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.
Bread is placed on the bread and butter plate, on the left hand side of your setting. The butter knife is used with the right hand. Bread is broken using the thumb and forefingers in small bite-sized pieces. The knife is used only to spread the butter on the bread.