The hobby shop Dabblers has a lot going on all the time — many kinds of craft classes, birthday parties, a mini restaurant with great coffee, and now something that sounds like a throwback to an earlier age. It’s an etiquette workshop for children ages 8 to 11!
I’m very curious to know how many kids (or their parents) sign up. The workshop in March is to be led by “a noted Etiquette Expert in the Boston area and will cover: introductions, dining skills, how to be a considerate friend, family member and classmate.”
(How does one get to be a noted Etiquette Expert, capitalized?)
I remember when John, and later Suzanne, went to ballroom class in middle school. The kids learned some etiquette there, but I don’t know how many details stuck. I listened in and learned you are supposed to say, “Mrs. Streitweiser, may I present Dr. Turnipseed?” but I have never been good at practicing it. I did think such classes were extinct. Good luck, Dabblers!
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Good for them! Good manners never go out of style.
I am sure they may have retired Dr. Turnipseed by now and are taking a more modern and practical approach.
I always felt one kept two people waiting too long and wondering what comes next, with all those words. Better to say, “This is Dr. Turnipseed” and then say something about him that you know will interest Mrs. Streitweiser. E.g.: “He went to Pomona College, too.”