The dinner is the most elaborate meal. At dinner the meal may be
started with soup, although for a simple home dinner this is not neces-
sary. The general order for a dinner is, (i) Soup, (2) Two or three
hot dishes, one meat and two vegetables, (3) Relish, either jelly or pickles,
or both, (4) Salad, (5) Dessert, and (6) Beverage. The beverage may
be served with the meal or at the end of it, as desired.
When serving a meal where the meat is very rich, endeavor to
serve a tart relish; apple sauce is good with pork, and cranberries
with fowl.
Dinner Giving
LESSON I
DINNER GIVING has become an art. It requires tact to select
a group of guests who will be congenial; to so place them at the
table that those having interests in common are seated next to
each other. So important has the giving of dinners become to us as a
nation that very often our statesmen bring about settlements of affairs
pleasantly while at a small dinner party.
For a formal dinner, invitations are sent out ten days in advance.
The reason for this is to give the hostess plenty of time to fill the
vacancy made by any guests who decline. The hostess may write the
invitation herself on note paper, or may have cards engraved announc-
ing the meal. Whichever form she uses, the wording of the invitation is
always the same :
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lane
request the pleasure of
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee's
company at dinner
on June 22, Thursday evening,
at eight o'clock.
739 West End Ave.
If the dinner is to be given in honor of a guest, the hostess may
write, "To meet Mr. and Mrs. Montieth."
The dinner card is always addressed to both husband and wife, if
married persons are invited. When other members of the same family
are invited, separate invitations are sent to each one.
For small dinners, friendly notes are written to invite the guests.
For example:
My dear Mrs. Craig:
Will you and Mr. Craig give us the pleasure
of your company at dinner on Wednesday, the
twelfth, at seven o'clock?
Very sincerely yours,
Marjory Grey.
Prompt answers, written within one day, should be sent. Make the
reply definite; you will be glad to accept Mrs. Lane's kind invitation, or
you regret that illness in the family prevents your acceptance of Mrs.
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Lane's kind invitation. Never say you will be glad to accept the invi-
tation providing something does not prevent. If the invitation is formal,
the answer should be the same, as :
24 Fairview Ave.
June 14, 19. .
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee
accept with pleasure
Mrs. James Briggs'
invitation to dinner on
Thursday evening, June 22,
at eight o'clock.
A note is correct form to use in answering a note invitation to an
informal dinner:
14 Courtland Place
April 24, 19. .
Dear Mrs. Grey:
Mr. Craig and I will be most happy to dine
with you on Wednesday, the twelfth, at seven
o'clock. Sincerely yours,
Marion Craig.
If at the eleventh hour a guest is prevented from being present,
and another is asked to fill the vacancy, be perfectly frank with the late
invitation. Do not send a note to him such as the other guests received,
but rather write a cordial note, explaining, the circumstances, as the
following :
2300 Ridge Ave.
Feb. 7, 19. .
Dear Mr. Fenwick:
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The dinner is the most elaborate meal. At dinner the meal may be started with soup, although for a simple home dinner this is not necessary. The general order for a dinner is, (i) Soup, (2) Two or three hot dishes, one meat and two vegetables, (3) Relish, either jelly or pickles, or both, (4) Salad, (5) Dessert, and (6) Beverage. The beverage may be served with the meal or at the end of it, as desired.
When serving a meal where the meat is very rich, endeavor to serve a tart relish; apple sauce is good with pork, and cranberries with fowl.
Dinner Giving
DINNER GIVING has become an art. It requires tact to select a group of guests who will be congenial; to so place them at the table that those having interests in common are seated next to each other. So important has the giving of dinners become to us as a nation that very often our statesmen bring about settlements of affairs pleasantly while at a small dinner party.
For a formal dinner, invitations are sent out ten days in advance. The reason for this is to give the hostess plenty of time to fill the vacancy made by any guests who decline. The hostess may write the invitation herself on note paper, or may have cards engraved announcing the meal. Whichever form she uses, the wording of the invitation is always the same :
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lane
request the pleasure of
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee's
company at dinner
on June 22, Thursday evening,
at eight o'clock.
739 West End Ave.
If the dinner is to be given in honor of a guest, the hostess may write, "To meet Mr. and Mrs. Montieth."
The dinner card is always addressed to both husband and wife, if married persons are invited. When other members of the same family are invited, separate invitations are sent to each one.
For small dinners, friendly notes are written to invite the guests. For example:
My dear Mrs. Craig:
Will you and Mr. Craig give us the pleasure of your company at dinner on Wednesday, the twelfth, at seven o'clock?
Very sincerely yours,
Marjory Grey.
Prompt answers, written within one day, should be sent. Make the reply definite; you will be glad to accept Mrs. Lane's kind invitation, or you regret that illness in the family prevents your acceptance of Mrs.
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Lane's kind invitation. Never say you will be glad to accept the invitation providing something does not prevent. If the invitation is formal, the answer should be the same, as :
24 Fairview Ave.
June 14, 19. .
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee
accept with pleasure
Mrs. James Briggs'
invitation to dinner on
Thursday evening, June 22,
at eight o'clock.
A note is correct form to use in answering a note invitation to an informal dinner:
14 Courtland Place April 24, 19. .
Dear Mrs. Grey:
Mr. Craig and I will be most happy to dine with you on Wednesday, the twelfth, at seven o'clock. Sincerely yours,
Marion Craig.
If at the eleventh hour a guest is prevented from being present, and another is asked to fill the vacancy, be perfectly frank with the late invitation. Do not send a note to him such as the other guests received, but rather write a cordial note, explaining, the circumstances, as the following :
2300 Ridge Ave. Feb. 7, 19. . Dear Mr. Fenwick: