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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
85
Be
careful,
if
dinner
is
delayed
by
the
tardiness
of
the
guests,
or
from
any
other
cause,
that
you
do
not
show
by
your
manner
that
you
are
aware
of
such
delay.
To
look
towards
the
door
often,
consult
your
watch,
or
give
tokens
of
weariness,
are
all
marks
of
ill-breeding.
Your
hostess
will
probably
be
sufficiently
annoyed
by
the
irregularity
itself;
do
not
add
to
her
discomfort
by
allowing
her
to
suppose
that
her
guests
perceive
the
deficiencies.
Look
over
the
books
and
pictures
with
an
air
of
interest,
converse
cheerfully,
and
in
every
way
appear
as
if
dinner
were
a
matter
of
secondary
importance,
(as,
indeed,
it
should
be,)
compared
with
the
pleasure
of
the
society
around
you.
When
the
signal
for
dinner
is
given,
your
hostess
will
probably
name
your
escort
to
the
table.
If
he
is
a
stranger,
bow
in
acknowledgement
of
the
introduction,
take
his
arm,
and
fall
into
your
place
in
the
stream
of
guests
passing
from
the
parlor
to
the
dining-room.
Take
the
seat
pointed
out
by
your
hostess,
or
the
waiter,
as
soon
as
it
is
offered.
Each
one
will
do
this
upon
entering,
and
it
prevents
the
confusion
that
will
result
if
those
first
entering
the
room,
remain
standing
until
all
the
other
guests
come
in.
When
you
take
your
seat,
be
careful
that
your
chair
does
not
stand
upon
the
dress
of
the
lady
next
you,
as
she
may
not
rise
at
the
same
instant
that
you
do,
and
so
you
risk
tearing
her
dress.
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