19th+Century+Etiquette

__19th Century Etiquette__ 1. One should never appear to notice someone else's mistakes in grammar. 2. One should never speak of private, personal or family matters in a group. 3. Conversation should not always be started with mentions of the weather. 4. One should never speak in a loud voice. 5. One should not whisper. 6. Gentlemen should never, ever sit next to their hostess on the sofa, unless invited to do so. 7. A lady should never call upon a gentleman, unless it was for professional or official reasons, or unless he was a confirmed invalid. 8. One should never touch the host's piano unless invited to do so! 9. A guest should never warm himself near the host's fire if it would interfere with the seating arrangements. 10. One should never explain at the table why certain foods do not agree with you. 11. Never introduce disgusting or unpleasant topics for conversation at the table. 12. Don't wear your gloves at the table. 13. Gentlemen should see that the lady he escorted to the dinner is served first; he should pay no attention to any other ladies near him, instead leaving their care to their escorts. 14. One should never eat with one's knife. 15. Conversation should never be allowed to become anything more than chit-chat; deep and abstruse conversations were thought to impair digestion. 16. Don't take hold of a piece of goods that another may be examining. Wait until they lay it down before you take it up. 17. Pushing, shoving, lounging on the counter top, whispering or shouting, or damaging goods are signs of ill-breeding and should be avoided. 18. Do not make disparaging remarks about the quality of goods or the prices of such. 19. Do not haggle loudly over prices with the storekeeper. 20. Gentlemen should never leave his hat in the hall if the visit was a formal call. Type in the content of your new page here.