Scott, M. H. Baillie (Mackay Hugh Baillie), 1865-1945 · London, G. Newnes, limited · leaf 50
bly the main objection tosuch a scheme, and the lingering odours of the food will not be so much inevidence as in a small room. By following an ancient usage, the table may be of the trestle or gate type,and may then be removed when not required and placed against the wall. Butthe arrangement which… … HOUSES AND GARDENS When the dinner is being laid the curtains which screen the recess fromthe room may be drawn across the opening, the table being laid from the smallserving-room adjoining the dining recess, and so it is not necessary for theservant to pass through the hall at all. When the dinner…
