The national encyclopædia of business and social forms, embracing the laws of etiquette and good society (1879)
McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.] The National publishing co · leaf 96
r that day—orwhen, on a visit, host and guests dine together—it is not necessary to dress : theladies appearing in high dresses, or the demi-toilette at most; gentlemen inwalking-dress. To secure the success of a dinner, certain arrangements are indispensable. To begin with: it must be given in a… … ETIQUETTE OF THE TABLE. 65 cities, the dinner be given at a late hour, requiring the room to be lighted, letit be lit so that the light falls on the table. If the room is usually lit by meansof gas brackets, over the fire-place or elsewhere, supplant them by moderator-lamps on the table, as nothing…
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