LITTLE COURTESIES TOO OFTEN NEGLECTED

New Zealand Tablet, 9 January 1913, Page 61

LITTLE COURTESIES TOO OFTEN NEGLECTED

Alas that many mothers are too busy or too tired to impress upon their children the great need of observing certain little courtesies which, if forgotten or overlooked, are considered unpardonable. After having

accepted the hospitality of a friend or relative, a cordial letter should be written upon reaching home. Every gift, however simple, even though it be but a bunch of flowers or a book, should be acknowledged by a note of thanks. An invitation to lunch or dinner should be answered at once, and a call made afterward whether accepted or not. Where there is sickness or death in the family of a friend it is thoughtful to write a note of sympathy. When visiting anywhere, the rules of the house should be observed.. The girl or boy who is continually late to meals, drives, or entertainments should not be invited again. There is nothing more exasperating to a hostess than to have one guest keep a lunch or dinner party waiting a quarter or half an hour until everyone has lost his patience and the meal is spoiled from standing. The boy or girl who is always borrowing is a great trial to those about him, and the habit will increase with the years unless attention is called to the fact.