JAX Exchange - Spring 2026 - Magazine - Page 44

AN EDUCATION IN
Elegance
There’s always something happening at The Jacquelyn. But Family Day is
its own category. Once a month, we open the doors to the one group with
absolutely no interest in the usual decorum and the energy of the club shifts.
Earlier this year, Founding Member, Anette Smith, took on a heroic mission:
teaching proper etiquette to a room full of spirited children. Remarkably,
she made it fun.
Picture it: wide-eyed youngsters decoding the secret language of formal
dining. Which fork unlocks which course, where the napkin goes, why the
bread plate sits left. From 昀椀ve-course place settings to everyday manners
they absorbed it all with surprising enthusiasm.
Will they remember to use their napkin instead of their pants? We’re
optimistic. Even if the lessons didn’t stick, watching a new generation
discover that good manners aren’t stu昀昀y rules, but keys to con昀椀dence and
connection made every e昀昀ort worthwhile.
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