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Show The Platter Is Passe. "Fish nnd gamo platt-rs havo almost al-most become obsolotc. Tho magnificent magnifi-cent fish and gamo plates, decorated wl'h signed paintings by tho foremost nrtlsts of Europe, aro no longer sold In sets, accompanied by a platter, but aro sold by tho dozen," said a dealer In line chinas. 'Why 5.i t at?" "Oh," said the dealor, "because It Is not customary now to carvo on tho tnble at a dinner of any Importance Nearly evp ythlng Is served a la Iluss'e, meats, etc., being carved by the butler. There Is, therefore, no place for a platter." This effects a modest saving of several sev-eral hundred dollars In many cases, as this specially signed china costs senrcely less than solid gold. |