Twentieth Century Culture and Deportment / Or the Lady and Gentleman at Home and Abroad; Containing Rules of Etiquette for All Occasions, Including Calls; Invitations; Parties; Weddings; Receptions; Dinners and Teas; Etiquette of the Street; Public Places, Etc., Etc. Forming a Complete Guide to Self-Culture; the Art of Dressing Well; Conversation; Courtship; Etiquette for Children; Letter-Writing; Artistic Home and Interior Decorations, Etc.

by Maud C. Cooke

These should be so rare,

You would vow that you never

Had tasted such fare!

“If wishes were riches,

A feast should be spread

That would tempt old Lucullus

To rise from the dead.

“But, since wishing is vain,

Take the will for the deed,

And the warmest of welcomes