It is three servings usually salad, then main course with vegetables with meat and starch and then finally dessert. You use two special forks and spoons and use proper etiquette manners and put napkin on your lap.
Its for decoration , decorum and dinner etiquette in restaurants
AnswerJust get a very big wine glass. Ha ha...just kidding! I would think it would be very similar to proper etiquette in U.S. but I don't really know that and don't know where you're from or what custom you may have in relation to dinner.
Examples: -"Basic etiquette is needed when dining at a restaurant." -"She had no etiquette when at the dinner table; she did not put her napkin in her lap, nor held her fork correctly, and she ate like a pig with her mouth open. -"Her etiquette at a party was not so great, because she interrupted others' conversations and such."
Just ask her to dress up properly in a formal wear..
You do not have to pay foranyone's dinner. However, proper etiquette says that if you can pay in this situation, you do.
It depends on the type of affair you are attending.Take your cue from your Host or more senior gentlemen present.
Proper etiquette dictates that guests should RSVP to a formal event in a timely manner to assist the hosts with planning.
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If the veal is tough, sure, use the steak knife. But it may be a question of etiquette. Who's coming to dinner?
It is only etiquette if you have contacted the host or hostess to let them know you will accept the dinner invitation, but you will have to leave on the early side to attend another function. If you accepted the dinner invitation and later the other function came up then it is rude not to stay for the dinner and leave early.
Formal etiquette requires that men wear a suit and women wear a gown. Dishes are not passed between guests and serving is done exclusively by the wait staff. A dinner party of this nature will also have formal seat assignments.
I would check out Amy Vanderbilt's 1950 etiquette book titled Living a gracious life. It is full of 50s wisdom, complete with sections as to how to properly make a bed and set a dinner table. I found it in the reference section of my local library!