| Show kampic conventions which it would lie fool ih not to observe may yet be recognized as conventions that is as things that have been agreed upon aa proper rather alian oa things that are liht or wrong in in those days it ie the custom not to carry cooil to the month with ones knife but tho rule was not in dorco even in the whito house 75 henrs ago A writer in tho washington post says that nu old lady used to tell with delight of an occasion on which eho went with a kinswoman to mrs john quincy adagus the table was beautifully set in tho tl times and hit mr adamse place lay n four tined silver fork tho other person at table bad merely tho two pronged forks in use sirs adalis apologized for her lias bands little eccentricity paying that in bis long sojourn iu franco ho had acquired tho habit of eating with fork a habit of which he had been unable to break himself and my dear tho old lady used to say with a twinkle in her eye tho elegant sir adams and tho rest of us ate with n knife |
