New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16

an easy fnaUWT race llc luDlt III tiiS 'N'''-~ -
the dining-room, under the chandelier, and see to
it that it is perfectly steady that is to say thao
there is no danger Of its being shaken while the
dinner is in progress Should it not rest firmly,
perhaps an old relic, in the shape OF Bland dol
lar could he made serviceable by placing it under
one of the feet. See to it that there is plenty OF
space between the covers; it is annoying TO come
III contact with every move of your neighbor
a table for six persons should be six feet long.
Take a woollen cloth and put II over the table,
and then place linen cloth on top of 1t. This
will deaden the noise of plates and glasses
Flowers should never be absent from the table
when you have guests. They can be procured
at all seasons. A large basket or bouquet Should
be placed in the centre of the table; a large
bOuq uet on the right side Of the cover for each
lady. aud a small bOutonnerc for each gentleman
also the right side. On entering a dlnlng-roon
the first object that strikes the eye Is the table
If it is devoid of flowers. and other side decora-
lions. including olives radiShes and celery, TASTE
fully arranged napkins and wine glasses an I'M
preston is given OF Doardlng-nosuSs '5oe oto
the contrary. when you see a beautifully dccOrauu
and artisticaly arranged table, the heart Is lul-
mediately gladdened. .
ON each side Of the ccntre-plece place fruit
stand, nicely arranged with the choicest fruits
of the Next to this place Il colnpouer
with assorted cakes. Place celery, olives OF
radshcs Symuetrically in the space that IS ieiO
between the centrc-picce and the covers flSl-
Knives SOup-spOOns and OySter-torks must DC
pnced on the right side Of the plate, ana the
fork on tie left side
ION the right side Of each cover place seven
glasses: a green glass for Sautcrnc, glass lor
sherry, q red glass for Rhine wine, < ass ior
| champagne. glass for Latour. glass for
containing sherry and sauterne should De placed
in the spaces between the ceutre-picce and the
head and foot of the table
Napkins can he arranged IN various styIPS
and figures into flowers. or any other desired
form. The latest and most fashionable way Is
to arrange them folded plainly. 50 as 10 sho" nhe
/ tt.un q tln IN
should be placed at the left of each cover. to avoid
asking the servant for il.
Menus, either written printed, should he
placed at each cover. II is not a breach OF ell
qucttc TO refuse course yOH do not desire :, by
knowing what is coming You can with pro
prety refuse a course and take the next one
About ten minutes before beginning dinner. I'LL
the dccantcrs with sherry and sautcrne. ARE
should I've taken TO have the wines nj the rlght
temperature. Sherry, sautcrnc, ChabllS ana
Rhine wines should always be served cold. Cham
payne should be served very cold almost al tne
freezing point. Bordeaux and burgundy should
be kept twelve hours before dinner IN a room ar
a Temperature of 20 degrees Servants should he
instructed 10 fill the glasses not more than three
fourthS full; for guests are IN danger Oi Solhhg
their dresses and again, H. Is not CONSIDERED
good form TO fiji them 10 the brim. Always
serve plates on the right side and remove Oh
the lcft.' ,r.,. .o,.a, - eating
n table for 100 covers or 1,OO0?' the writer in
quircd. =,
table ON q large table there would be space
enough for pieces moniceS.
VARIOUS WAYS OF LIVING AND THINKING.
In tie language Of Wordsworth, Plain living
anu high thinking are no more"
Thackcray spoke OF an age Of Plain thinking
and high living
Matthew Arnold recommended Clear think
ing and straight seeing
Filippini recommends that i'm serving dinners
there shall be- two relieves. three entrees, and
one or two rots. Pinard di~agrccs with HIM
Fer years he has fought AGAINST cumbersome am
ucrs. 10 his thinoing, one relieve. one rhtrec
and one rotl are enough. Time was when the
eating of au ordinary dinner required from tnIee
10 five hours Nowadays. under the new regime,
AN hour and n half l. sufficient. This - an age
of hurry and hustle. When people goo 10 a dinner
they 90 to a feed and they feed. There Is
less brilliant talk al dinners blan there used to
hc because ~ This hurry and hustle.
Too much high living and too little high think
M, .,:,,. lou,
an aftermath ~ Wit, bat n is only AN aftermath,
coming along i'm the wake OF Toasted reason ana
the flowing howl. y.
York dircrs-out concerning Senator Stonfords
dinner 10 Mrs Grant. II is believed that mo
eighteen guests ate from plate, OF gold ana Sill
,-cr. TINT under each wine glas, there was nap
kin Of point duclcsse lace. that the tablc-cloth
was hordcrcd with point duchcSse lace
that the hugcr-bowls rested on POM
lrqfcese lace. and fNti l'c lflIApii
WA, served i'm individual silver turccnS Washing
TON dinner, were never finer than tho are now,
thourb the wife II Associate Justice Miller cannot
recall ANYTHING more ca ho0tc and luNnnous IMAM
the dinner given by Chief Justice Chase twenty
,rveu wears ago. The cuicrninmcuiS o. zee
President and Mrs Morton are the envy OF the
National capital
NEW And POPULAR F~rAHIISHNlNIN
The writer called on Sherry the other day ana
found him overwhelmed with orders. Sherry Is
both shrcwd and lucky. Near the crest Of Murray
Hin. and with elegant dining and assembly rooms
a. his disposal, he suddenly finds fhmSeh III 'ne
swim Society has begun To- take am interest III
him. and to patroulzc him, and Sherry l9rVtur j
made lct a man once gain tie goodwin oil tue
social leaders of NcW-Nork. and he becomes al
Tbr Holland Society and Princeton Alumni
dinners I'm the big hall of the Equitable building
have brought the Cafe Sovarln INTO prominence.
Nrw-York Is sadly i'm need Of great dining nan.
The largest dining room n the ctN Is that "i tne
METROPOLITAN Hotel but IL $ not adN1itaScousl|
situated Dclmonico'S WAS too small FOR lho
$50 guest, of the Holland Society $" the 'aIe
Savarin WAS chosen for the banquet AlAaSeI
Doroal made 50 conspicuous a success 3i ,H'e
feed that the Prncctonaus could mol THINK oil
looking elsewhere for cntcrtaig~cut. TIE NaNaIlh
will probably he iavorltc feeling ground III thc
future.