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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
14
To
be
able
to
converse
really
well,
you
must
read
much,
treasure
in
your
memory
the
pearls
of
what
you
read;
you
must
have
a
quick
comprehension,
observe
passing
events,
and
listen
attentively
whenever
there
is
any
opportunity
of
acquiring
knowledge.
A
quick
tact
is
necessary,
too,
in
conversation.
To
converse
with
an
entirely
uneducated
person
upon
literature,
interlarding
your
remarks
with
quotations,
is
ill-bred.
It
places
them
in
an
awkward
situation,
and
does
not
add
to
your
popularity.
In
conversing
with
persons
of
refinement
and
intelligence,
do
not
endeavor
to
attract
their
admiration
by
pouring
forth
every
item
of
your
own
information
upon
the
subject
under
consideration,
but
listen
as
well
as
talk,
and
modestly
follow
their
lead.
I
do
not
mean,
to
assent
to
any
opinion
they
may
advance,
if
you
really
differ
in
your
own
tastes,
but
do
not
be
too
ready
to
show
your
superior
judgment
or
information.
Avoid
argument;
it
is
not
conversation,
and
frequently
leads
to
ill
feeling.
If
you
are
unfortunately
drawn
into
an
argument,
keep
your
temper
under
perfect
control,
and
if
you
find
your
adversary
is
getting
too
warm,
endeavor
to
introduce
some
other
topic.
Avoid
carefully
any
allusion
to
the
age
or
personal
defects
of
your
companion,
or
any
one
who
may
be
in
the
room,
and
be
very
careful
in
your
language
when
speaking
of
a
stranger
to
another
person.
I
have
heard
a
lady
inquire
of
a
gentleman,
"who
that
frightful
girl
in
blue
could
be,"
and
receive
the
information
that
the
lady
in
question
was
the
gentleman's
own
sister.
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