Until the middle of the sixteenth century the dinner hour in France was 10 a.m., with supper at 4 p.m. Thereafter dinner was postponed till 11 a.m., and supper until 7 p.m. Louis XIV again advanced the dinner hour to noon. In the eighteenth century the dinner hour was postponed until 1 p.m., and then until 2 p.m. By 1782 people dined generally at 4 p.m. and supper at midnight. Kaitaugnta burns brightly to the last, radiating an even, lasting heat—Advt.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19310207.2.129.2
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 21254, 7 February 1931, Page 22
Word Count
81Page 22 Advertisements Column 2 Otago Daily Times, Issue 21254, 7 February 1931, Page 22
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in