The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-22
By Leno Osborne.

, Isn't it wonderfully comfortable
feeling, these days, TO know that we
reed not be afraid OF using the wrong
pece OF silver when invited TO dine
Id any home?
aThe reason we need not fear is be
cause the idea back of entertaining
has changed, Everything is perfect
ly simple and Of course, when car
red out in that manner, simply per
fbct Only such implements as are
necessary TO carry the food from the
plate to the mouth and TO assist in
At,ing il in shape for mastication,
arc used. Each has such a decided
use that it is hardly likely that the
present day person old enough to he
inyi,cd on, unattended, could possibly
make mistake.
4 Fork Most Useful.
.Oi the three knife, fork and
spoon-,hc iolk has the greatest
variety OF uses, aod IS more ard more
l6pked upon as the most necessary oi
tkc three in the average meal. But
il is abused 50 often ny the person
handling it, that wonder it doe
mt turn and do him some bodily
harm. In fact | have wondered, as
Observed the death-ike grip by which
aiiy number OF folk hold their fork
II it hasn't at some unguarded mo-
ilenf played them false and tried to
slip away.
,Silversmiths and fad' have de
slsned forks Of different patterns for
different services The salad fork
rxsemblcs only slightly the dinner
fork. The pie fork, the cold meat
fork, the oyster fork, each have some
little distinctive feature. But their
,ke is wholly unnecessary TO the en-
jpyment Of a good meal. And IN
fac, the folk who are looked upon
a leaders. or those who set the pace
FIR us, but of not so much author
ily-and commonly referred TO as
Hey say" are limiting the use OF
forks. until a woman with but ono
ct of forks may entertain and teel
deriectly comfortable about it. ..
iHerc are some OF the things they
cav about the use OF forks:
When forks are TO be used with
different courses. il is better to bring
the fork in with the service (Salad
dessert pie. etc. rather than have
string of forks on the table. There
DIN be no possible mistake or ques
don then about which one 10 use,
When the salad is served with ,h'
dinner, the salad fork is unneces'ary
Eat the salad with the dinner fork
a. any other food served in tha
course is eaten
Forks at Left.
When arranging the table th'
forks belong at the left OF the plate
tines up-the one TO be used iirs
farthcst from the plate.
But when it comes TO the indiyid
uars handling OF the fork perhaps
40 one other personal trait is 81
true gauge as TO the reiincmen,
culture and breeding as Is this.
We have all known well dressed
yell educated and apparently well
reared persons, who, when we OBJ
served them at the table for the frs
time, dropped clear down TO the bot
tom in our opinion-all on accoun
Of as little a thing as the way the,
1sed their fork. 1t is pretty 'ru
Indication of what has gone befor
their liycs-and the wonder tan
tity) is that they have not been NOR
observing.
. Knives have had a change Of pc
eltion in the last half century or 81
In Lord CheNerfied's day, il wa
1uite the proper thing to carry a
lDods from the plate TO the mouth o
he knife. The only question wa
frace and ease OF manner when do
he H. Children were taught TO US
y Knife just as children OF toda
tss taught TO use the fork. For thi
}eason. we should feel very generou
tkh the very old person, who still
4ests with his knife" He was taugh
(hat in his childhood, and has no
Seen able TO keep apace with eve'
ohangina ideas, ~ time has gone by
I Katie Has Two Dutisa
I The knife has two duties---to Gu,