DINING WISDOM
The perfect meal is the: short meal, according to.the dining wisdom of Lady Mendl, and in such a meal the few dishes must be served generously, states an overseas exchange.
Hence the advice to have . a dishwarmer on the: side table, in order that the dishes may ,; be kept hot under covers and presented a second time. One simple dish and one richer one is her prescription; -and she believes in cultivating .;the surprise dish—that is, a. new dish: served in-a hew manner.
She advocates menus on the table and coffee served at the table1 when guests are relaxed and happy. Table decorations should be kept low. Why obstruct the view of the beautiful woman across the table or prevent the witticisms ' of the clever man who is your opposite reaching you?,
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1935, Page 18
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134DINING WISDOM Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1935, Page 18
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