Top Customer Reviews. Interesting reading for anyone from Fairmount, Sugar Creek, Independence, or even Kansas City, MO. You will recognize street and name places and be able to use your imagination to visualize things from more than a century ago.
The napkins are set to the left of the fork. More formal or fancy settings can put the napkin in the center of the service plate. Many times the napkin will be folded and placed in the empty water glass. Luncheon and dinner napkins are treated the same, they are just a different size.
1 If soup is served, set the bowl on the plate and a soup spoon to the right of the beverage spoon.  Salad or bread and butter plates go to the left of the forks. Position butter plates above the forks with the butter spreader placed across the plate.