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And when you are at the table, do not lean your elbows upon it! If you have this deplorable modern habit in your own or intimate friends' houses, for heaven's sake leave it behind you when you come out! AND WHEN YOU ARE AT THE TABLE DO NOT LEAN YOUR ELBOWS UPON IT IF YOU HAVE THIS DEPLORABLE MODERN HABIT IN YOUR OWN OR INTIMATE FRIENDS HOUSES FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE LEAVE IT BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU COME OUT
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. You will see women and girls flustering in, dragging on their gloves and taking great strides, or waddling in these very narrow skirts, all self-conscious and plainly aware that they are being observed by those sitting on the chairs at the sides of the halls. In a public place true breeding should give you the same repose as at home, and all but your own personal acquaintances should be apparently unobserved. So, Caroline, cultivate this unconscious bearing. Finish your toilet, in the way of adjustment of gloves, etc., etc., before you leave the dressing-room, and then walk easily and without looking about you to join your party. 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 YOU WILL SEE WOMEN AND GIRLS FLUSTERING IN DRAGGING ON THEIR GLOVES AND TAKING GREAT STRIDES OR WADDLING IN THESE VERY NARROW SKIRTS ALL SELF CONSCIOUS AND PLAINLY AWARE THAT THEY ARE BEING OBSERVED BY THOSE SITTING ON THE CHAIRS AT THE SIDES OF THE HALLS IN A PUBLIC PLACE TRUE BREEDING SHOULD GIVE YOU THE SAME REPOSE AS AT HOME AND ALL BUT YOUR OWN PERSONAL ACQUAINTANCES SHOULD BE APPARENTLY UNOBSERVED SO CAROLINE CULTIVATE THIS UNCONSCIOUS BEARING FINISH YOUR TOILET IN THE WAY OF ADJUSTMENT OF GLOVES ET CETERA ET CETERA BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE DRESSING ROOM AND THEN WALK EASILY AND WITHOUT LOOKING ABOUT YOU TO JOIN YOUR PARTY
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