take precedence OF the effort to satisfy
our appetites for toast and coffee.
The girl who thought she was In
love until she thought of sitting oppo.
site the object of her affections at
three meals day was the sort of girl
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To her the idea that a man should be
as agreeable to his wife during each
meal of the days three or the years
thousand odd was absurd She knew
that at home. in the privacy of her
own family. she put the cloak of
courtesy aside and "acted just as she
felt" If she did not like the weather
she grumbed about it.
II she wanted more clothes than her
allowance would buy she said so. II
the food did not come up to her stand
ards or the service struck her as in
adequate she complained about these
things. She neglected to say Than,
you" to servants and family. When
there We're guests at her home or when
home she was the model of mannerly
department. Her honeyed smiles and
soft words were famous. But she
simply Ignored the demands Of every
day. homely courtesy.
Children should be taught to be just
as thoughtful for their brothers and
sisters. their mothers and fathers and
tS ,1v,o r.,
and their fanily's servants as they
are for strangers. Sometimes, when
much prOdding and reminding fail to
elicit Thank you" from a small
child, the inference IL strong that the
small child Is not In the habit of say
ing Thank you at home for the small.
everyday courtesies which It's elders
shower upon it. More than that, 1t
seems likely that 1t seldom hears its
elders use these two simple but mean
Ing words.
For children are Initiative to sur
prising extent, 80 far as manners are
concerned. The small son Of father
who treats his wife with unfailing
consideration Is almost always cour-
teOus to his mother, and ~ the small
daughter Of u woman who is courteous
to her husband Is not the small daugh-
ter who says carelessly. ''Oh. that's just
father when she hears her name
called.
Women have big opportunity for
being courteous in their dress. A wOm-
ans family Is really just as deserving
Of neatness and careful dressing on
her part as Is the public or her friends.
She sometimes forgets this when she
dons ragged or s0iled fnery at home
because 1t is '.just home and saves
her neat and orderly clothes to wear
/, in the street and in the houses of her
friends.
No, this Is not trOuserette costume
1t is simply chic draped skirt origi
mated by French dressmaker. The
costume is made Of MORE epangline-a
new fabric resembling bengaline, but
having the curious watered pattern of
MORE.
The coat Is cut on Cossack lines and
\ huge fichu Of lace falls gracefully
to one side. With models Of this kind
smart boots are necessary, and shoes
with patent leather vamps, Louis heels
and buttOned tons of material har.