New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
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CARDs.-Each guest should leave a Dacl, of
cards on the table IN the hall
ANNoUNCEMENT-At the door of the draw
ng-room a man Will ask the real name of each
guest and announce 1t in a loud and unintclli-
giblc voice.
DREsS.-The hostess viii wear the most
expensive gown She can afford. Guests will
exceed this limit.
CoLoR.-Pink teas are not So much in favor
as formerly. A green or oqlong tea is pre-
PUNcH Take care Of the punch and the
tea will take care of itself
GENERAL HNTs-Do not give q formal
afternoon tea on the day YOU are moving
DINNERS--A man is known 10y the COM
pauy he invites.
ACcEPTANCEs.-f YOU accept an invitation
TO dinner, YOU must 60 no matter what hap
pens 10 prevent. The only exception to this
rule IS when YOU die in the meantime. but
cultured people are rarely guilty of this awl-
wardnesS.
Coca good cook Is rather to be chosen
than great riches.
SoUP.-Soup should be seen, but not heard
LETTUCE.-LcttuCe should be eaten with a
Iork alone Che reason for eating 1t alone Is
because most people present such an unsccmly
appearance when thus engaged)
OYSTERS AND EGGS.-When eating oysters
or eggs, do not allow the shells To drop from
your mouth 10 the plate but remove them
unostentatiouslv with a spoon.
WINF.-Whcu YOU have drained your wine
glass, indicate that YOU would like to have 1t
rehlled 10y lnycrting It upon the table
CLARET.- Should You upset cIarct on the
table-cloth, throw "a little salt ON IL, should
you upset salt on the takle-cloth, throw
little clarct on It should YOU upset the table,
leave the room.
ACCIDrNr-If YOU accidentally overturn
your plate into your lap. leave IL there and 90
on eating a~ If nothing had happened 1t is
vulgar u call attention to am accident at
table
TIPs.-Do not tip the butler as soon as he
appears. This seems to suggest a fear that
there may not bc food enough To 60 round.
DO not fail, however, to give him his fee
before leaving the table
PITS Peach or plum-pts should not be
removed from the mouth, but should be UNI
Ostentatiously swallowed.
Social INDEBTEDNEss.-One good dinner
deserves another
FLOWERS-If the table IS small enough to
make general conversation possible a huge
mound of flowers should he erected in the
center, To prevent the guests from seeing one
another This plques curiosity as - ones
lnterloCutOT.
Tories OF CoNvERsATIoN- Topics for din
ner conversation should be light and cheerful.
The tavorlte ones for the moment are APP
pendlcItls. automobile accidents and Bernard
Shaw
WEDDINGs.-If rice IS thrown at a bridal
couple 1t Is better for CautIonary reasons.
that 1t should have been previously boiled.
STREET-CARs.-Whcn ahghting from a
street-car II IS equally correct 70 leave either
by the front or rear end. Both ends usually
stop.
GIFTS FOR MEN.-The only permissible gift
from a young woman to a young man IS an
article of her own handiwork. A crocheted
dinner Jacket IS a tasty present. Purple with
q red border, IS nice. finished at the throat
with gilt cord and tassels. (Ihe rule TOR such
jacket is slip one, widen two, purl, narrow.
bind repeat twice, then back again the same.)