The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 92

1 It it sensible to discuss wedding gifts with the bride, thus avoiding duplicate presents. The custom of leaving a little food on one's plate is now considered silly and wasteful. v7V7 iim7. fai.joiaftii.tf'iJ mr-rr-rfi imminin- -ft t-inh fiMi WMMwfurti 'afi 11 it 31 PL Fleeting use of a powder puff in public is permissible; complete make-up job is taboo. The days of runaway horses and muddy lanes are gone, so man may properly walk between feminine companions.

Etiquette's newest rule: Don't block the television screen while others are watching it. In 1949, it rejects customs that are out of date, bases behavior on a foundation of common sense Etiquette Must you leave that last tempting morsel of steak on your plate for manner's sake? Is it a mortal offense to powder your nose in public? The Ruin for Television Are there new social rules to observe with respect to the newest parlor craze television? And must household items like linens be marked with the bride's maiden initials? "No" is the answer to such questions, says Lillian Eichler Watson, HAVE YOU brushed up on your etiquette lately? Believe it or not, the 1949 rules for social behavior are as streamlined as a rocket ship. And it's just possible that you may be clinging to an old-fashioned rule or two that mark you as a fussbudget, vintage 1931. For example, should a bride-to-be mention what she would like to receive for wedding presents? Or should she modestly keep quiet and receive a dozen salad bowls precisely alike? an authority on contemporary etiquette. Mrs.

Watson, who recently rewrote her "Standard Book of Eti-quette," says that there is much less striving for effect in today's social consciousness. Correct behavior is based on common sense, and "good manners" are sensible manners. Whatever else etiquette may be, a keen regard for the rights and feelings of others is its prime principle. Tha Standard Book of Etiquette: Garden City PuUishinf S2.9S. Linens and silver are now marked with married initial instead of bride's maiden initial.

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