New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-19

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The placing Of your guests at table requires an
intimate knowledge of society. 1t Is only by con-
STINT association that you can know who are con-
genial. II you are assigned to one you are in
different to- your only hope lies in your next neigh
Dor, and with this hope and fear you enter the
dining room. not know who that will be- At
bed TASTE to absorb It all Macaulay at dinner
would - mcnopslize it that the great wit. sydney
iosue and dialogue
When the President Of the United States goes to
. dinner, all the guests must be assembled they
tAnd in q hsrseshoe circle around the salon: the
President enters; when the lady OF the house ap.
6: Ssy 10 the nse the :dept sitting
N the hosts place, with his hostess on his right
Is Srrisse until he is notified that they are all
P m 'RS sen rs s Tx s. ' ssp tsss to be
doSpiy interested In fair neighbor, and takes
2: re-; g.. q an' the patience Of the company
On entering a salon and finding yourself sur
ssunaed By noted or fashionable people, you are
naturally battered at being included II the peo-
pls axs unnoted. you are annoyed The surprise
poliMdAns do not oftener seek society and become
nnsns Of EurOp psrqe :o6 Mr. G and %es
1rsss diners out In fact. all the distinguished
nan Of Europe make part and parcel OF society;
sSi ae hey sy should fn o that shsre 70 power
pesvsrb 8 that IN. way to a mans heart is
Now, rs to the length OF. a, good dinner. Ma
poeon the Third insisted on being served in three,
quarters Of hour AS usual here we run ,i.b IRON
s6k women boosted to that she had dined out
he dsy before and the time consumed from the
hour she left her house until her return home was
hut one hour and forty minutes This Is aosuro.
4 lover Of the fssh-pots OF Egypt Erunhled 10
me- That his plate was snatched away from MN
BY the servant before he e0uT nal , se' Of tbin
has been brought about by stately. handsome ON
nerS spun out to too great length One hour anu
halt 81 the table ID long enough.
word about the decoration Of the table. IN
this we are now again running from one extreme
70 The other. A few years ago the florist t9oK
possession Of the table and made fower-garden
ners, yoa zee perhaps in the centre Of the taoie
one handsome basket Of flowers: no bouquets oe
oonags or boutonnieres the table Get WIN ausn,e
eompotiefs Of fruit that is all. Now, nothlns
deconrs dtnnertsb bic as flowers d. and q 1hfss
snd n c. S1sI q ely T's 1s
better result is produced by having all OF one
Rnd Of nowsr, be il roses. tulips or carnations
,nSrcdGed table-closhs from Paris in themselt yes
remembered that thirty years ago we lmporeu
1 s s e s:Se e s. s'' II
sata which to place tn. silver AT the aahne
should have feast a, well q the
Sssn Her MAjesty's table At Windsor Castle ell
ready for her. have heard her footnen' In srr.n
ana gold. re-echo from hall TO Kitchen the no ss
told H + ss 1 ,s s%s psS.a tH.r hands
Kste velvet Bishops ear which covered sne mon OF
NJ IN e sne1SS dfsSes q dinnsr was announced,
Nm velvet can was rsnoved. The keeper Of her
Hwslroeu has large o9as o, n'1 10 dscorste Her
Ms,.stT'e tsbie on different occasions, al regu-
So =. rsns Of . her suss. ".d H'e Hef
tss te o. Prince Ai sen thar that her real inner
head che, informed mn me w Safn the Prince Of Wales
ma sac w,. for ehis he exercised hi. to!"pt AT
add quarter she took put soup E ana ns hostess
,.anot Be too courteous or gracious to their
rue9ts: and again. that guests In oeine aaH al
dinner oftenties Somm N Paris one Of our Mn
HsT % %e French Court related t. me the fol- o.
swiax snecdote, illustrating true french pol'e
~ His daughter srrv sr Safber remonstrtea
q ,es you that az, one a., Of s sns
n arrived sfs.r Tnon. The MEX 1sh' w ESS o he
Hser herd that sse dsu ucSsr out Of the ROOM
to come in after them. I'd relieve them OF any e"-
bsrrassment at being late. , A.
Another point has nan son0f e'SSe - i,.,nas
hrs dinner, where the only LADY IS tne H rh;. p
Sh6aM she rise and receive each guest Ans dnrs,
0tii vexed question. Again. at arg anhe ,a
q IN. Il IL Incumbent on every one piessn' :"
H On tAe entrance Of each guest IN 4ns DC
sAAaa fHile1 myself TO do this, net ynihN t.S,.d
Hoes0ary The distinguished man VIM , h
I'D afferward that had "slghted ann: -, -
~ eerainiy unintentional. In small roo"' "
ID 81 m. IL must create confusion:
kfos inSeud 20 decline IN invitation 70 olnn a.
a . st q early date possible d mnet IN
vttaSea. once accented. u . sacred SDhgauV '..
Il yeu dia before the dinner takes pace; J"at
exS&utoe must attend the dinner. tIMs En- En-
. 8 taken literally. but 20 illustrate IN OF
nnaenJ ~ person to whom the ui nnsL
evW NJ In Che ho<tesA II She y preIII.
- n 1rst With her; that IS. II o o
msn Tao lAA!es psesspt bus the hosteSl. SnV Int
than Be- adies. he still takes In the nosSt ,S sis
thsa fsn1wv 81 Ne Suese' &c,ns LII srcsption
. IA fuie a where the President OF the uhi'e"
o4s11 q 6oyslty. dimes with you 4. s,rn.r
h Ea1ia1d IN the note OF tnvifAoon 20 OraItv
~ eye Hevef eekeA 20 meet any one DuC I s sh;s
- as91etiss Of rank mAkes thc 1900 81 he TOD
sfvte00 II Royslty diAss with YOU, =. az .n,nsr'
g - 80 q inyitsaon. IN the ist5nHIaaa .Snsss
= 8 vsit4: sTe meet HIS Roya! hisns II
: S0R tsyai1v. Our eusto1 y e.ns a. Mn.
+ = 6vfoe yea - nset Mr.. koosnsen' This n
1e1A, G Mr. end Ms, RenhsSn: .enstxy.
eotes9 sd aprseved by Oh IN s a. '.rvste. &
j ~ way yea are privileges snr sns
9 - ssuse. any snnber Of suss hsre
~ b b o neet stranger tenpenntts. b
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