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shells, from which allbroken bits have been removed, and placed upon very cold plates; these are placed upon dinner-plates and set in their places before the diners enter the room. A piece of lemon is placed upon thecenter of each plate, and an oyster fork is laid across one side. Crackeis or brown… … Figure Xo. 21.—Doily Design. assistant, asks if it is essential to good form that dinner-plates be placed beneath the shell-fishplates, our answer is no; it is, however, usual, at ceremonious dinners. The soup is served by the hostess, the plates and ladle being placed before her while theoysters,…
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