What NOT to do at the dinner table according to the Victorians

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.