The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-01
FIXING raInes Pos DINNER.

We are told there are three methods of
fixing up dinners for Civilized guests, viz:
the service a rAngiaiSc the serricc a Ia Fran
caise, aud the sc,vice Ia R,ssc. The service
a L 4ngidise is to place all the 'fixins' on the
table ut the same time; but this method has
been found TO be too clumsy and diIatory,
as too much time is required for carving,
and is only adopted when the guests are few
and when the host and the lady of the house
can "carve the green goose" The service
la lraiedise Is now the method generally
adopted where the people are civilized" In
this service "tne first course is always placed
on the table, even before the guests enter
tho room. The dishes OF the second course
are tabled as those of the first course have
been, but at the end OF the second course
everything appertaining to the kitchen must
disappear, and the third course OF sweets
confectionery and ices is ranged in symmet-
rical order ON the table. The dishes are
handed round TO the guests, and are then
replaced on the taoie on hot winter dishes,
6ica cRtcadu, in case any lady or gentleman,
struck with the succuiencs OF particular
plat, should, like Oliver Twist ask
for more" In the sericc IN
Russo, dishes are served somewhat
different. No hot dishes are placed on the
table, but are carved an tho kitchen, dished
up and then conveyed TO the dining room TO
be handed at once to the guests. Large dishes
or removes too voluminous to bs assoc
round the table may he carved Mt u eide table
and served on hot platos TO the guests. IL
will be- observed that M. Urban Dubois, the
German emperor'S chJ. whose remarks we
are noticing leaves the whole business of
eating a Ia sieilisation TO the English, French
and Russians, never mentioning the sercicc
a Ia american Ia Yapkccdoodtcdpm which is
left out entirely. Tnis IN Bsd. II In tho wide,
wide world theirs 10 people, kindred.
or tribe, who know how TO eat, tho Yankees
are that people. They cat fast, and eat q
great deal. They arc not particular abou,
the service, though preferring that every
thing should be in sight, or 50 handy tina,
their vIctuals may come right along without
unnecessary delay. Americans want plenty
OF elbow room. 80 that the knife aud fork
exercise may not be interfered with. II doe,
not make much difference In the service Ia
fonkcodoodicdom what comes hrst-i,h OF
butchers meat, poultry or pig, green goose
or green corn, turkey or tomatoee-oniy iei
II come, and keep coming. Americans do
not care much for flowers at dinner
unless, like oauliAowers, they are cooked
nosegays are nonesense. They may
like hot houae. but do no
care to have one Ia THO dining room. and IL
this regard the scrpief~ Ia ronkccdoodicdop
10 like the seruice IA Franchise aud uniik,
a la Russo, and In 80 far No civilization is con
cerned, Americans are quite as boastfui u
tho Russians or the French. Pork an,
beans, hog and hominy, "wheat bread ant
chicken lxns," ''corn bread and commoi
doings' ar. quite as conspicuous in the ad
vancing civilization OF the age as piec
niontee a p0uiet Ia niarcngo or saunion .
ohanbord. Ia Europe, where table.talk ore
ates empires or dethrones kings, II may b
we'll enough to make the dinner OF magniil
cent dimensions, but In America eatin
is moro useful than ornamental
and II will be some time before the habits o
the people, formed on the railroad system
800 minutes for dinnsr"-wiil tolerate tn
service Ia Franchise. or any other
which makes dinner something TO be woi
shipped, rather than chewed up aud devoure
in the shortest time practicable.