. Modern manners and social forms . he family areaway during the day attending to their business. Atinted table-cloth and napkins are allowable for lunch,the same as for breakfast, and yet for any meal nothingis more elegant than white napery. The meal is usuallyinformal, and the children and ladies of the family enjoyit together. The food may be all placed on the table,and those present can help each other. DINNEE. For dinner a fresh snowy-white table-cloth shouldalways be used. A heavy canton flannel underclothwill protect the table and make the cloth lie napkins are used. In th
. Modern manners and social forms . he family areaway during the day attending to their business. Atinted table-cloth and napkins are allowable for lunch,the same as for breakfast, and yet for any meal nothingis more elegant than white napery. The meal is usuallyinformal, and the children and ladies of the family enjoyit together. The food may be all placed on the table,and those present can help each other. DINNEE. For dinner a fresh snowy-white table-cloth shouldalways be used. A heavy canton flannel underclothwill protect the table and make the cloth lie napkins are used. In the homes of the wealthythe same napkin is never used twice without beingwashed, so that napkin rings are out of style. Thosewith large families and in moderate circumstances can-not afford this prodigality; but napkins should bechanged often. When fresh napkins are provided forevery meal, they are merely laid on the table unfoldedwhen through eating; otherwise they may be foldedand put in the napkin rings—if rings are used. Stran-. EXPLftMTION OUR PLSN OF BREMFSST TfiBLE, A plate, knife, fork, spoon, goblet, egg-cup and neatly foldednapkin are set at each plate at the table. The illustration showsthe manner of arranging them. The goblet and egg-cup shouldnever be upside down. The edge of the knife is toward theplate. Instead of the individual salt-cellars shown at each platein our illustration, some prefer to place two salt-stands besidethe pepper-stands shown in our cut. Instead of having a butter-plate at each place, as shown in our illustration, some prefer tohave them all together beside the butter-dish. The butterwill then be served by the hostess. In many familiespolite, at present, butter is kept on the sideboard and served bythe servant; but on these points each family must foliow its ownpreferences. Casters are out of date. The pepper-stands andvinegar-jug are shown in our cut. The two water carafes shownin our illustration should be filled with fresh cold water justb
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