I love these pieces that give an insight into another time. There is a certain old world charm to this. There is a lot of encouragement to to be thoughtful and

I love these pieces that give an insight into another time. There is a certain old world charm to this. There is a lot of encouragement to to be thoughtful and put others first. This is what gracious means. And that's timeless. But its also about a context that may not be common anymore. Our standards of behavior are much more laid back. I suspect its very rare for most people now be among strangers in a formal-informal context without friends in tow and in groups this reduces the overall level of formality. The risk of overt graciousness out of context is it might come off as affected.