EVERY DAY SERVICE AND THE ETIQUETTE OF ENTERTAINING

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"EVERY DAY SERVICE AND THE ETIQUETTE OF ENTERTAINING"

Entry/Object ID

2000.201.1.1

Description

"EVERY DAY SERVICE AND THE ETIQUETTE OF ENTERTAINING" Color: Black; Red "Every Day Service and the Etiquette of Entertaining," by Diana Beningfield (Wallingford: R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company, 1925), 23 pp. The booklet has a black paper cover with a red ornate square box at the center. Inside the box in white lettering is the title. At the beginning of the inside is an introduction. There are articles on the proper hospitality and customs for social gatherings at breakfast; lunch; afternoon tea; dinner; the wedding breakfast; and buffet supper. The articles also include the proper dishware to use and food to serve for each occasion. At the back are important hints on waitresses, linens, meal hours, and cleaning silver. There are also some black and white photographs and illustrations included. With small abrasions; light creases; surface soiling on the cover; and a tear at the bottom of the spine, the object is in good condition overall.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Etiquette, Tableware, Entertaining, Luncheons, Menus

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company, Hospitality, Food service, Life style, Social interaction, Tea--Manners and customs, Tea making paraphernalia, Marriage customs and rites, Dinners and dining, Breakfasts, Textile fabrics

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pamphlets