Alan Jacobs


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smithsonianlibraries:

Tips for the fancy [Thanksgiving] table courtesy The dining room and its appointment (1896). They also have some helpful etiquette tips for dinner conversation
Grievous or appalling events should not be mentioned, and mischievous gossip should be carefully avoided, as should also [sic] remarks of a political or religious nature that may be offensive to anyone present.