Show TIMES mark of fash in th eighteenth century social angland the following pears as indicating the courtesy bf fashionable early in the eighteenth century chester tead es that it is borish to con grat ulata a friend on his approaching marriage with merely I 1 wish you joy when he should have said believe kae my dear sir have scarce words to express the joy I 1 feel upon your frappy alliance with such and such a family the compliment of condol ence on a bereavement should be not I 1 am sorry for your loss but I 1 hope air you will do me the justice to be persuaded that I 1 am not insensible of your that I 1 take part in your distress and sall ever be affect ed when you are so his child began lessons in breeling at 9 years old having till then learned latin oi eek french history and geography he Is warned to beware of using proverbial sayings in his speech such as one man 8 meat is another man s poison or everyone to his taste as the good man said when he kissed the cow he must to the graceful motion of his arms the manner of put ting on his hat and giving his hand horace walpole s entrance into a room Is described by an eyewitness aa in the style of affected delicacy which had made almost natural cha reau bras between his hands aa 11 he wished to it or dundei bis arm and feet on tiptoes 11 afraid of a wet floor |