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| La Salle à manger: revue de la table et de l'office, June 1890 | |||||||
| 'La
Salle à manger : revue de la table et de l'office' which
was published in paris in June 1890 contained a paragraph
about serviette folding, which, roughly translated, read:
'The folding of serviettes has acquired such importance
in America, that it is published special journals, it
seems, giving paper models for this kind of study. The
linen is usually scented with cedar or sandalwood, or
laid, not on a plate, but on the tablecloth, with a
bouquet of buttonholes, and a bun ...! as big as a nut.
— If you find these fashions in some wealthy
American living in Paris, do not look surprised. Before
putting an end to the towels, let us recall for the
edification of the curious, that the Japonese use rice
paper, which is naturally thrown away at the end of the
meal, and that the proud Romans, going to dinner at
Lucullus' house, each brought their own serviette.' **********
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