Introduction Etiquette
excerpts from Emily Post’s 1922 Edition of Etiquette
Do not say: “Mr. Jones, shake hands with Mr. Smith,” or
“Mrs. Jones, I want to make you acquainted with Mrs.
Smith.” Never say: “make you acquainted with” and do not, in
introducing one person to another, call one of them “my friend.”
You can say “my aunt,” or “my sister,” or “my cousin”—but to pick
out a particular person as “my friend” is not only bad style but,
unless you have only one friend, bad manners—as it implies Mrs.
Smith is “my friend” and you are a stranger.
You may very properly say to Mr. Smith “I want you to
meet Mrs. Jones,” but this is not a form of introduction, nor is it to
be said in Mrs. Jones’ hearing. Upon leading Mr. Smith up to Mrs.
Jones, you say “Mrs. Jones, may I present Mr. Smith” or “Mrs.
Jones; Mr. Smith.” Under no circumstances whatsoever say “Mr.
Smith meet Mrs. Jones,” or “Mrs. Jones meet Mr. Smith.” Either
wording is equally preposterous.
Do not repeat “Mrs. Jones? Mrs. Smith! Mrs. Smith? Mrs.
Jones!” To say each name once is quite enough.
Most people of good taste very much dislike being asked
their names. To say “What is your name?” is always abrupt and
unflattering. If you want to know with whom you have been talking,
you can generally find a third person later and ask “Who was the
lady with the grey feather in her hat?” The next time you see her you
can say “How do you do, Mrs. —————” (calling her by name).
~The Editor~
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There is difference also between a wife and a
virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the
things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in
body and in spirit: but she that is married careth
for the things of the world, how she may please
her husband.
- I Corinthians 7:34
~Leslie Rose Yale~
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If you were asked the question, “Do you care about the people around you?” Most of us
would probably answer yes. But do you realize that about 150,000 people will die today
and most of them are headed for hell? And are you doing anything to help that
predicament improve?
This is when we can test how much we care for others. Because if we truly care about
people, we will help them figure out where they are headed after they die. And if they are
headed to eternity in the lake of fire, we will give them the ‘directions’ to eternity in
heaven.
So, are you going to just sit there and watch all those people die without knowing where
they are headed?
I was challenged by this subject, as I hope you have been, in the book:
One Thing You Can’t Do In Heaven by Mark Cahill.
~Charity Clothespin~
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Beneficence
The practice of doing good; active goodness,
kindness, or charity.
~Dawn Paperclip~
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Composer of the Month
Matthew Locke, born in 1681, was trained as a
boy in the choir of Exeter Cathedral, under the
tutelage of Edward Gibbons. At the age of
eighteen, he travelled in the Netherlands,
possibly converting to Roman Catholicism at
the time.
Locke, with Christopher Gibbons (the nephew
of his teacher), composed the score for Cupid
and Death, the 1653 masque by Caroline era
playwright James Shirley. Their score for that
work is the sole surviving score for a dramatic
work from that era.
In 1673 Locke's treatise on music
theory, Melothesia, was published. The title
page describes him as "Composer in Ordinary
to His Majesty, and organist of her Majesty's
chapel"—those monarchs being Charles
II and Catherine of Braganza. His successor in
the latter office was Henry Purcell (who we
mentioned in the November issue of the Lit
Wick Gazette), and Locke has been described
as Purcell's mentor. His final work was the
score for Psyche, composed in 1675.
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Those who care for their parents will be cared for by their children.
-Unknown
~The Editor~
