Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . perament is a veritable foe in a mans own household. Where no word of praise is heard, no commendation follows thebest-intentioned efforts, but the ceaseless nagging, the ever recurringcriticism meets one at every turn, it is not strange if the ties ofaffection are too often strained even to breaking. Temper proceeds from, and is an indication of the character. It isinherited, even as features are; but, like features, it may be modifiedby culture and t
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . perament is a veritable foe in a mans own household. Where no word of praise is heard, no commendation follows thebest-intentioned efforts, but the ceaseless nagging, the ever recurringcriticism meets one at every turn, it is not strange if the ties ofaffection are too often strained even to breaking. Temper proceeds from, and is an indication of the character. It isinherited, even as features are; but, like features, it may be modifiedby culture and training, and a temper thus conquered becomes avery desirable possession. 168 HOME ETIQUETTE. Home Conversation. Educate yourself, as a wife, to keep up with the times sufficientlyto be at least a companionable conversationalist. Read the papers-read late books; endeavor to be as entertaining to your husband asyou were to your husband-elect. As a husband, share your knowledge of the activities of life withyour wife, who, from the very nature of her occupation is excludedfrom much of its exciting whirl. Read together, talk together of art,. ETIQUETTE OF THE DRAWING-ROOM. of music, of literature, of the stirring events of the outer world, andput afar the evil day when topics of mutual interest shall have beenworn so threadbare that the average man and woman must feel astrange desire to fall asleep directly dinner is over. Then, too, the children hunger for new ideas, and one of thegreatest educational advantages they can enjoy is to listen daily tothe conversation of intelligent people. Too many parents who arebright and entertaining abroad are dull and uninteresting in their ownhouseholds, to the great detriment of their children and to their ownloss of intelligent companionship in one another. HOME ETIQUETTE. What little Jack learneth not, the same neither learneth greatJohn. There is a truth in this old saying that the parents andguardians of children would do well to ponder in
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