MANNERS.
TO THB IDXTOB. Bib, —There ia a small point of etiquette upon which I ehoold iilo to have yoar opinion. Twice within the last few day* I nave noticed that from their unfortunate position in the house, the Governor and hie suite were compelled to await the departure of the whole umdiemce before being able to get awaj from a concert. As Sir Arthur Gordon is the Queen's representative in these waters, would it not be more jin accordance with polite usage n: no ana ms panryTvera isy common consent allowed to take their departure before instead of after everyone else ? « v -’-rV Am* to t”® matter will have the effect of correcting what appears to me a solecism,—l am, Ac., JOHN MANNERS. Deo. 22. fit would be much more polite. Mr Manners is quite right.— Ed. L.T."]
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6497, 23 December 1881, Page 5
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139MANNERS. Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6497, 23 December 1881, Page 5
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