Chapter II. Two Bon Voyage Breakfasts — Who
Takes the Cake? — Breakfast and Tea for Christ-
mas or Thanksgiving.
Chapter III. A Cuban Breakfast.
Chapter IV. Spring and Autumn Breakfasts — April
Breakfast — A Maypole Breakfast — May Break-
fast— An Autumn Breakfast — A Musical Ro-
mance— A Red Rose Breakfast — Chrysanthemum
Breakfast — Pond Lily Breakfast — A Tulip
Breakfast — A Grape Breakfast — Woman's Club
Breakfast — Breakfast al Fresco.
Chapter V. The Modern 'Five O'Clock' Tea— An
Afternoon Tea — Telling Fortunes by Tea-
grounds.
Chapter VI. Scotch Teas — A Gypsy Tea Out of
Doors.
Chapter VII. Japanese Teas.
Chapter VIII. Two Valentine Teas.
Contents
Chapter IX. A Grandmother's Tea Party — An
April Fool Tea — A Colonial Tea — Pretty Rose
Tea — Omber Shades of Rose — A Bouquet Tea —
Spring Planting — A High Tea — Book-Title Teas
— Patriotic Tea — Debut Tea — Yellow Tea — A
Candle-Light Tea— A Flower Tea— An Ex-
change Tea — A Watermelon Tea.
Chapter X. Unique Ideas for Teas — A Choco-
latiere — A Kaffee Klatch — A "Rushing" Tea for
Sorority — Sandwiches for Teas — Novelties in
Tea Serving — Summer Porch Tea Parties.
CHAPTER I.
Breakfasts at High Noon,
a very swell repast for a swagger set.
By the operation of one of those laws of occult force,
the power of which we feel while we are totally ig-
norant of its rules, we fix upon the noonday as the time
for some of our chief social functions.
As a matter of fact we are at our best at this time of
the day, both physically and mentally ; and we naturally
choose it for our special entertainments and enjoyments.
One of the chief of these is the noonday breakfast,
which meets several social demands. It is the proper
service for the return of nearly every obligation in the
form of hospitality which may have been received by the
giver during the closing season.
This noonday breakfast very much resembles the
morning breakfast of the French country-house in the
variety of foods. This repast always is most attractive
to an American because of its informality, and the viands
are enticing. This morning breakfast of the Parisian
is really like a little dinner, and that is what we wish to
serve to meet all the varied obligations that are to be
wiped out by an artistic and choice return entertain-
ment, whether it be called luncheon or noonday break-
fast.
^ When a luncheon or noonday breakfast by formal in-
vitation is given, the service is identical with that of
dinner a la Rnsse, and the bill of fare similar, although
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less extended ; but the pleasantest repasts are those
where perfect service is secured without formality.
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Chapter II. Two Bon Voyage Breakfasts — Who Takes the Cake? — Breakfast and Tea for Christmas or Thanksgiving.
Chapter III. A Cuban Breakfast.
Chapter IV. Spring and Autumn Breakfasts — April Breakfast — A Maypole Breakfast — May Breakfast— An Autumn Breakfast — A Musical Romance— A Red Rose Breakfast — Chrysanthemum Breakfast — Pond Lily Breakfast — A Tulip Breakfast — A Grape Breakfast — Woman's Club Breakfast — Breakfast al Fresco.
Chapter V. The Modern 'Five O'Clock' Tea— An Afternoon Tea — Telling Fortunes by Teagrounds.
Chapter VI. Scotch Teas — A Gypsy Tea Out of Doors.
Chapter VII. Japanese Teas.
Chapter VIII. Two Valentine Teas.
Contents
Chapter IX. A Grandmother's Tea Party — An April Fool Tea — A Colonial Tea — Pretty Rose Tea — Omber Shades of Rose — A Bouquet Tea — Spring Planting — A High Tea — Book-Title Teas — Patriotic Tea — Debut Tea — Yellow Tea — A Candle-Light Tea— A Flower Tea— An Exchange Tea — A Watermelon Tea.
Chapter X. Unique Ideas for Teas — A Chocolatiere — A Kaffee Klatch — A "Rushing" Tea for Sorority — Sandwiches for Teas — Novelties in Tea Serving — Summer Porch Tea Parties.
CHAPTER I.
Breakfasts at High Noon, a very swell repast for a swagger set.
By the operation of one of those laws of occult force, the power of which we feel while we are totally ignorant of its rules, we fix upon the noonday as the time for some of our chief social functions.
As a matter of fact we are at our best at this time of the day, both physically and mentally ; and we naturally choose it for our special entertainments and enjoyments.
One of the chief of these is the noonday breakfast, which meets several social demands. It is the proper service for the return of nearly every obligation in the form of hospitality which may have been received by the giver during the closing season.
This noonday breakfast very much resembles the morning breakfast of the French country-house in the variety of foods. This repast always is most attractive to an American because of its informality, and the viands are enticing. This morning breakfast of the Parisian is really like a little dinner, and that is what we wish to serve to meet all the varied obligations that are to be wiped out by an artistic and choice return entertainment, whether it be called luncheon or noonday breakfast.
^ When a luncheon or noonday breakfast by formal invitation is given, the service is identical with that of dinner a la Rnsse, and the bill of fare similar, although
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less extended ; but the pleasantest repasts are those where perfect service is secured without formality.