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I must give you a few hints as to what I notice is common and unattractive behavior on these occasions. One can derive a cynical amusement from sitting quietly and watching the entrance and exit of people in restaurants, so atrocious are the movements of most of them. It is seldom that anyone seems to remember that in public true distinction is shown by the quietest and most dignified bearing. I MUST GIVE YOU A FEW HINTS AS TO WHAT I NOTICE AS THIS COMMON AND UNATTRACTIVE BEHAVIOUR ON THESE OCCASIONS ONE CAN DERIVE A CYNICAL AMUSEMENT FROM SITTING QUIETLY AND WATCHING THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT OF PEOPLE IN RESTAURANTS SO ATROCIOUS ARE THE MOVEMENTS OF MOST OF THEM IT IS SELDOM THAT ANYONE SEEMS TO REMEMBER THAT IN PUBLIC TRUE DISTINCTION IS SHOWN BY THE QUIETEST AND MOST DIGNIFIED BEARING
 affectionate Godmother, E. G. VI APRIL, 1913. As this is the last letter I shall write to you before we meet, Caroline, I shall have to collect all the little things I want to say to you which are much easier to write than to express personally. And so, first, I shall begin by suggesting what you had better avoid. The whole tendency (as I think I said in a former letter) of modern society is toward rowdiness and vulgarity, and if one is very young and full of spirits it is so easy to be led away into indiscretions when one sees most of one’s companions doing the same thing. But it is very foolish and not in our scheme to secure for you prestige and a brilliant future, my child, so I shall be quite ruthless in what I am going to say. It is very much the fashion now to lunch and dine at restaurants; even the most youthful débutantes go to them with their chaperons, or to large boy-and-girl dinners before balls or theater parties, when there may be only one or two of the mothers present. TIONATE GODMOTHER BY ELEANOR GLEN LETTER SIX APRIL NINETEEN THIRTEEN AS THIS THE LAST LETTER I SHALL WRITE TO YOU BEFORE WE MEET CAROLINE I SHALL HAVE TO COLLECT ALL THE LITTLE THINGS I WANT TO SAY TO YOU WHICH ARE MUCH EASIER TO WRITE THAN TO EXPRESS PERSONALLY AND SO FIRST I SHALL BEGIN BY SUGGESTING WHAT YOU HAD BETTER AVOID THE WHOLE TENDENCY AS I THINK I SAID IN A FORMER LETTER OF MODERN SOCIETY IS TOWARD ROWDINESS AND VULGARITY AND IF ONE IS VERY YOUNG AND FULL OF SPIRITS IT IS SO EASY TO BE LED AWAY INTO INDISCRETIONS WHEN ONE SEES MOST OF ONE'S COMPANIONS DOING THE SAME THING BUT IT IS VERY FOOLISH AND NOT IN OUR SCHEME TO SECURE FOR YOU PRESTIGE AND A BRILLIANT FUTURE MY CHILD SO I SHALL BE QUITE RUTHLESS IN WHAT I AM GOING TO SAY IT IS VERY MUCH THE FASHION NOW TO LUNCH AND DINE AT RESTAURANTS EVEN THE MOST USEFUL DEBUTANTES GO TO THEM WITH THEIR CHAPERONS OR TO LARGE BOY AND GIRL DINNERS BEFORE BALLS OR THEATRE PARTIES WHEN THERE MAY BE ONLY ONE OR TWO OF THE MOTHERS PRESENT
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