The Art of Entertaining
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Art of Entertaining, by M. E. W. Sherwood
THE ART OF ENTERTAINING
BY M. E. W. SHERWOOD
This night
Beneath my roof my dearest friends I entertain
Homer
NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1893
Copyright, 1892 , By Dodd, Mead and Company.
All rights reserved.
University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
With a grateful recognition of his services to The Art of Entertaining, Both at home and abroad, and with a profound respect for his wit, eloquence, and learning, this book is dedicated TO THE HON. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW, By his Friend, the Author.
M. E. W. Sherwood
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THE ART OF ENTERTAINING
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
OUR AMERICAN RESOURCES, AND FOREIGN ALLIES.
THE HOSTESS.
BREAKFAST.
THE LUNCH.
AFTERNOON TEA.
THE INTELLECTUAL COMPONENTS OF DINNER.
CONSCIENTIOUS DINERS.
VARIOUS MODES OF GASTRONOMIC GRATIFICATION.
OF SOUPS.
FISH.
THE SALAD.
DESSERTS.
GERMAN EATING AND DRINKING.
THE INFLUENCE OF GOOD CHEER ON AUTHORS AND GENIUSES.
BONBONS.
FAMOUS MENUS AND RECIPES.
COOKERY AND WINES OF THE SOUTH OF EUROPE.
SOME ODDITIES IN THE ART OF ENTERTAINING.
THE SERVANT QUESTION.
SOMETHING ABOUT COOKS.
THE FURNISHING OF A COUNTRY HOUSE.
ENTERTAINING IN A COUNTRY HOUSE.
A PICNIC.
PASTIMES OF LADIES.
PRIVATE THEATRICALS.
HUNTING AND SHOOTING.
THE GAME OF GOLF.
OF GAMES.
ARCHERY.
THE SEASON, BALLS, AND RECEPTIONS.
WEDDINGS.
HOW ROYALTY ENTERTAINS.
ENTERTAINING AT EASTER.
HOW TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN.
CHRISTMAS AND CHILDREN.
CERTAIN PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
COMPARATIVE MERITS OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MODES OF ENTERTAINING.
