What NOT to do at the Victorian Dinner Table

Bad Manners at the Table

1. Tips back his chair
2. Eats with his mouth too full.
3. Feeds a dog at the table.
4. Holds his knife improperly
5. Engages in violent argument at the meal-time.
6. Lounges upon the table.
7. Brings a cross child to the table.
8. Drinks from the saucer, and laps with his tongue the last drop from the plate.
9. Comes to the table in his shirt-sleeves, and puts his feet beside his chair.
10. Picks his teeth with his fingers.
11. Scratches her hand and is frequently unnecessarily going up from the table.