Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-21

1o@ Aheg ,hs4ta4 ks1 ersed F. stupid A1sr
los1as aafsFeNa-
Not eFarY one ~ho san sk5fuiiy
earss .oint or a fowl Is capable 4
serving Il None bar uataral 1pio-
mas eaa $50 ,ezsiaiY accomplish sae
taa lie 'efesnal ataess n tniBgs
aaald be carefully considered 81 tae
lost UgeF.oas Le serving hs guests and
ae ap. aftoa.as a -pela parts u .
isa ~ certain ualveiuals shoald be
distinctly understood sld fully lEn-
pressed Upon she ser. slt Asliug 0a the
tatis ~ 1g q host. however. falls Ia
u c-sel- al ee lI,.Ie f8r the perf &C
accolafl slule4s 0f 3 dneer. his e. ~
a'.l 4I.llF .laf Iei8- g. "a r.t n tie
a.eees .el8re h.m. regardless Il the sex,
tre or tastes oi hIs coH .aay A man
q ths a.dueF oue never ~ 3e allowed
~ give dnaee 4ni il rests wlfh the
guests G. le ahelheF they all ever
+. sees ul tme - found seated a. suca
IS nlau tae-e.
aaFe aes-ed 81 private dinner
par.es hs mo-t egre- io.i, bluedsrs
esmui tet by servants Plates con-
tanning 81 e.l-ls f et4ad ior certain
50. c.rd guests gwen oy mistake o.
rIoss ah8 tlel cared Tor nor appre-
eialed raeia while ihose for "a hom thes
Werr eIt.d 20 ihat h.ch they le4s-
lcii,b.t A s-u .ld waiter should b.
carr "a drawn 3 guateret
Nleu tle carving IS d0ne Al side
table ha'i .g good rule o. place the
dish te.ar. t.e ula.-rr of the house. ~
thar d. pre am us knowing the la,tes
Oi las gae ts. ear properly serve IT,
The egl-t ,m of passing the carved meat
around lae table. allowing each person
to help him of herself 90 uot con ider
W.-e. Two h.nls, probably OF the
gue-t' especially whore tAe company
; lJtle missed regards age AMI sex
scarcely know tn dller nee between
one D.eco # meat and another. AMI.
therefore. untlrail. take tha. which :
closest O. their hand Indeed 4 Jhey
Anew the difference. they feel a deli
cacy about turning over the various
pieces on the 4 sh IN search OF that
which they prefer. Whereas. II the
host himself send, il 90 them. they have
no seruples IA accepting IT, OF course
the waiter should be Instructed, when
he receive, the plates. 10 place th IN
without making an error before the
persons for whom they are intended.
In, fashion Wh ca used To exist OF
passing. in the name of pOli,enesS. the
plato sent To YOU by the host 10 your
ueig, bo-. Is now. happily ignored la
the old days say twenty-five years ago
i have seen plate Of mca, han1e i
10 guest at the RIGHT ol the host pass
entirely around the table until it found
resting place in front OF the guest on
his LEFT side. How preposterous was
this n the plate passed from hand
70 hand is contents deprec atei in
value. and Wa little better than cold
vittals' when 10 reached its final abid-
ing place
Another old fashioned custom which
We have fortunately Outgrown. Lut was
once regarded as the height of polite
ness. rs a. for none at the table to begin
eating until al Surrounding it were
helped II like the word helped in place
OF scr,ed) Thereby. however many a
plate of soup grew cold c'cr partaken
of ant goOdly slices Of mutton or beef
were chilled, and thus rendered unpal-
at1Oie. Ot course It would DC quite I'M
polite to proceed, the moment a plate
OF soup was piac 4 before You. % guz-
zle it down Immediately. ms cad of
waiting a few seconds until yOur neigh
bor. especially if a lady. a. selved.
You may employ the m mcnt. if YOU be
dull man, with toying with the crust
Of bread before YOU. bat if witty one,
YOU will critically examine. with one
eye closed. the sh rry " me in the glass
YOU uphold. rcmarkng upon the deli
cate perfume and tn mutt, flavor OF a
true wine-a rcal Amout liaio Of high
grade-whch it possesses. though in
your consciousness YOU MAJ privately
shrug your shoulders and whisper 10
yourself that It never saw the land OF
Don Quxote nor ripened in the town Of
Heres under Andalusian ,uns.-Phtl-
gfs iyita Caterer.