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• Medieval knights were held to very strict rules of conduct, including “gallantry and courtesy to women” and respect for and defense of the weak.

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• France’s King Louis XIV instituted a very elaborate form of etiquette for all who would visit the Chateau de Versailles. Because the King’s court might receive as many as 10,000 visitors a day, a sophisticated form of order was needed, and all guests were handed instruction cards outlining proper etiquette while in Versailles. Those who wanted to speak to the King were prohibited from knocking on his door, rather people had to gently scratch on his door with their left pinky finger. At the royal dinner table, it was bad manners to talk about the food that was being served, even if it was exceptional. No talking in a loud voice was allowed, nor were diners allowed to make any sounds while eating. Louis introduced napkins to the table; prior to that, guests wiped their hands on the tablecloth. It was incorrect etiquette to talk to someone to whom a person had not been introduced. Introductions could only be made by the host or hostess, and the other person first had to be asked if he or she approved of the introduction.

• In Louis’ court, only the King and Queen had the right to sit in a chair that had arms. Ladies and gentlemen were not allowed to cross their legs in the presence of royalty.

• Victorian times brought an extremely complicated systems of rules, including the proper use of cutlery, the art of writing letters, and regulations for proper interaction between differing social classes.

• Many of what the British deemed proper went by the wayside with colonists in the New World, a fact that disturbed the Brits. When English author Charles Dickens visited Washington, D.C., he pronounced it the “headquarters of tobacco-tinctured saliva” shooting forth from the mouths of “not always good marksmen.”

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• It’s certainly rude to show up late to a dinner party, and you should know that proper decorum allows the hostess to proceed with dinner if you are later than 20 minutes.

• When it’s time to be seated at the table, dinner guests should approach their chair from the left side and should exit on the right as the polite way to avoid a collision. If the need to use the restroom arises during dinner, according to manners gurus, it’s inappropriate to mention it to the group. A simple “excuse me” is the acceptable method to accomplish this.

• Once seated at the table, and one of your fellow diners asks you to pass the salt, you should always pass both the salt and pepper. They’re a pair that should be kept together in the event that the person asking wants both of them. It’s also a cardinal rule to always pass to the right.

• There’s appropriate protocol for wine glasses, too. White wine glasses are to be held by the stem, while red wine glasses are held by the bowl. And if the group is offering a toast to you, you should not drink to yourself!

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Seeking Aid Dear Seeking, The Veterans Administration does indeed have a littleknown, underutilized benefit that can help wartime veterans and their surviving spouses pay for a variety of long-term care costs.

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• It’s an automatic reflex to cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough. But did you know that it’s bad manners to cough into your right hand? Etiquette experts say that the right hand is your “social hand,” used for shaking hands and other social activities. The left hand should be used for coughing, sneezing, scratching, etc.

It’s inappropriate to sneeze into your hand then offer to shake hands with a person.

• Did you know there is a special set of rules for cigar smokers? “Zino Davidoff’s Guide to Cigar Etiquette” was published in 1967, outlining appropriate behavior, such as only smoking the cigar halfway, and letting it burn out on its own, as well as never relighting a cigar that is more than two-thirds smoked. Mr. Davidoff says it’s impolite to smoke cigars while walking. It’s considered an insult to give another smoker a light from your cigar without first knocking the ash from yours. It’s also in poor taste to chain smoke cigars.

• If you’re visiting the country of Japan, it’s perfectly fine to slurp your noodles. It shows the hostess that you are enjoying them! However, be sure to remove your shoes when entering a Japanese home.

• Folks in China find it acceptable to burp after a meal. It’s a sign they are pleased with the meal.

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If your dad is eligible, it will take between six and 12 months for his application to be processed, so be patient.

You should also know that if your dad’s Aid and Attendance application is approved, the VA will send a lump sum retroactive payment covering the time from the day you filed the application until the day it was approved. Then your dad receives monthly payments going forward.

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If you need some help, you can appoint a Veteran Service Officer (VSO), a VA-accredited attorney or claims agent to represent your dad. (continued in next column)

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• Another etiquette expert, Letitia Baldridge, not only acted as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s Social Secretary, she wrote a regular newspaper column on appropriate behavior and ran her own PR firm. Letitia had met Jackie at Miss Porter’s School, a prep school in Farmington, Connecticut, and the pair went on to attend Vassar College together.

