Show table notes A table daintily arranged with fond daintily cooked and served produce a impression upon guests alian oue with elaborate decorations anil an unending variety of perhaps poorly prepared dishes with no regard for appropriateness tho fashion of serving one or two articles at a and having a number of docs away w ith a great deal of tho confusion characterized characterised an old aih dinner really there need not be nicy very great variety for a nice dinner or but served separately it seems inore as longar tim is consumed liy tho meal and greater opportunity is all fur sociability alic table should bo laid willi lie greatest care birdt covered a mat or cover of cotton which will add greatly to the appearance of the ta cilc ciolli making it look much heavier and handsomer then the ornaments forks spoons glasses sal Is butter plates alc should be ai danl d willi precision calculating aliat will be needed for each coi iric so eliat alion the changes are made there will bo no confusion the d alies for alic elveral courses be set on hie sideboard or side table counted and piled together so eliat the waiter will havo no trouble about them dinner card aro used of great from a plain card with the niec written on it to beautiful painted satin fancies in the shape of little fans tam bouzines bou rines etc somo of ho novelties nrc apples oranges and lemmons tied around with narrow ribbon which H lirot passed through two cuts in tho end of a small narrow gilt card these seem muni appropriate for breakfast parties A fancy p ih 3 sometime i employed to hold a card print and flower decorations aro lower alian formerly and for arc more desirable it is quite in order to remove the outside from oranges and bananas and have the oranges divided into or even into smaller p eirls and the bianas cut into several pieces they aro then with rapo and candied fruits of different kin Is in order to have a meal served cerant ly and it is 01 iho utmost importance that every defail should bo attended to beforehand and eliat alic servings ser vints know just exactly what they arc expected to do then tho should not be called to do oilier things when flioy arc paci hig a chit un course nothing creates more confusion and disorder the 01 en tenor of ft meal anoro than to havo some ono come in late it disarranged disarranges dis arranges everything there ia an obligation on alio part of tho as well M hostess and whether to a dinner or visiting at a it is a breach of to be late to a meal especially so if there aro others invited invitation to dinner or tea should always bo accepted or declined so thai 1 hostess may know for what number to arrango her table leader |