Soup,
_Hors d'oeuvres_ Dainty dishes,
_Poisson_ Fish,
_Entremets_ Vegetables,
_Roti_ Roast,
_Entrees_ Dishes after roast,
_Gibier_ Game,
_Salades_ Salads,
_Fruits et dessert_ Fruits and dessert,
_Fromage_ Cheese,
_Cafe_ Coffee.

Right or Left Arm?

This is a disputed question, for the solution of which each party
gives valid reasons. Most gentlemen prefer to give the right arm,
since the seating of the lady is at the right side always; but many,
to preserve the feudal significance of the custom that bade the good
knight keep his sword arm free for defence, if need be, offer the
left. Since, too, dinner gowns have usually a train to be managed as
best it may, ladies also prefer the tender of the left arm, as that
leaves their own left arm free to manage the trailing, silken folds.
The right arm, however, has the balance of favor, though gentlemen
are bound to follow the example of their host as he precedes them to
the dining-room.

Further Hints.

Members of families should never be seated together. This rule has no
exceptions. A gentlemen should never forget the wants of the lady
under his charge, but the lady should remember not to monopolize his
attention exclusively. The gentleman is supposed to be particularly
attentive to the lady at his right, to pass the lady on his left
anything with which she may be unsupplied, and to be agreeable to the
lady opposite.

He will, even if a young man, feel it a mark of respect when he is
invited to take an elderly lady down, but if the hostess is careful
for the happiness of her guests, he will probably find a young lady at
his left hand. In selecting the number of guests, care should be taken
that it is not such as shall bring two ladies or two gentlemen
together. Odd numbers will do this, while even will not.

American Dinner Services.

The American dinner service is much more simple, and is the one
usually adopted in modest establishments in this country. One
well-trained maid should be able to render all the assistance required
at the table. Given the before-mentioned maid, a lady can, with
previous management, give a dinner as elegantly, and perhaps with more
perfect hospitality, than where the whole affair is relegated