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Show Good Manners I take It that the essence of good manners ts the gift of putting people at their ease, not the chosen few people peo-ple whom one likes, but all people. Yes, ease Is the word that describes good manners. The great lady ts at her ease with the gardener, the bouse-ninld, bouse-ninld, the ragamuffin, tbe outcast, and sbe makes them all feel comfortable In her presence. And bad manners Is the faculty of making every one uncomfortable, un-comfortable, whether by being abruptly abrupt-ly rude, or overwhelmingly gushing, too cordial or too lacking in cordiality, cordial-ity, too contemptuous or too flattering. Too much of anything la bad manners. It destroys ease and makes people fidget A manner that makes other people nervous Is a bad manner, whether It be frankly unpleasant or too pleasant by far. Mary Borden In Harper's Magazine, |
