Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-25
MARY MEREDITH SUGGESTS A
FEW HINTS ON GOOD MANNERS

When ladies enter the room gen
tlemen should rise (this means boys
also) until the ladies are comfort
ably seated. When there are sew:
eral people present you should
neither do ali the talking yourself
or sit glum as if you were nursing
a grievance. Children's interests
are just as important as grown
peoples, at the same time they
should not be allowed to interrupt
or correct any one else.
Well bred people have repose
Children should learn not to fidget
rock or drum with their fingers
tap the foot on the floor, cross the
legs and swing, jump up and down
squirm in the. seat, bite the nails
nervous habits.
Do not leave work for others tt
do. Hang up your clothes when you
take them off, and do not leave soil.
ed clothing in the middle of the floor
for mother to pick up, or any one
else. Clean the mud off your shoes
before you enter the house. Put your
and keep them there until you need
them. If you use the kitchen. for
any purpose, leave it tidy and leave
no soiled pans behind for others tC
clean. Many a home has gone tc
ruin on account of 'untidiness and
lack Of system"
When you come out of your room
in the morning, you should be per-
fectly clean, and fully dressed. After
the bath special care and attention
should be given the face, hands, fin
gernails, hair and teeth A girls
shoes should be laced. dress button
ed, hair neatly brushed, and bows
of ribbon tied prettily. Her belt
and neck dressing adjusted properly
so they cannot get out of order.
Boys shoes must be polished. Nc
be clean, he should have on his col
lar and tie and coat. In warm
weather, the coat may be left
off, but trousers neatly belted, ana
not held UP by a string or suspend
spect to be neat at all times, wheth'
er at home or visiting.
Your clothes should suit the oc-
casion. For, every day, home, OF
school and business wear, the best
materials of their kind may be
simple in style end serviceable. You
should not be out of style, nor too
far in style. Extremes are not good
taste. Don't make the mistake of
things. Fine. what colors suit you
most, and learn to bring out your
own individuality.
Always say Good Morning" That
is the way to begin each day in
society--a pleasant reeting and you
outside your bed room door. Begin
your good manners with your family,
and you won't forget them when you
are with strangers.
Politeness is to do and say
The kindest thing in the kindest
way.
You should be self-possessed and
Self-respecting. be natural Be con-
siderate Of other peoples feelings.
Good manners as we call them, are
neither more nor less than good be-
havior, consisting of courtesy and
kindness.
am lonely boy of nearly nine
teen summers, begging you for ad-
vice. There is a girl near my home
whom I cannot endure. / think
she must love me, for she often tells
me and others of her great devotion
to me in crowds when I am present.
as well as when [ am absent. Of
true that I have written to her
sent her an empty envelope, but it
didn't stop her. So I stopped. [ do
not care for this girl, but I do care
for another near the same town. She
doesn't seem to care for me in the
least. Please tell me how to stop
her from writing to me. I am in
an unromantic state of affairs and
can't find the way out. Please give
me your best advice and print both
names. Thanks w. w. PEEK, Jr.
The young lady is entirely
wrong to do and say the things
she does about you. She hasn't
any pride or else she wouldn't
talk such nonsense, Not only is
it disgusting to you, but it must
be to others. There is nothing
for you to do but just ignore her
letters, do not answer them: pay
no attention to her at all: maybe
there will come a time when you
can tell her in a gentlemanlv
sort Of way you do not care for