to receive an apology. Courtesy requires, no matter how
unforgivable the offense, that an apology should be accepted.
Friendship may not be restored, but friendly courtesy should always
thereafter be maintained.

Never neglect to perform a commission which a friend intrusted to you.
Forgetfulness denotes lack of regard for the friend.

Never fail to be punctual at the time appointed, in keeping every
engagement.

To make yourself the hero of your own story, or to speak much of your
own performances, denotes deep-seated self-conceit, and may be very
distasteful to others, who also have achieved.

One's social obligations should never be neglected unless one is
determined to drop out from one's place entirely. To acknowledge one
invitation and not another is surely to be discredited with all.

Never question a child or a servant upon family matters.

Fulfill your promises,--or do not promise.

Deaf persons should be treated with special consideration. Act as
though they could hear what is being said, yet without laying the
burden of reply upon them, and without permitting it to be conspicuous
in any way that they may have lost the drift of the talk. It is well
to talk both louder and more expressively when they are present, but
always more distinctly, and somewhat more slowly. Never shout at
them, or attract their attention by touching them suddenly. This
latter is not polite to any one, but the stronger impulse to do it in
case of the deaf must be withstood. It is always better to come within
the range of their vision before speaking to them.

_Table Etiquette_

A man should not seat himself at the dinner table until his wife or
his hostess is seated. This rule holds good in the home, for if it is
not practised there, it will not be observed gracefully in society.

Seat yourself not too close to nor too far from the table.

Erect position at table is the first requisite. One should so place
one's seat that correct position is possible, and then should keep it.

Elbows should never be placed upon the table.

The hands should be kept quietly in the lap while not busy with the
food. One should sit quietly at the table, without handling the
cutlery or making useless motions, while waiting to be served. If
there is some form of grace said, or some simple ceremony preliminary
to the meal, one should pay respectful attention silently.

Do not seem impatient to be served. The meal is a social occasion and
the