Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-01

The law of the napkin is but vaguely
understood. One of our esteemed met.
ropoiitan contemporai informs an
eager inquirer that it is bad form to
old the napkin after dinner; that the
proper thing is to throw il with negh-
gent disregard on the table beside the
plate, as 10 fold it would be reflection
on the host, aad imply familiarity that
would not beneHs ali invit & guest. But
the thoughtful reader will agree with as
thai this studied disorder is Likely to be
good deal more trying to fastidious
hostess tsian IN urstndled replacing Of
the naassss in eots,l ogticr beside the Wis
itor's I,lafe, fcr, vixen ihe dinner nap
kIa Is .sld aside, there is the iruit or
siassasa assssgsrssn rssFasas III. Eaacy tsas
appearances CT pretty decorated table
With leaps of serpiai !iuen distiguring
tho a'Ua'tia;}ly arranged spaces be-
t"l>t tlo SHERRY, Champagne and bur-
s0aGy gla,se.---to aay nathiug of the
eiElcta,e : decorated Cliua AID silver
tpnqH ,ipra-! ID ccu'd ba construed
~ I",i.fss i,ss than gross iil.branding
10 ii>Eg tie yoiuni-n CTS aaphia Of mod
Ia a.o among tuah crystalline and
et1eaa'la bes3.tr. Ihs proper thing is
- .,.I ~. &@,i.e viiA unostentatious
,se ara H. i oil jAs In Vi tne plate
Rvs. l., }..Ui0s. liquors and coffee,
- 10 4 az 10 The E-o,ess that her
e~s =. .-ss ay.Hg eae lie las b'en APP
III. r,,e rlia would be to
endeavor 10 leave the o1icipsl gracious
finish of the table e, ,,ita.t when the
dinner ends rs when The soup WIS served
The napkin has played tauous parts
in tho fortunes Of men AMI women 1t
was said OF Beau Lfumncl anl tha mag
nificent George, Prince L, gent, tl.ut
they could make the IL Is Of this pacali;u
luxury as potent IA She gtacus Il soci,s
symposium as Cicopa.ra TIE EJrecoHs
wealth of Ormus On nd II va C>,c ui
the points adlaired in Mare Stuart th t.
thanks to her exqui.ite isrvt...n.s ia ti.t
court of Marie do Medici, hYr table WIS
more imposing than the in ! court Of ll
great rival and cxccnt .aEer. ~ 2A!stt,,.
At the table of tie lat-&r tAo .u.i.r8
forms were maintained, the Iii H. 5 wee,
served on the table, aud the grea Qaaea
helped herself to the platter without
fork or spoon, page standing behind
her with silver ever TO b.tho her
fingers when the he h had been torn
from the roasts. At the court Of tie
late empire Eugene was excessively
fastidous. The use OF the napkin, aud
the manner Of eating au egg, made or
ruined The career of a gnest. Tie great
critic, Sainte Beuve, was disgsaccd .a..q
left off the visiting list because, at =
breakfast with the Empcror and Eau.
press, at the Tuiieries, he carelcssly
opened his napkin and spread it over his
two knees, and cut his egg in two ia the
that the half-folded napkin should lie ON
the left knee, to DO used in the least OBJ
trusive manner in touching the lips. and
the egg was to be merely broken on tie
larger end with the edge of the spoon
and drained with its tip. The truth is,
luxury and invention push table appii-
ances so far that few can be expec ed 10
know the particular convention that
may be considered gooj fern in any al
versified society. The WY for a young
fellow to do is to keep his eyes open
which, unless he is III love, he can do
and note what others 60 ii he be in
love, all departure from current forms
will be pardoned him, tsr, as all tho
world loves lover, ali TIA sorld ex-
cuses his shortcomings ihitac9ei,5itia
Times.