Rules for hosting a formal dinner at home
The article outlines detailed etiquette for serving a dinner party of about a dozen, assigning roles to a trained servant or a family member, and arranging table settings, courses, and serving order. It emphasizes a neat, orderly table, proper dress by staff, and the hostess signaling when dinner is ready, followed by commentary on the broader value of a well-managed home.
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Desert
Russia
Paris
France
Germany
England
Sweden
Lucile
Pemberton
Dr Bosakio’s Syrup Advertised Amid Hard Times
The notice touts Dr Bosakio’s Cough and Lung Syrup as a cheap solution for households facing economic strain, claiming instant cough relief, chest pain cure overnight, with samples free and prices at 50 cents and 1.00. It also promotes Peterson’s Magazine January issue and local sausage at J L Kennedy’s, highlighting engravings, stories, and patterns.
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Ev Aybody
Dr. Bosanko
J. W. Hightower
Dr. Bosakio
White House social rules clash as Miss Cleveland ignores rank
The article describes Mrs Hayes and Miss Cleveland disputing social precedence in Washington. Miss Cleveland dispenses with receiving in line, welcomes all ladies informally, and sidesteps cabinet wives versus Congress wives. It notes social feuds, with emphasis on the mistress of the White House navigating rank among prominent wives and a shift in reception customs.
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Ted
Sia Cleveland
White House
Hayes
Washington
Miss Cleveland
Houses
Congress
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Jane G. Austin
Lucy H. Hooper
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