The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-11

%HE details OF table service are
so intricate that only a wise
housewife knows her own needs.
Every course has It's speciaI
china, glass or silver and good
ge changes so frequently that women
ustomed to observing varying fads
not keep up with all. Even fash
bile women sometimes fail 70 recog-
innovations and blunder. Few
takes are so laughable as one al
ed TO have been made I'm the long.
h ago by "A charming American wo-
IN. She was the guest of friend IN
lis, a woman who has the means and
inclination to indulge a taste Tor
rything novel and dainty in house
nishings. The Parisienne Is espe-
Ily scrupulous in regard TO her table
most critical OF errors in etiquette.
Et before the visit OF the American
she bought some new finger bowls,
descent globes of crystal mounted
On graceful stems. When dinner was
we'd they stood beside the plates.
American woman was thirsty. the
Wis looked exactly like good sized
sses, and, supposlng that the fad
had discovered new kind or goD-
she slaked her thirst with the con-
hts. There was a very perceptible
+te of lemon, and the fair American
Ipected the glass critically. Every
was fixed furtively upon her. and
placed the bowl back upon it's dolly.
|'he activity with which topics OF
'hversation were brought into requisi-
IN indicated that social charity was
ing exercised I'm regard TO a faux pas.
e hostess was visibly nervous, for
= servant had forgotten 10 provide
= usual goblets for water. and to call
|ention TO the fact would expose her
ENDS mistake. The guests were
Ially considerate, and when time for
ger bowls arrived the formality OF
ing them was omitted. The hostess
Il her newfangled crystal away, and.
|cording TO the good old legend, II
J $ never used thereafter.
|rhe blunderer (who related her expe.
nee as a joke at the expense of too
10 date hostess) In the course of time
lard from tn other guests. Every one
them regarded her as a personal
|nefactor. for the look OF horror that
|erspread the face Of the hostess as
e American. woman slipped from her
wi alone enlightened them. Other
se each declared that she would have
hde the same error.
While such ridiculous misapprehen-
bns are scarcely possible in these up
date times, il Is just as well 20 be
epared TO avoid them by knowing ex-
tly what are The latest ideas in table
At present every housewife is inter
ted in knowing what TO do with fruit.
,rries, ordinarily placed upon the ta-
2 in "a bowl. are portioned out by the
'stess into small fruit dishes, which.
the large receptacle happens 10 be Of
{ glass or china, match IL i'm quality
% design A large handsome piece
silver known as "A berry spoon is
lployed TO distribute the food. Each
nall fruit dish is placed on a dolly
ID over the plate
cut glass are even more fashionable
an silver berry bowls. A tray of glass
pports the handsomest and newest
sh of this sort. Therefore, If berry
lis over the side OF the bowl IL is
ught by the tray. and the cloth is not
aimed. a cut glass fruit dish OF about
n inches I'm diameter is worth $40. but
od limitations are TO be found and
st very little. An ordinary glass bowl
rubbed in soapy hot water with n
'H'l hrush will take on a polish al