The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-06-10

Iuete anu 0lSpOrJS nkmSolI IN kn6e-DreeCh-
es and lace ruffies. A lady can scarcely
wear TOO handsome dress, though il
shouldlbe different in style from a ball
dress Her most beautiful Jewels and
her richest lacesl find in d ceremonious
dinner a suitable occasion for their dis
play Places at the table should be
found as quietly as possible, and man
is wise Co inquire before going to the
dining-room ON which side of the table
lheis 70 sit. Guests remain standing
until the hostess has taken her seat, and
then seat themselves. They lay their
table napkin across, their laps, take off
their gloves, and If there is roll of
bread In their plates they remove it to
the left side. If raw oysters have been
served they will be eaten at once. 1t is
mo .loRger good form to wait for the rest
Of Che company to be served before be-
ginning to eat and for this there is a
sensible reason, as will be found upon
examination to be the case with, most of
the little changes in fashion which take
place from time to time. A grand din
ener would be indefinitely prolonged if
all the guests waited to eat the same
thing at the same time. The waters
begin their service with the lady who sits
at the host right hand, and she should
be ready to be helped to Z the. second
course by the timelth first course has
s,'U yla :. ~ d Sg.S. I.
th ..i.!,,l;oitS lsf 49,, " pb bas;Ja
Int She viii sas ~ a. f5,e small
enoon-sbaned forlr Il ,,sed For ' ovst t1.r..
and the newt smallest tori Cor ~ f;sb
m IS now c,,stamarv to- sunnlv aIso a
silver knife for 'fish and this IS great
x,onvenience. Should the fish-kp;fe he
absent the fork is to be held n the riobt
hand and assisted by a niece Of bread n
the left: hut che silver knife is prefer
able and will he found in most houses
Scum should be eaten with a largo
spoon. h Dessert-spo,ns for som are f7o
longer Ell yeo1e. on the theory tbat SOM
Is nothing unless hot, and that Il can be
eaten more ouicklv. and therefore when
hotter. by using 4 large spoon. If Won
are fastidious about frifiino forms Won
will dinun vou,. ann with t6e side II the.
snoon fart6est from Won and move II
tfoward the farther side Of -vour Mate as
YOU lift it toward your mouth. The
really important thing is to eat it from the
side Of the spoon and noiselessly. Moth
ING is a much surer test of the number
of removes we are from our great-grand-
father Che ape than our manner of takino
SOUP. To eat noisily is loudly to pro,
claim ourselves unfit for the society of
ladies and gentlemen. aso8's 'g7l
! In eating any course where both a
knife and fork are required the fork
should be held in the left hand and the
knife in the ripht. 1t is not a social
crime to transfer the fork to the right
hand and back apain. but il is now con-
sidercd better form to keen the fork in
che left hand and carry all food to the
mouth with that hand. unless in the
courses where no knife is REQUIRED. In
eating soft. dishes. such as croauettes or
sweetbreads, where fork only is neces-
sarv. n il of course held in the right
hand. A fork is used whenever if "a
possible for nuddings and ieIlies, and in
many houses for ice cream. IN England,
both a fork and spoon will be given YOU
with the sweets, and both are sometimes
used together.
Cheese ;s the one tb;no for which a
fork Is NOT used and Won will find your.
self sunpIied oplv with a knife for that
course which consists If cheese lattnce
or celery and biscuits. or. a. we saw
crackers. Vegetables should always be
eaten with a fork. except the few which.
like artiehokes, YOU hold in your fingers.
One is quite at liberty to take asparagus
an the fingers and bite lit off, though
soma f5eoble prefer to- cut off the soft
ends and eat them with a fork. Olives
are taken in the fingers. ~ 0ft
Peaches, pears and apples are pre-
pared for eating with a fruit knife and
fork, lbnE large, strawberries are eaten
by taking the stem in the fingers and
DINING them into the sugar on vour
Mate. 1s 9as ga = sies' n
Very vouno ladies al q dinner seldom
eat ANYTHING so STRONGLY favored as
cheese. cheese 'fsndus cheese souffies
and shat order Of edibles.- WASN'T II in
.sCood NV Swaatbaart,, thai the ,,io;r
elder sister consoled herself for the want
of lover by the tboucht that at least She
had full liberty to enioy her dinnerp-
and the frIilv biown rose. abnd NO Ion oar
NAV hu;id. \ monument IL her Lost y,entb
wifk raw ejsfa,s ajittle If the al from,
the roast Reef and ali sorts of savor;es