Show THE RIGHT THING ATTHE AT ATTHE T THE RIGHT TIME I By MARY MARSHALL ALL DUFFEE Powerful Indeed Is the umpire the empire of ot habit habit- Publius Syrus S STATION A ETIQUETTE rT SAY that the well bred person TO Is on time when he takes a train might be unfair But it is a fa fact t the well-bred well person shows show his consideration consideration consider consider- er- er for others in his actions and the person who comes into the station behind time pushes by other people runs Into them with his traveling bag summons summons a porter curtly an and tries to push ahead of others at the ticket window in ow is acting In an Inconsiderate manner manner He Is also making himself conspicuous and the well bred person person person per per- son does not attract undue attention to himself in public places It is nothing to be ashamed of if one has tra ele but little an and some excellent excellent ex- ex f folk k have perhaps never been In a railroad train more mOle than once or twice in their lives Still it is but natural that we should all want to appear to be at ease when we travel an and not to proclaim by our manners that we have never ne been about bout before Your con conduct in the railroad station should therefore be compose composed aD and un un- ruffled If you ou have time to l Idle l laway away before train time it is quite all allright allright allright right to go to the newsstand an md and purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase a paper or magazine and read it but there is no reason why you should have to invest In is chewing gum salted nuts and gum drops weigh yourself and have your fortune told by one of the the slot machines machines machines ma ma- chines pace back and forth in the station station station sta sta- tion delve in your traveling bag to see whether you remembered to bring r i your slippers or as ask the station attendants attendants attendants at at- Innumerable unnecessary questions about why the train is late If you ou have b been en unable to get any lunch an and really feel the nee need of nourishment then you may be excuse excused for eating a little milk chocolate while you ou wait walt but remember r that well bred people do not eat In any public places save restaurants and other places esp especially especially es es- es- es p Intended f for that And the consensus of opinion seems to be that the very well bred p people ople do not kiss in the station At any rate they do o It without attracting any undue attention and save such signs of devotion till they have haye reached home To be sure when we travel in continental Europe we see much kissIng kissing kiss kiss- Ing and embracing in the railroad sta- sta fathers ers e embi their grown sons and brothers brothelS with tears teals in their eyes kissing brothers t though they I may nob nuts have haye been separated for for many weeks But we Saxons Anglo-Saxons avo avoid such nn Lind the he American way as well as the British BritIsh Brit Brit- ish way is to reveal as little HUla as possible pos pos- sible of f our o own n personal affairs to others in In inthe the railway station station- We can excuse the woman oman who weeps weeps audibly in the Ule station when she sees her her dear ones departing if She Is ol olor old or er very ery much overwrought o but the young woman should do O her u utmost mo tto t to avoid such dei of her feelings In the station it makes ea It very ery much har harder harn el for those who leave her Ier and d sometimes Is painfully embarrassing Copyright O o- o r |