The place to be occupied by each guest is arranged beforehand, and the servants who wait are instructed as to the various positions, so that as the couples enter the dining-room the chairs are drawn out for them as an indication of where they are intended to sit. The host and hostess devote special care to the arrangement, placing together those who are likely to interest each other, for etiquette requires that due precedence should be given in accordance with social position.

"The Etiquette of Dinner Parties" will be continued in Part 2 of Every Woman's

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