, 1881-12-04

aoo q cost,v and elegant display Of newly-in-
ported 1cble ornaments aud table seE'tce. i eo
n,.antif,1I wcrt. they, in fact that fof rover OF
ar1 r., t-aza upou them would be fhtai 10 con
ycrsatiou, Fine chlnu Is now the rage: s!t.er
and e!as. are quite obsolete. Co'na ,,,a ~; ' !oa
everything; are NJ ln''Eer enn'eu it ~ ~ 1 ane
sra1ei,ness and os,c1l,atton oi old piatt tne eye
finds something pleasant and aTreeao!e ~ ssss1
upon. Whenever way i tnrts ;o,,or1sh MinIon
china centre piece. hand painted, with nonquets
Of buds and a flower border II was opiong ~
shape, and about eisnt ns 1menes as thev should BE-
one Is completely shut out from his oppost
neirhbor at dinner by to~el M Hnrers spGrS, 3xEnss
dfeEniea fsaa,ie Teo n9opcssions m cause many un-
Excet EEracefnl motions Of the body, to
ca5ch ,.ormr w1ra 10 1ooE % over IT, or bobbng
fr',u one SIDE 10 the other In tho hope OF caich,
1,1y Il smile from the lady opposlt. We nst: glaa "a
that these stately ornaments :alg @ te ,a,r
something that is pleasant ~ rue eye Ano plTasug
to the taste-the esihctic taste OF course. lhS!ae
Of this eaquisit iower dsn IS ~, ~. herst's for
dresslug Whcn returned 1t is easily placed IN
side Of the oblune china bowl. eonapieLea' con,
20 with this piece. They are also deiicately
1,uintcd. tled with flowers. ana placed op elmer
end Of tho table. The new hsh una gauie ptate5
niutes, which are Of Minton ware. and range fn
pnce from Sl5 to $50 per dozen. Flne china,
with gilt edge IS sti preeorsu ~ t,at si,r,e
th,u. entirely rely new in design and pattern; it
would certainly enrich the flavor Of the punch
coming from such a1i elaborate fountain
Wines should he served with each cours5 at
dinner. EtiQuet demands this, aud no objection
should be made. whatever the opinion q laty
or gentleman may be on tho subject II Woula
hc NJ, insult 10 the host aud hostess to do co. anu
an egotism OH their part to manifest their con-
victions while accepting hospltal'ty me VINE
is ftcd as the 1ousts arc drunk; 1t is not ucces-
sary 10 more than touch your lips to the glass,
If you do not care TO take the wine. Soap
Should be taken By each guest, who must either
cat 1t, pretend 1n. After soup. t3ls guests
may refuse Or accept whatever they please
The nost will en.lrnyor to place lie gifted con-
yersanonalists IN such position vt tlbse. thse
taned. Conversation is the rreat point, a11er
the dinner i1seil. On this rests the brisl'aucy,
herself 1t the tllnner-tablc, she will remove her
gloves in All expeditions innnter: The hostess
bows TO the lady at the rtGnt OF me host-"nen M
Is about to rse which she does Immediately. all
the ladies rising also, while the guests follow her
to the drawing room.
half IN hour after dnner; sometimes the
hostess pours the COFFEE ftt'in the URN. the Ec-
tlciAcn banding the cups to The laItes. ana the
servant following with cream and eagar on u
truy We saw u charming set OF aftcr-dlnner
cot1ee-cups and sauccrs at Tue place already re-
ferred 10. The cup represented rose, nearly
full blown, whilt. the saucer represented the
rose-lcayes These were .Minton china Tie
cups were gold lined, while the sauceTs were the
ustural color Of the rosc-leai: IEsse tiny cups
in Charge or that department told me. They
were 81 Il dozen. he explained. but we're very
compared with some that we're shown
afterwards.
There il no known rule as to the order In
which guests would take their leave. Fran ~
to II is the usual hour for calt1ux carriages. A
guest 1nay leave 1T any time after coliee is
served. Leave quietly md unnoticed by the
guests reu,ai,lius- Having announced II the
hostess your intended withdrawal. she will po-
tite!y shake hands with the departing xl1t|t. rts-
ing from her seat to do so. 1t would be very
iubFed for dinner Eucst not to wish the hostess
Eood-n! Etiquet requires that each
the dinner either on the iady's rcceptlon-tlay,
or to leave Il card. The former is more COURT
would be turned down. Should an opera or
thentre party follow the dinner, coffee is served
in the dining room. SAyILLE-