. The Century cook book : with a new supplement of one hundred receipts of especial excellence. placed in uniform groups at theright of the plates: the water glass nearest the plate^and the wine-glass to be first used nearest the edgeof the table. Port and Madeira glasses are not puton until the time for serving those wines, which is atthe end of the dinner. The napkin, folded in triangular shape, the embroi-dered monogram on top, is laid on the plate, and apiece of bread cut two inches long and one and a halfinches thick, or more generally a dinner roll, is laidin the fold, but left in fuU si
. The Century cook book : with a new supplement of one hundred receipts of especial excellence. placed in uniform groups at theright of the plates: the water glass nearest the plate^and the wine-glass to be first used nearest the edgeof the table. Port and Madeira glasses are not puton until the time for serving those wines, which is atthe end of the dinner. The napkin, folded in triangular shape, the embroi-dered monogram on top, is laid on the plate, and apiece of bread cut two inches long and one and a halfinches thick, or more generally a dinner roll, is laidin the fold, but left in fuU sight, so that it will not beshaken on to the floor when the napkin is lifted. Everjrthing that wUl be needed in serving the din-ner should be convenient to hand. The plates to bewarmed should be in the hot closet; those for thecold courses, the finger-bowls, extra small silver andjjjg cutlery, extra rolls and cracked ice, should be on theSideboard, sideboard, so that there will be no delay in gettingthem when needed. Foot-stools placed under the table for the ladiesadd much to their DIAGRAM or TABLE. A. Plates. B. Plant, Flowers, Fruit, Lamp, or ornamental piece of silver. C. Compotiers, holding cakes, trult, or flowers. D. Candlesticks or Candelabra. E. Salt and Pepper Boxes. F. Water and Wme Glasses. G. Bonbons, or Horg dCEuvres, or Bonbons, or Hors dCEuvres.
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