The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21

kfTfN5ENl era dlnteS to her mouse 10 meals.
kSEgGsgJ One girl, member OF the senior
the house the feminine head OF the fam.
,ly said to her daughters
4 ''Whomover ask here after this otr
guost OF the evening shall not be one Of
the company Did you soc that sho left
her knife and fork trailing from her
q plate at the tabls?"i
Nothing indicates tho wcll-brcd pcrson
moro than table manners.
a woman may pass muster BY dressing
we'll. and may sustain hereclf tolerhbly
in conversation, but Il not properly au
fait with less conveilancss, she Is betray-
ed by her manner at table.
There Is Il correct way OF doing every
thing. no matter how trivial, even to help
ing ones self to salt or butter.
The rows OF knives and forks on each
side OF the plato are n thing OF the past,
toget ker with oddly-ahaped knives and
forks; many smart hostcsscs do not even
use a special fork for oysters. Only the
knife and fork are placed for each per-
SON. and are changed for fresh ones With
each course. They arc placed exactly
ono inch from tho edge OF the table.
Tho salt cellars. one at each corner, are
also placed very near the edge OF the table,,
In helping to salt. take some on the
side OF the plate; don't put 1t on the table.
cloth; don't sprinkle 1t over the viands.
but take little MS Needed. tits consld-
cred reflection on the COOK IT., to MAKE "a. 700
lavish use OF condiments. The French
< man VIII tell you that Americans do their
Y cooking at table--such an elaborate cere-.
mony do they mako OK sailing and pep.
pering every bit OF food.
Bread Is always broken IN small pieces,
never cut and never crumblcd into soup
or sauce Oysters and clans are eaten
without bread. Don't butter an entire
slice OF bread but q small piece IS you
eat It.
Soup is taken from the side OF the
spoon, which is filled by drawing 1t up
from the edge OF the spoon with the
movement toward you. .3..
WELD knife. fork and spoon as quietly
u as possible. Don't let fork or spoon jan
gle upon the dish.
d IN using tho knife and fork, a move
ment OF the wrist, not OF the elbow, -
tho proper thing. Some people seem 70
think t,lat vigorous exercise with inc
elbows aids mastication. The handle O!
the 'knifc should rest In the center Oh
the hand. and no part OF the hand should
touch tho knife above the handle. In
using a fork, only half Of the handle,
and that half farthest from the prongs-
is covered by the hand.
Don't leave the knife and fork at skies
and sevens on the plate at the END OF
= meal! Place the fork little to the
left OF the plates center with the ENDS
OF the prongs down, and the knife % We
right OF the fork and vparallei with it.
let the edge OF the blade DO turned 70.
THE fork.
There may be people who take fish or
solp twice. Just as there are persons VINO
believe In the regeneration OF Turkey.
This is bad breach OF table etiquette
BY so doing, you delay the appearance
OF the second course, to the great moon
yenicnce OF your fellow guests anu 10 tho
ciagrln OF your hostess
In serving soup. one ladleful TO each
pla to Is sufficient.
A knife if-,ot silver. Is used for nsh
in conjunction with fork. the OLD
fashion was fork. aided by piece OF
bread. II tho knife Is steel, don't touch
q ia fish. The King of England takes
his fish with two forks All vegetables
are eaten with fork, and asparagus
with knife and fork, although 1t may be
taken IN with. the fingers. II one prefers
n As 80, A safe rule at table. however,,
is never to touch any bit OF food with the
fingers, olives and hors doeYres gener-
ally excepted.
All pies arc eaten with fork only, and
also most buildings, except custards. iwnicn
require a spoon. Cheese Is eaten Win
fork. Peaches and pears are peeled. cut
\ IN half then broken by the fork. and thus
eaten! An orange may 10 cut IN hali ana
4 eaten with q spoon. S
America; in England spoon IS useo.
Amelrac in England spoon - used.
with all Difference to English customs, a
very safe rule Is, eat nothing with q
spocn that can be taken with a fork.
A hostess does not press guest 20 eat
y "a
abundant supply; 1t were invldlous ror
her to doubt It.. Where considerations OF
health do not forbid It, it Is courteous TO
partake little OF every course.
\ No guest passes q plate, or offers TO
{ serve anything unless requested to DO
SO.
To detect oneself In d solccism Is as
rule as rnortifying thing as can nap.
nen. Under such circumstances. men ana
women behave very differently, and 50
betray themselves. in the sequel more
than they do In the act.
a young woman with an undue amount
~ country. girl ignorance and lack OF eX-
perIence was invited to luncheon al a
2 fashionable house, Bouillcn was served
n cups. Tho girl thought 1t was tea ana
asked the maid for sugar. Before she
,mt II into the boullon, the hostess. by
whose elbow the young woman was SIT
THAT, my dear. is bouillon" ~.
eyes, I know" retorted the guest. put
always take sugar In mine.
As matter OF act. she had never taken
bouillon In any way. and had not the re-
nnotest idea what 1t was; and she MADE
her mistake all the more glaring ny not
following the plan which indicates breed
tng-slmpllcity.
not entirely dlssImilar to that OF the
yourg woman In question, At dln,
rer party at which he was present
there was a saddle of mutton, When
the butler passed glass OF Jelly LIN
coin took 1t and ate Its contents, An-
other glass was passed from diner 20
diner and each took a spoonful Lincoln
I. observed this, aid with characteristic
II seem to have taken more thar my
share"
barrassment. A particularly fasudiouss
woman who was present said afterWard
that the sed-lookng and -rat Their awkward
frontiersman was, by nature, q better
.,nn+Iaman than any one she had eyer