[Constitutions Grandchild]

Do I ever!!!! There are so many rules that aren't anymore. If you wore an evening gown as did Mrs. Obama, then you wore long, white kid gloves. Your shoes were dyed to match your gown. No sparkling jewels for daytime (unless it was a formal occasion). A hat for church and, again, with the kid gloves, and a white lace handkerchief in you purse in case you had to dab your nose (not blow). No flashy, tacky loud colored handkerchiefs — tailored for daytime (maybe a monogram) and lace for evening.

I could go on and on, but I got out of finishing school about the time the world was “finished” with finishing. I've probably forgotten more than anyone remembers.

DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT USING ASPARAGUS TONGS ANYMORE????!!!!! OR GRAPE SNIPS????!!!! OR THAT YOU SIT TO POUR TEA WITH YOUR GLOVES ON?????!!!!! I thought as much. ;-)

[DJ MacWoW]

Ah and leaning the teapot on the cup to pour. Or rattling the cup on the saucer. Or just picking up the cup to drink without picking up the saucer...........gentle manners that have been forgotten. Fashion do's and don't that no one hears anymore.

How irritated are you by girls that let their bra straps show? I still have a set of ribbon fastners that pin in your garment and hold your bra and petticoat straps IN your clothes.

[free-n-TX]

Perhaps that is why civility is on its way out, because nobady cares about decorum and etiquette. We might as well give up knives and forks, too.
Actually, asparagus tongs are very functional for serving asparagus, and grape snips work well to just take a small cluster from a large bunch of grapes, versus pulling off grapes with your fingers....

[free-n-TX]

Perhaps that is why civility is on its way out, because nobady cares about decorum and etiquette. We might as well give up knives and forks, too.
Actually, asparagus tongs are very functional for serving asparagus, and grape snips work well to just take a small cluster from a large bunch of grapes, versus pulling off grapes with your fingers....