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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
253
CHAPTER
XXVI.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There
are
many
little
pieces
of
rudeness,
only
too
common,
which,
while
they
evince
ill-breeding,
and
are
many
of
them
extremely
annoying,
yet
they
are
met
with
every
day,
and
in
persons
otherwise
well-bred.
As
they
come
under
no
particular
head,
they
will
merely
be
mentioned
here,
as
habits
carefully
to
avoid.
It
is
rude
to
look
over
the
shoulder
of
a
person
who
is
either
reading
or
writing,
yet
it
is
done
every
day.
To
stand
with
the
arms
a-kimbo,
the
hands
on
the
hips,
or
with
the
arms
crossed,
while
conversing,
is
exceedingly
unlady-like.
Avoid
restless
movements
either
with
the
hands,
or
feet;
to
sit
perfectly
quiet,
without
stiffness,
easily,
yet
at
the
same
time
almost
motionless,
is
one
of
the
surest
proofs
of
high-breeding.
If
you
wish
to
make
yourself
agreeable
to
any
one,
talk
as
much
as
you
please
about
his
or
her
affairs,
and
as
little
as
possible
about
your
own.
Avoid
passing
before
persons
seated
in
the
same
room
with
yourself.
If
you
must
rise
to
move
from
place
to
place,
endeavor
to
pass
behind
the
chairs
of
your
companions.
Above
all,
never
pass
between
two
persons
who
are
conversing
together.
Avoid
personal
remarks;
they
evince
a
want
of
judgment,
good
taste,
kindness,
and
politeness.
To
exchange
glances
or
significant
smiles
with
a
third
person,
whilst
engaged
in
a
conversation
with
a
second,
is
a
proof
of
low-breeding.
Suppressed
laughter,
shrugging
of
the
shoulders,
rolling
of
the
eyes,
and
significant
glances
are
all
marks
of
ill-breeding.
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