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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
34
CHAPTER
IV.
HOW
TO
BEHAVE
AT
A
HOTEL.
In
America,
where
the
mania
for
traveling
extends
through
all
classes,
from
the
highest
to
the
lowest,
a
few
hints
upon
deportment
at
a
hotel
will
not
be
amiss,
and
these
hints
are
especially
addressed
to
ladies
traveling
alone.
When
you
arrive
at
the
hotel,
enquire
at
once
for
the
proprietor.
Tell
him
your
name
and
address,
and
ask
him
to
conduct
you
to
a
good
room,
naming
the
length
of
time
you
purpose
occupying
it.
You
may
also
request
him
to
wait
upon
you
to
the
table,
and
allot
you
a
seat.
As
the
hours
for
meals,
at
a
large
hotel,
are
very
numerous,
it
is
best
to
mention
the
time
when
you
wish
to
breakfast,
dine,
or
sup.
If
you
stay
more
than
one
day
at
the
hotel,
do
not
tax
the
proprietor
with
the
duty
of
escorting
you
to
the
table
more
than
once.
Request
one
of
the
waiters
always
to
meet
you
as
you
enter,
and
wait
upon
you
to
your
seat.
This
saves
the
embarrassment
of
crossing
the
room
entirely
unattended,
while
it
shows
others
that
you
are
a
resident
at
the
house.
The
waiter
will
then
take
your
order
for
the
dishes
you
wish.
Give
this
order
in
a
low
tone,
and
do
not
harass
the
man
by
contradicting
yourself
several
times;
decide
what
you
want
before
you
ask
for
it,
and
then
give
your
order
quietly
but
distinctly.
Use,
always,
the
butter-knife,
salt-spoon,
and
sugar-tongs,
though
you
may
be
entirely
alone
in
the
use
of
them.
The
attention
to
the
small
details
of
table
etiquette
is
one
of
the
surest
marks
of
good
breeding.
If
any
trifling
civility
is
offered
by
the
gentleman
beside
you,
or
opposite
to
you,
thank
him
civilly,
if
you
either
accept
or
decline
it.
Thank
the
waiter
for
any
extra
attention
he
may
offer.
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