Excerpt from Louis' Every Woman's Cook Book First cover the table with a woollen cloth to protect the polished surface from hot dishes. Put on the table cloth, taking care to have it extend fifteen or twenty inches over the edge of the table. The plates should be set at least eighteen inches apart, the forks being placed on the left, the spoons and knives on the right of each plate. Napkins should be folded and put on each plate. In olden times the bread was put into the napkins on the plate, but at present it is passed around after soup is served. On the right of each plate are arranged in a circle the glasses to be used during the dinner, one glass for cocktail or sherry which should be served with the relishes, another for white wine to be served with the fish, a glass for the Bordeaux to be served with the entree, and one for the Burgundy to be served with the roast. If champagne follows, the glasses should be set on the table when the wine is ready to be served. Liqueurs are served in special glasses after cofiee. All wines and cordials are kept on a sideboard or table. Salt and pepper shakers should be placed in the spaces between the plates. Relishes, such as radishes, olives, salted nuts, or bonbons, should be placed at each end of the table, while owers may be spread over the table in a natural manner pleasing to the eye. Keep fruit in the centre of the table. Place the menu, if any, on the napkin in a manner easily to be seen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."