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• Amy Vanderbilt published her book of etiquette in 1952. A distant cousin of the famous railroad magnate Vanderbilt family, Amy had worked in advertising and public relations, while doing five years of research for her book of manners. She also hosted a 1950s television program, “It’s in Good Taste,” and a radio show “The Right Thing to Do.” Her book offered the standard of conduct for everything from how to write thank-you notes, including which stationery to use, to hosting a party to planning a wedding. Her book is still in print after many revisions.

• Judith Martin is a modern-day etiquette authority, better known as Miss Manners. The daughter of Polish immigrants, Judith began writing an advice column at age 40, answering etiquette questions and contributing mini-essays on proper behavior. More than 200 newspapers publish her column three times a week. In her column, she always refers to herself in the third person, such as “Miss Manners believes…” She has written 18 books on the subject, including Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Miss Manners on Painfully Proper Weddings, and Miss Manners: A Citizen’s Guide to Civility.

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MINIATURE GOLF May 11 has been designated Miniature Golf Day, time to step onto the green and learn about this amusing pastime.

• The world’s oldest miniature golf course is still in existence and operating today in St. Andrews, Scotland. While the game of golf had been played by men at St. Andrews for some 600 years, the social proprieties of the day declared it improper for ladies to take a full swing at a golf ball and to “take the club back past their shoulder.” As a result, a miniature course was established for ladies in 1867, The Ladies’ Putting Club of St. Andrews. Don’t look for windmills and Eiffel Towers on this course. Today’s course is a putting green of 18 holes covering two acres of “humps and bumps, valleys, and pockets.”

• America’s first miniature golf course came along in 1916, when steamship baron James Barber designed his own personal course on his Pinehurst, North Carolina estate. Dubbed Thistle Dhu, Barber included fountains and gardens along geometrically designed walkways.

The community of Pinehurst has continued his legacy with the construction of an 18-hole putting course of the same name. It’s not your usual novelty-type course, instead using a traditional style of rolling greens, hills, ponds, and trees.

• In 1926, two ingenious New Yorkers came up with the idea of building mini golf courses on the roofs of the city’s skyscrapers. Drake Delanoy and John Ledbetter copied the artificial surface idea of Thomas Fairborn, and ended up with a lawsuit for patent infringement. After meeting an agreement with Fairborn, there were 150 rooftop courses by 1930. (continued on next page)

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MINIATURE GOLF (cont’d): • In 1927, Tennessee hotel owner John Garnet Carter patented his version of mini golf that he called “Tom Thumb Golf.” Trying to draw traffic to his hotel, Carter built the course on Lookout Mountain, a course designed by his wife Frieda with a fairyland theme. The course was covered with cottonseed hulls mixed with oil, rolled onto a foundation of sand, a technique that had been patented by American businessman Thomas Fairborn a few years earlier.

The Lookout Mountain course was the site of the first documented mini golf competitions.

More than 200 golfers from 30 states gathered there in 1930. Carter’s course was so successful that by 1930, he had sold more than 3,000 Tom Thumb franchises through his company, the Fairyland Manufacturing Corporation.

About 25% of the mini golf courses in America were Tom Thumb designs, and by the end of the decade, an estimated 4 million people were playing the game.

• The idea of quirky novelty props came along during the Great Depression. Because regulation mini golf courses were too pricey for most folks, courses were built using whatever everyday items could be scavenged. Tires, rain gutters, barrels, and pipes were incorporated along the paths, and soon the unusual items became the norm. Over the years, windmills, volcanoes, waterfalls, moving ramps, and other obstacles were added.

• Due to limited winter daylight hours in Scandinavia, glow-in-the-dark courses are popular.

A 40-foot (12.2-m) volcano is the highlight of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina’s course, where the Master’s Tournament is played every year.

Thirty-five peacocks meander the green at the Gilbertsville, Kentucky course. The Cheyenne, Wyoming course includes miniatures of several of the state’s famous landmarks, including Devil’s Tower and Old Faithful.

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