| 单词 | finger bowl |
| 例句 | A pair of stage "twins"--who turned out to be the girls in yellow--did a baby act in costume and champagne was served in glasses bigger than finger bowls. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Now, instead of the plates made of bread, there were covered dishes, scented finger bowls, sumptuous table cloths, a plethora of napkins. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A maid brought them a silver finger bowl and filled it out of a beautiful spouting golden jug, then drew a polished table to their side. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I had taken two finger bowls of champagne and the scene had changed before my eyes into something significant, elemental and profound. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z But finger bowls are rarely used now, and then only at fancy dinners where they serve no real purpose, instead of at barbecues and lobster feasts, where they would. Perspective | Miss Manners: Washing at the table was once okay, but gross today 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Thoughtfulness insinuates itself everywhere: the nearly weightless utensils, the free-flowing chablis, the twist on finger bowls. Pineapple and Pearls review: Dining so fine, we’re seeing 4 stars from the start 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Angling to dine with the British royals, the extended Trump family reminds a colleague of the ’60s sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies,” poised to flip the finger bowls. Stephanie Grisham, the Latest White House Memoirist, Offers Apologies and Payback 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z This group is larger, more competitive and more concerned with niceties like placement and finger bowls than one might guess. T Magazine: Lost in Time 2013-05-09T14:30:49Z That’s because she thinks of manners as something far more fundamental than a nitpicky code governing the proper use of finger bowls. Help, I’ve gone feral! After a year away from restaurants, I need a refresher course. 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The only difference now is diners would prefer sanitizer in their finger bowls. Opinion | In South Carolina’s economy of shame, the good guys wear masks 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Andreea recounted the apocryphal story of Queen Victoria, who, upon noticing her foreign guests drinking from their finger bowls, drank from hers as well. Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z That Trump knows how to use a finger bowl? Are you starting to soften on Donald Trump? Don’t. 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z An earlier owner auctioned off her midcentury fittings — dinner plates, finger bowls, the kidney shaped bar. Friends of the S.S. United States Send Out a Last S.O.S. 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z And if not finger bowls, then moist towelettes would be appreciated. | North Salem: A Review of Purdy’s Farmer and the Fish, in North Salem 2012-10-21T03:50:02Z “Oh!” said Tavia, with quick understanding, “however, dare me to ask that wonderful creature with the coiffure, the price of those finger bowls,” murmured Tavia, a yearning entering her soul to possess a priceless article. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z This rare and strange young sea monster with a primeval simplicity of speech and manner, who had just absentmindedly quenched his thirst from his finger bowl, might not be all that he appeared. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z He is the most amiable, contented little optimist in the animal kingdom, and he swims just as happily in a finger bowl as he does in a fish pond. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z Mr. Adriance pushed away his finger bowl and allowed his cigar to be lighted by the deferential automaton behind his chair. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z And finger bowls, too," said Martine, laughing, "that will finish the dinner. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z I may yet need a finger bowl,” enigmatically responded Tavia, “maybe to plant a little fern in.” Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z It is dinner number one in my book of memory, though there were neither flowers nor finger bowls on the table. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z "Did she eat with her knife and drink out of the finger bowls?" Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z Have smaller wreaths around the bonbon and nut dishes, and mats of leaves laid under the plates and dishes and used for doilies under the finger bowls. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions A few scattered in the finger bowls give an air of daintiness and bring with them a delicate fragrance. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions “It’s a wonderful piece of work,” admired Tavia, while she clung with intense yearning to the finger bowl. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z Indeed I do not remember having ever seen a finger bowl at this time and I am not sure, but what I should have considered them as an unpleasant, unmannerly introduction. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The restaurant was quite a fair imitation of the Carlton, but a table d'h�te supper was provided for eighteen pence, including finger bowls in which floated a rose petal. A Bed of Roses Serve yellow ices, or white ones in lilac baskets, and lay some of the crocuses on the plates with the finger bowls which appear with the coffee. Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions Have I not gradually adopted everything that would in any way enhance my opportunities for advancement, even through tedious evolution, from the paper collar up to the finger bowl, eyether, and nyether? A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories There were no shaded candles on the table, and finger bowls would have evoked a puzzled stare or a frown from most patrons of the place. Doubloons—and the Girl They dipped into the heavy crystal finger bowls in silence. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon They eat in common out of a large bowl and I spoze they don’t use napkins or finger bowls. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife He liked the black coffee, and felt civilized when he resorted to the finger bowl. Mixed Faces He played a straight social game, and lived up to the rules, even to party calls, and finger bowls on his cabin table. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Teach them to eat fruit properly, to use finger bowls, if such are provided, and to keep their lips closed as much as possible while eating. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Verdun is like a lump of sugar in a finger bowl, and I was standing on the rim. They Shall Not Pass A finger bowl struck the butler full in the face, and gave the monkey time to make his escape out into the darkness through the wide-open doors. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Cleigh, sighing contentedly, dipped his fingers into the finger bowl and brushed his lips. The Pagan Madonna One has to learn that, like finger bowls and asking people if they slept well. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty The sideboard should contain relays of knives, forks, and spoons, in rows; glasses, dinner plates, finger bowls standing on the fruit plates, as well as any other accessories that may be needed. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society If you put a lump of sugar in a finger bowl you will pretty fairly reproduce the Verdun topography. They Shall Not Pass When this is the case, finger bowls are dispensed with, but as yet this is not a general rule. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men Shure an' it's a long ways from the sight of finger bowls them two was born. Working With the Working Woman Then she snipped off the top of a red geranium blooming in the window sill and dropped it into a finger bowl. Molly Brown's Senior Days Amarinth got up, dropping his cigarette end into his finger bowl. The Green Carnation An' when it come to grub, well, they was a-lookin' for napkins an' bread-an'-butter plates, an' finger bowls, an' I don't know what all! Dave Porter in the Gold Fields or, The Search for the Landslide Mine Eat slowly, with a tranquil mind and heart serene beneath, and always use a finger bowl, and always pick your teeth. Rippling Rhymes The doily beneath the finger bowl is not meant for use, but should be laid on the table beside the finger bowl. The Etiquette of To-day Mr Salteena was growing a little peevish but he cheered up when the Port wine came on the table and the butler put round some costly finger bowls. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan And that means eighteen of everything from grapefruit spoons to cheese knives; and finger bowls before and after until you feel like an early Roman. Gigolo The butler re�ntered the room with the finger bowls, and she quickly disengaged herself. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure When at last he saw the waiter remove the girl's finger bowl, Curlie put out his hand for the paper. Curlie Carson Listens In While the waiter brought the finger bowls the significance of the simple words burned into Shelby's brain. The Henchman Hilda knocked the ash of her cigarette into her finger bowl and waited. Hilda A Story of Calcutta Finger Bowls.—When finger bowls are brought, the tips of the fingers are dipped in the bowl and dried on the napkin. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada He rebelled utterly at using the finger bowls, which at breakfast were porridge dishes. Lydia of the Pines And there were such big bunches of violets in the finger bowls there wasn't room for your little finger. The Climbers A Play in Four Acts As soon leave with the silver as without waiting for the finger bowls. The Killer She pushed the finger bowl across, and Alicia's discouraged remnant went into it. Hilda A Story of Calcutta Serve hot and always be sure to put a piece of lemon in the finger bowl. The Silly Syclopedia He dipped his fingers delicately into his finger bowl. Nightfall Never wipe hands that have fruit juice on them on a napkin without first using a finger bowl, because fruit juices make indelible stains. Etiquette This illustration speaks for itself—fruit dishes and fruit, candlesticks, covered jars for dried rose leaves, finger bowls, powder boxes, flower vase, and scent bottles—all of Venetian Glass in exquisite shades. The Art of Interior Decoration Soup, food in individual dishes, clean plates, and finger bowls should be set down before people at their right hand. Science in the Kitchen. Serve hot, with pink finger bowls with your initials on them. The Silly Syclopedia I put these in a finger bowl, and sprinkle a few seeds of grass or canary seed on the moss and dash some water on it from the tips of my fingers. Ethel Morton's Enterprise In this service, a guest lifts the finger bowl off and eats his ice cream on the glass plate, after which the glass plate is removed and the china one is left for fruit. Etiquette The pockets are detachable and can be used as coffee cups or finger bowls. