1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD Bachelor Etiquette Innate good breeding, the other Is acquired by careful study and a close observance of the forms of conduct that at the moment are en regie. " He Is gentll," says Chaucer, " who does gentll deeds." And It has been proven that habit Is second nature. Courtesy, conciliation, kindliness, forbear- ance, which are the essence of politeness, w^ere taught by St. Paul, who was the very model of a gen- tleman. Society has agreed, here and abroad, upon certain conventions which have through countless gen- erations resolved themselves Into a code — a decalogue of good behavior. The present social code In America is patterned largely after usages In favor among the English upper classes, although occasions may arise In which a man Is a law unto himself. Daniel Webster once said, after a visit In London, '' the rule of polite- ness there Is to be quiet, act naturally, take no airs, and make no bustle. This perfect breeding has cost a great deal of drill." Bonaparte studied deportment with Talma, a great French actor, and his court was as carefully drilled in etiquette as was his army in mil- itary tactics. " Good manners Inspired by good principles, prompted by goodfellowship, polished by good form, w^ill admit a man to good society anyw^here," says Mrs. Burton Harrison, who is one of the highest authori- ties on etiquette. The cultured manner of to-day Is simple, cordial, and free from all affectation. As It Is assumed that the bachelor of to-day Is well

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