ole Etiquette Draw a Plan | (| To Seat _ Party Guests | Pe et et: We. me ————————— MASI OOK : GOO Pee ad SON ey ea RFC 5S SE IPR IS IIE rn CEE ea By Loiuse are Davis giving a dinner party and I don’t expect to | use place cards won't be that formal. It will be given honoring. some very dear friends who will spend the week with us. What is the procedure in seating the guests? There will be 10 as the party |. aa | & & § fe of Louise us. | ae | Davis Louise Davis answers: | Before your party, preferably a day or so ahead, it is best to draw a chart of the table and 10 chairs. You, of course, would be at one end of the table and your husband at the other, Keeping in mind that mar‘Yied couples should be sepa- rated, you would arrange them around the table, giving compatibility as the first consideration. Your. lady guest of honor is at the right of your husband and her husband is at your right. After you get the other six placed, you should memoriz the seating. When | She Procedure you all proceed to the table, you go immediately to your chair and, while still standing, you would say to the “Mrs. lady honor Smith (or guest, Marion), | Will you sit down there at my husband’s. (or George’s) right and Mr. Smith (or Paul), my Six will you right?” sit here . at Then, as each of the other approaches, them by name where ample: you they “Mrs. sit next are you call and indicate to sit. Warren, to Paul?” Ex- will “Mr, Warren, your place is here at my left.” And so on. |& |§