, 1870-02-27

In The frss place, wa have not Jet by any nesns
hit upon perfect form Of dtnner.tapls. Ihe o!A
III Is aoomlnsoie nom every point Of view. Is
prevent IT from looking nst ?" in Away suggestive
he trtr.,,x il sae centre with which u. Dubois.
In h,t very aIt,.tic plste, nas very tudic:ous1y
adorn-d It Now IN trtrgnt, or = la@p, Or ) All
Of 9F oey
&c. osisl enec+ as one enter, but i decided
Lnlsxtce aftrr oce has sat doTp, perpetualy
c1CaslpH The ltre OF sight. and turning coaverSa.
ton 1t sny d'stauce into aefes OF gfo.es con.
tor.iorA II helps the broad taole 10 Hmlr ooea
of ,af % sne nex s se Mno aH1 ~
thus TO make silent Loneliness IN me midst 0! .
dinner possibtltty. That Is surely. even 10 ne
ss;ofJ, VITA rouod taoe the effect Ct ralEed
eDttIepiece is even worse. for 'here IL y co1-
ptantlJ q1eEctinK hope 81 constantly tevi1log-
u}t1 10 be bored CT enused At the discretion Of
oCe6 parrcer, but With round fable mere Is ~.
waJA hope; u oily the service aces not la.eirups
the view, and compel every guest to leoEasn II ne
were peeptng round The corner. A large round
table, with nothing tail upoo Il
"suDaht,' c.sn.ng doE9' gSoa s.,dl aa1sT nzo1n n
sSourd II p,esen,s, 1e sdutt, III the materials OF
p!ea1u1e; but even slu ngat, We eoocelEe, oe
uEsnn b &C. s ne W
relgheof IN the toc1al l. ro.the scnptusa. seo,e'
100 apt 10 realize the uush thst sne modzn woI!n'
with al IN attention 10 dinner anu III III ClA1Se.
lous meehaa!cai skiil has 1os Jet d.so.esed
he secret Of dlntnG-ssoie: tha: mere y
IN sch tniE oat 59y bssn !aps pP9a does po
nae sasei for dining and noth.ng es1s. series
q tte taaes .oum BE- Gooa' %, so5 s|s.s HaIs
;oo asrendent UPON tna nosss skin u
psIceliirS Us guests matter u which
nn aRs eao,
iof grouping or TOT color, xnla i Is ainlc1ls. L
fes,srfs1t. the irae ides, We co1cel7e, Il one
which woc!d be tuconEen:eo: IN III but 'he TerT
gTeAtest English houses. table Of any length,
me eyes Of hs opposite reienbor, and bt abe to
talk At ease 70 i. least 1ve peraons, three oppo-
site AID oce uptn each Etna, To give such ta-
fech ii ought to present 10 tie in-com9r sort Of
ribbon, = long strip Of we'll aEh3ged and exceed
tnrly bright colors; but tnss effect y surely net
beJond The reach or the human Intellect. R1Ige
nowH--not dover porz, but cut flowers embed
ded 10 note-ln open order down the centre al
carefully a they wonld be arranged In bed 10
glals, a1rver, and nne cnins, and ttere would be
p1educed Al effect which no eya sersltaye to colof
could behold Without that serse Of content which
% The highest Of The calmer grau1easona There
Ia no good ftasop, Il expense "a once fofKottAo,
Why the E1ounslcoior Of sne picture should 90
waite though Mhlta y veEJ e1ectlse .9d s:l Ie5s
esn tahle Affects, Hhy The Rlass Should III ba nke
water sohdlnsd Toto shapes, Ard Why the napklhs
Il no easiniy rsxop except expense Why The
cAlates should rot be Of the proper substance 70
hold water, porous s!aJ aoscspt.hls d ~ s soos
m.An gl4ss, or. far tetser, Of tnAs 1onderiul
amber which Eiows 80 IN fslfe G9a:; tas Wins
elaAaes OF three colots, 20 nErst gsd - TO iorl
with the iii ger giasses q bouquet: anc the Zap
kin1 OF the i1,su IL scarlet or purple which best
| th1ovs pp al o:htr ahaaes. CT Why ha'f the slIal
| 5tould not te l1u4:ed. 10 4 tinre1.tanla 10 II
| ratRed the ok15 objection No1sd te certain Ao
| sktce OF special. rnlpo*e, OF tetatatetesa fro7
o,hez tabes AID tt:al cou!1 BE- CbV'ated bet reel
,oVery cnait s1rtlcAed cut teom The tab1e Kind {