Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . THE minutiae of table etiquette offersto onlookers the best evidence ofgood or ill-breeding, and in thegraceful observance thereof is displayedall the difference between dining ele-gantly and merely consuming food, for it is at the table that the ill-bred and the well-bred man are most strongly contrasted. How to eat soup, or partake of grapes, and what to do with acherry stone, though apparently trivial in themselves, are weightymatters when taken as
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . THE minutiae of table etiquette offersto onlookers the best evidence ofgood or ill-breeding, and in thegraceful observance thereof is displayedall the difference between dining ele-gantly and merely consuming food, for it is at the table that the ill-bred and the well-bred man are most strongly contrasted. How to eat soup, or partake of grapes, and what to do with acherry stone, though apparently trivial in themselves, are weightymatters when taken as an index of social standing. And it is safe tosay that the young man who drank from his saucer, or the youngwoman who ate peas with her knife, would court the risk of banish-ment from good society. In regard to the first essentials of table manners we are bound toconsider the laying of the table, the manner of being seated thereat,the use of the napkin, the proper handling of those most invaluableimplements, knife, fork and spoon, together with a short dissertationon those older implements, Adams knives and forks. The Breakfast Table. Th
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