The Washington times., 1928-05-09
CORRECT
MANNERS
RecItaI Notes

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Recital Notes
DEAR MRS. BEECKdAN:
am = student-teacrer cf
music and / do not know the
correct way to arrange my pro-
gramnnes. The recital win be I'M
formal and will be at my home.
i plan to have q vocalist attend
also.
man" be printed or just "Alice
2.Is 1t correct to have an adj
vertisement on the back OF the
programme. such az I have on
this sample programme.
3. Is this a suitable size and
should 1t be printed on white
paper. or any sensible color?
4. of the two samples I en-
close. which do you like BETTER
s.. III they are incorrect viii
you please suggest something
better? ALICE.
For the wording that you have
selected. / think that l prefer
Miss Alice Newman" to "Aiice
Newman"
2. Yes. since the reason for the
recital Is more or less profess
sional. / do not think that you
could be criticized for printing
your card on the back Of the
programme. (And I am glad to
see that you used no abbrcvia-
81 suggest that you use =
larger size paper. and q paper Of
very light gray. This would, I
think, be more impressive.
4. OF the two. ! prefer the one
that begins:
Presents a Group Of
Senior and Junior Pupils
in
Piano Recital.
etc.
S. The hour of the recital would,
I think be better written out. not
in figures. as you have Il. And I
don't like the r. IA. after the
hour. why not incorporate the
word evening" after ~ lesday,
and then, on the next line, sayS
Eat quarter after eight o'clock"
Dining TIPS
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
hasten to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your answers to my
questions. / assure you your
letter is ''going the rounds" o.
our office force and Our card
clubs. who, I am sure, will bene-
fit materially from the advice
given.
/. As to my opinion OF eating
q salad with the special salad
knife and fork" / agree that 1t
is good method.
2. Two things more to ask:
When you state that a lady
should sit at the right, when sit
ting on a divan, does this mean
that her right arm should al
ways be next his left, or that
she sit at his right side? P. 5.
you are right when you say that
Europeans are very exacting in
etiquette friend French) is
exacting in these respects.
3. During the progress or the
meal. for instance, the meat
course, when ] do not use the
knife or fork while talking, but
while food Is still on the plate,
I place each, or both on the
plate, the same as il had fin.
ished with the course. Is this
correct? / believe it wrong to
place them against the plate and
on the table too. A. III.
/ am delighted that you found
my answers of value and in
terest. Your questions, as / said
in. my answer, were of unsual
interest, and so it gave me great
pleasure to chat with you about
the points Of view about the Ques-
tons that you presented.
1. And am especially glad, too.
that you agree with me about the
sensibleness Of using both knife
and fork Nth salad. The small
tea" knife and fork are perfect
in size and proporti' n.
2. mean that the lady should
: sit at the right of the gentlemen
3. Yes, this is correct. That Is,
after yNlI have taken a mouthful
OF food 1t is correct to place the
5 knife and fork on the plate. This
gives that excellent sense Of
leisurely eating, so much to be de-
sired. And it is incorrect. as you
say, to place them against the
plate. the handles on the cloth.