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Article: SERVING UP ETIQUETTE YOUTHS LEARNED HOW TO MIND THEIR DINING MANNERS DURING A RECENT CLASS HELD AT RIDDICK'S FOLLY.(SUFFOLK SUN)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- November 23, 2003
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Byline: HEIDI F. GREENE, CORRESPONDENT
SUFFOLK -- Kaitlin Walter has been incorrectly using a napkin. The fourth-grader at Southwestern Elementary School has always wiped her mouth and greasy, little fingers on it.
But now, after an etiquette class, she said she knows better.
The word napkin is derived from the French "naperon," meaning little tablecloth. American diners should keep it on their laps, with the left hand - right for southpaws - resting on it unless cutting meat. A napkin is meant to be only dabbed at corners of the mouth before drinking out of a beverage container.
Dining is a delicate affair, said etiquette expert Betty ...