. Our deportment; or, The manners, conduct and dress of the most refined society; including forms for letters, invitations, etc., etc. Also, valuable suggestions on home culture and training . tuutt,t^tiktk»Ut,\,k?. . I,,. ti CHAPTER II. O one quality of the mind and heartis more important as an element con-ducive to worldly success than civili-ty—that feeling of kindness andlove for our fellow-beings which isexpressed in pleasing manners. Yethow many of our young men, withan affected contempt for the forms andconventiona
. Our deportment; or, The manners, conduct and dress of the most refined society; including forms for letters, invitations, etc., etc. Also, valuable suggestions on home culture and training . tuutt,t^tiktk»Ut,\,k?. . I,,. ti CHAPTER II. O one quality of the mind and heartis more important as an element con-ducive to worldly success than civili-ty—that feeling of kindness andlove for our fellow-beings which isexpressed in pleasing manners. Yethow many of our young men, withan affected contempt for the forms andconventionalities of life, assume to despisethose delicate attentions, that exquisitetenderness of thought and manner, thatmark the true gentleman. MANNERS AS AN ELEMENT OF SUCCESS. History repeats, over and over again, examples show-ing that it is the bearing of a man toward his fellow-men which, more than any other one quality of hisnature, promotes or retards his advancement in success or failure of ones plans have often turnedupon the address and manner of the man. Thoughthere are a few people who can look beyond the roughhusk or shell of a fellow-being to the finer qualities (30). •*« ,»»U,««N«l»MU»t|Fn >n«H*nuu>t**unu>ui*uxuufUi* ,<«MM,,,,,<.»,;«..M.,M«,<.«n« s OUR MANNERS. 21 hidden within, yet the vast majority, not so keen-visaged nor tolerant, judge a person by his appearanceand demeanor, more than by his substantial of every day life teaches us, if we wouldbut learn, that civility is not only one of the essentialsof high success, but that it is almost a fortune of itself,and that he who has this quality in perfection, though ablockhead, is almost sure to succeed where, without it,even men of good ability fail. A good manner is the best letter of recommendationamong strangers. Civility, refinement and gentlenessare passports to hearts and homes, while awkwardness,coars
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