The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-06-10
TABLE NOTES.

A table dainiiiy arranged with food dainiily
cooked and served produces a more favorable i'm
preston upon guests than one overburdcned with
elaborate decorations and an unending variety
Of perhaps poorly prepared dishes, with no regard
for order appropriateness. The fashion OF serv-
ing one or two articles at time, and having
number Of courses does away with great deal Of
the confusion which characterized an old.iashioned
dinner. Really there need not be any very great
variety for n nice dinner or supper. but served
separately IL seems more. as longer time Is con-
sumed by the meal. and greater opportunity Is AZ
foried for sociability.
The table should be laid with the greatest care,
first covered with mat or cover Of cotton flannel,
which will add greatly 20 the appearance Of the
tahle-ciaih making IL look much heavier and hand
somer. Then the ornaments, knives, forks, spoons,
glasses salts. butter plates. ETC.. should be arrang-
ed with precision, calculating what will DO need
cd for each course, that when the changes are
made there will be no confusion. The dishes for
the several courses should be set on the sideboard
or side-tabie, counted and piled together 90 that
the waiter will have no trouble about them.
Dinner cards are used Of great variety, from .
plain card, with the name written on u, 60 beau
tifui painted, satin faneies In the shape Of little
fans, tambourines, etc. Some Of the novelties are
apples. oranges and lemons, tied around with
narrow ribbon. which Il first passed through two
cuts In the end Of small. narrow, glt-edged card
These seem more appropriate for breakfast parties
A fancy eiOthes.pin Is sometimes employed TO hold
o card.
Fruit and flower decorations are lower than
formerly, aud for several reasons more desira-
bic. IL IL quite In order 60 remove the outside
from oranges and bananas, and have the oranges
divided into quarters, or even into smaller parts,
and the bananas cut into several pieces. Ihcy
are then interpreted with grapes and eandied
fruits Of diGerent kinds.
In order 10 have a neal served elegantly, and
uithout confusion, Il IL Of the utmost importance
that every detail should be attended 20 beforehand.
and that the servants know just exactly what
they areexpected 20 do. Then the servants should
not be called TO do other things when they are
passing Q certain course. Nothing creates more
confusion and disorder and changes the even tenor
Of . meal more than 10 have some one come In
late. II disarranges everything. There 10 m
obligation on the part Of the guests as well as
hostess, and whether invited TO dinner or visit
iug at friends, IL IL breach of etiquette 10 be
late TO neal especially so II there are others In
vited. Invitations 90 dinner or tea should Away
be accepted or declined 80 that hostess may know
for what number TO arrange her table.
jeS-says the Psychological Journal: "Foui
boxes Of earth alike In quantity and exposure tS
10 light aud heat, were planted at the same time
/ with corn from n single ear and placed recently
| in . physieian's oiice. In one box dry corn wai
planted In another. seed previously soaked Ia
clean warm water In the third the seed had beer
soaked In q solution Of lime water In the fourth
| seed soaked In chloride Of lime and copperas va
ter, equal parts. One week after. the dry corr
| had NOT germinated; the corn IN the second bo'
| had jus, commenced 10 sprout; that In the thirs
| boz was lust showing Its green blades, and tha
| In the fourth box had grown nearly three inche
high. Copperas water will prevent birds an
worms from eating the seed, and one pound Of DE-.
eoppsras viii soak plenty for twenty acres"