A few intimate friends need no plan to make them have a good time, but with a large number it is usually better to plan games, music, charades, or some other form of entertainment.
When invited to a house at a certain time, be prompt. Promptness is always a mark of courtesy, as it means consideration for the time and convenience of others. One should also watch carefully the time of leaving, and not stay about unless specially detained.
TABLE MANNERS
Accept what is offered or placed before you, with a quiet "Thank you." If you are asked what you prefer, it is proper to name it.
Do not drink while food is in the mouth.
Take soup quietly from the side of the spoon, dipping it into the plate from instead of towards you, to avoid dripping the soup.
Break bread or roll, and spread with butter only the piece which you are about to eat.
Use knife only as a divider, the fork to take food to the mouth. Where one can dispense with a knife, and use only the fork to divide food, do so. When not using either, lay them together across the side of the plate, not resting on the table cloth.
A spoon should never be allowed to rest in a tall receptacle such as a cup or glass, as it is likely to overturn the receptacle. Place the spoon on plate or saucer.
At close of meal, fold napkin, that table may be left in orderly condition. When napkins are to be washed at once, or when they are paper napkins, they need not be folded.