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“It’s simply never too early to learn to be sensitive and aware,” says Marjabelle Young Stewart, creator of an etiquette course for children.
Her associate, Diane Diehl, teaches a four-hour “Petit Protocol” class quarterly in the Biltmore’s Presidential Suite. In this grand setting, she demonstrates the finer points of party and dining conduct--how to make introductions, when to use which fork and so on--then takes her students, ages 7 through 12, to the Los Angeles hotel’s restaurant to practice.
The curriculum varies slightly with the season. An Aug. 27 session will cover the proper way to serve and sip tea, for example, while the one on Nov. 16 will focus on holiday affairs. The $150 course includes a group photo and a copy of Stewart’s etiquette book.
“Petite Protocol,” by appointment only; (213) 612-1537.
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