The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13

e. vasraoss hir.s from ne description
OF tlnaer gfvsa her this week
Mary Of ihs features are necessarily
peculiar 20 rata particular dinner. BIZ. IN.
genera con6ac; o. tbs affair may BE
considered typical OF what correct cfn-
ner should be. and may Be safs.y fol-
loved By he rexiy wealthy who are
cov.,ous 81 SOFIA distinction
! Taers were tea guests. eve ladies ard
fss xsnfIs-nen srt al were 10 fail dress,
T~as hour WAS s3e .. N. and those II VI
tel we're exactly On time, ~ everybody
Should be At q dinner. The dining room
was decorated With palms and other green
plants. and the table liren was snow
white.
White linen II the correct thing for
kirners Cclcyed linen - sometimes used
By those who aim for . striking sSec;
rather than for elegance ba, II u not
good form. /. serves very well for
luncheon or tea, bar soshing taxes ths
pace % sooticss white camask al an
elaroras. dinner The ss5i. cloth ls ether
frtage6 or heEus;iscbet. The newest thing
f. taole cloth. IL rounded q; the cor
rsfs. The one q; the dinner which IL TO
be discussed was woven fc . pansy pat
tern and hemstitched The corners we're
rounded. shas doing away with sha, long
point whieh has always been snch &
5&zoesr. TIE napkins. o. course. matched
except sor the rounded corners
TIE taels vas SCI with silver and cut
glass a. ali dinner tables should ce The
necessary knives. forks and spoons are
laid AZ each place. together stth wine
ard water glasses. In this case there were
three sets Of each. The knives had
mofher-of- pearl handles. and the tiny dss-
srt spoons we're SOLD gold. All the rest
were silver.
The wine glasses we're unique. They
wers made 10 order from ar old Flcren-
tire glass that was discovered IN Flor
eace by q Boston china dealer. The cham
payne glass sss. ~ r0uI-e the largest,
somewhat; larger than a water glass, but
shaped Ike lily 81 the top. The clarei
glass; lad q stem. but the bowl matched
tas champagne glass TIRE sherry glass
aas Ike the champagne r0h'st orlv
smaller and al three were the finest cas
s.ass Besides the three wine glasses was
TIC ordinary straight ~ ana ao"n ~ates
glass;
The decanters Of wine were SET IN the
liable al This 1iGref Da5 a. moss <teh e..-
easions tho wine - served from the sics
board Cus zaas o(fF~ plates tnaf gH
cracked Zee were the only other dishes on
ths table. Bar tho browning feature of
the table vas the magnificent centcTpecs
waich saa unique In 3.sign- III was oval
shaped. about lwo snd ? half feet long
eighteen inehes wide and ten incaes high.
TIE Top OF this oval mound was covered
with orchids below which were masses
OF maiden hair ferns Tbs 6-a.laf At
traction Of this horai decoration was the
row OF cut glass VASES set aroInd tne
bass OF the mound. The vases sefe ak
inches apart and each had a sing,e KIND
OF roses six In each.
Tbs centerpfece Ia considered sufficient
floral decoTa ton. Small b0utounieres at
each plate are not In good form The
guests are supposed e wear flowers II
they wish 70. and 10 provide them with
others Is often embarrassing. Besides II Is
considered more elegant 10 wear Jew els
than flowers al formal reception.
10 function demands such splendid
costamery as does q dinner.