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Show Good Manners Are j Newer eOu.t of Order5 1 K JKJj!! T HAS become more or less w , caiSwi t,lc fas,i,on to ,,ow con HI v VSs tempt for convention, to III j- BSf scoff ,,lt- tho smal1 arncnl k( 5$ tle3 oC ,lfc' and t0 nout M i weiB many of the good old stand- B ards ot manners, which In years gone by I y women wcro wont to consider necessary to K social Intercourse. B I But It must be remembered, when wo knock over all tho fetishes of the past. m xhat they served a very real purpose when at their best, and came Into being 1 for a vcrv real reason. It was only bell be-ll cause they were allowed to prow passe. H to reflect the spirit of the past Instead - of the present, that they have come Into ft disrepute. R Essential Standards. Ej Men and women have grown with tho W world, and in their eagerness to get rid of old and wornout precedents, they have B thrust some valuable framework into the W background-on which might well be 1, t placed much that Is essential to the life W V of tho day. Hr i .It matters not how vital life may be. afi , how tromendous its Import, how serious M- ' its aspect there Is never a time when wc JKl can afford to entirely discard convention. H or to entirely cast aside 'the formal. W 'Wherever there Is social contact and l' ' social Is used hero In Its larger sense I i " there must be a certain adjustment to the I ; standards of others, a certain consldcra- J'f tlon of the feelings of others. ' Go into nny large office and you will ti ! i find that tho firm which maintains ccr- 't tain standards of civility and order, demands de-mands of its employers and employes ccr- tain attitudes towards one another, ccr- . I tain conventions of speech and dress and I ! l conduct tacit, but none the less evident ! ! : - Is the firm that accomplishes most, not ! : possibly because of tlcso thing?, but bc ! ) cause of the fundamentals back of them. ! A For no firm that amounts to anything at all over falls to recognize the value of certain business standards, such as courtesy, cour-tesy, punctuality, honesty all of which have their .expression In the courteous word, tho considerate action.. the Integral truth. Itls the same in every calling, and sooner or later It must be recognized. Go Into the home whero convention Is cast aside and you will find thcro a home that Is disorganized, an atmosphere th.v. Is completely demoralized. If the parents are lax In their manner to each other or to the outside world, the children will be the Game, and If tho manner Is lax, ono may bo sure that tho mental attitude I? I lax and that the standard of living l. unstable. It Is so with women who engage In public work Just as It Is in private life If you go Into a meeting that Is conducted by women who are broad, who aro fine of mind and upright In principle, you are almost certain to find that those women aro polite, that they arc poised, that they observe certain conventions toward one another. Who has not been struck by the difference dif-ference of the persons with whom ono Is associated dally In a business way! Go Into any business office and notice the manner of the various persons with whom one comes in contact socially. J Bounded Out Live3. s :" Many a bright good morning has changed tho business outlook of a firm. Manry a grouchy greeting has lost thousands thou-sands to many a business. It Is not because the words mean anything any-thing It is what is back of tho words. Just as long as persons arc thrown closely together they must consider one another .After all It comes right back to tho golden rule do unto others what you would have others do unto you. And a mighty good working rule It Is to go by. and a pretty rafe ono, too. . |