Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1886 — Hints to Guests. [ARTICLE]

Hints to Guests.

Guests should make it a point to be on hands before the hour appointed for dinner. It is extremely ill-bred to come stringing in the next day or the day after*. In order to ensure against keeping the table waiting, perhaps it would be better to come the night before and stay over night. It is quite an fait- for the host to carve, though the custom has prevailed ‘in some' countries for the guests to carve the host before the repast was finished. Guard carefully against mistaking a plate of hot soup for a finger bowk Should such ' a contretemps happen, however, it is entirely admissable to put the fingers in the mouth. Beside each plate should be placed as many knives, forks and spoons as will be needed for the different courses. They should be carefully counted, of course, and private marks affixed in order that that they might be identified in case any of them disappeared during the dinner. Guests should not be offended when requested to give receipts for the napkins they are provided with. The waiter should present carted dishes on the left side of the guest. The guest can keep on the right side of the waiter by giving him half a dollar now and then. If a guest prefers his dish carved beforehand, he should buy a plain wooden dish, take it to some wood-carver, and let him carve it. —A fond mother and sauces to her children in a saucer instradofin-thettranrl.-'n’O’’ ■ffrattß'rtraw much they may saucer if they can’t have’ it that way. In winter plates should always be brought in at a white heat, and guests should come provided with buckskin gloves for handling them,— Texas Siftings. '