This past Sunday I had six young girls, ages 8 to 13 over for tea and etiquette class. We covered how to sit at the table; straight and don't slouch, and no elbows please. The use of a serviette (napkin); dab the corners of your mouth not mop your face. Sip your tea, not slurp and make noises. Please pass the jam Leah, don't reach in front of others.

We then discussed answering the telephone properly;"hello, Adams residence, this is Mary, who do you wish to speak to?" After Mary found out who the caller wanted to speak to she would say, "just a moment please, I'll get him/her." Mary then laid the phone down gently and went to give the message to the person the call was for. Never yell aloud when holding the telephone.

Recently there have been several requests to teach etiquette and manners to girl scout troops, tweens and teens. It is my delight to work with young ladies to encourage them to learn about social graces. Character counts. Please contact Tea Graces to schedule a date for a class, 661-298-6163

If you have something that you would like to contribute that would be helpful to others, please send it to teagraces@earthlink.net and we'll post it.

(661)298-6163
teagraces@earthlink.net
P.O. Box 2954
Santa Clarita, CA 91386