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 26, 1917 If fruit is to be served, a finger bowl should be placed for each person. Science in the Kitchen. It is without either story or ranch; it is about some dilettanteish people who go out to a Kansas sheep farm, talk Chopin, and wash their fingers in finger bowls. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Another finger bowl upside down makes the cover. Ethel Morton's Enterprise Some people think this service confusing because an occasional guest, in lifting off the finger bowl, lifts the glass plate too, and eats his dessert on his china plate. Etiquette They were making flowers out of orange peel and floating them in the finger bowls. Mary Olivier: a Life If the dessert is pudding, a spoon or fork should be placed on the plate at one side of the finger bowl. Science in the Kitchen. And, though of course I knew what the finger bowls were, I wasn't quite sure how to use them. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Mr. Staggchase dipped his long fingers into his finger bowl, wiped them with great deliberation and then pushed his chair back from the table. The Philistines It holds stacks of cold plates, extra forks and knives, and the finger bowls and dessert plates. Etiquette Cherries are served in the same manner, with the addition of a finger bowl. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration The finger bowls came on afterwards, as usual. Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals Why are finger bowls used after the fruit course of breakfast and at the end of luncheon or dinner? School and Home Cooking But they enjoyed it just the same, though Freddie did splash some water from his finger bowl on the table cloth. The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook After the inevitable ice cream has been eaten, a fruit plate with a finger bowl on it, is put on in exchange. Etiquette It does call for a finger bowl, however. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration The landlord proffers finger bowls for our thumbs, and his eye goes, just a little curiously, to our entries. A Modern Utopia They should be placed on plates, with a doily between the plate and finger bowl. School and Home Cooking "And a finger bowl," finished Chunky, without the suspicion of a smile. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain A doily goes under the finger bowl, and a fruit knife and fork on either side. Etiquette Only when berries or sliced fruits are served can the finger bowl be omitted. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration "It's for a finger bowl," she said briskly. The Guest of Quesnay The finger bowls and doilies are then set aside and the plate used for bonbons and nuts, which are passed on a tray. School and Home Cooking At last it was time for Patty to bring in the finger bowls. Patty's Suitors In the single course, or private house, service, the ice cream plate is of glass and belongs under the finger bowl which it matches. Etiquette When he has removed his finger bowl the guest uses the plate for his bonbons. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration I suppose only God knows the real value of finger bowls and toothbrushes and silk stockings! The Story of Julia Page Or, if desired, the finger bowls may be brought after the bonbons. School and Home Cooking "Yes," put in Miss F., "and use finger bowls every day." Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief Flowers are usually put in the finger bowls, a little spray of any sweet-scented flower, but "corsage bouquets" laid at the places with flower pins complete are in very bad taste. Etiquette The serving of a finger bowl with this course is a matter of taste. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration Michael looked across to Sylvia; he was much more interested in the way she dabbled the tips of her hands in the cool water of her finger bowl than in what Hermann was saying. Michael In this case the finger bowl and plate are exchanged for the plate of the dessert course. School and Home Cooking There was a curious expression in Mrs. Brewster's eyes, but she dropped her gaze on her finger bowl too quickly for Clymer to analyze its meaning. The Red Seal The dessert plates and finger bowls are arranged as for dinner. Etiquette The appearance of the finger bowl service follows the removal of the dessert plates. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration When that lady accepted with alacrity Mrs. Wheeler hastily revised her menu, telephoned the florist for flowers, and spent a long half-hour with Annie over plates and finger bowls. The Breaking Point For breakfast, the finger bowls and plates may be brought in first. School and Home Cooking Then the finger bowl and doily are set aside as at breakfast and the dessert served on the same plate. School and Home Cooking The finger bowls and glass plates that match make a prettier service than the finger bowl on a china plate by itself; also it eliminates a change—but not a removal—of plates. Etiquette The dessert plate is removed with the left hand, the plate, finger bowl, and doily served with the left. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration For formal luncheon or dinner, finger bowls on doilies and plates are brought in, one at a time, when removing the main dish of the dessert. School and Home Cooking The finger bowl and doily should be removed to the left so that the same plates may be used for the fruit course. School and Home Cooking An informal way is to pass finger bowls on plates and doilies before the dessert course. School and Home Cooking No matter where it is used, the finger bowl is less than half filled with cold water; and at dinner parties, a few violets, sweet peas, or occasionally a gardenia, is put in it. Etiquette |
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