On 12/25/2016 6:22 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >
> On 12/21/2016 4:17 PM, wrote:
>>
>> I do believe I've seen that in one or two houses - but only many years
>> ago. Most people can't afford that much space in their homes, after all.
>> (As mentioned below, one can use wall space to show off china.)
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...=.024a3b247200
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>>
>> Q: Dear Miss Manners: I have a shared living room/dining space, and a
>> separate breakfast table off my kitchen. However, my formal dining table
>> is always set, but rarely used.
>>
> Are these real questions or just stuff Miss Manners makes up?
>
> I have to wonder how long those table settings sit there, unused. No,
> don't eat there! It's for show! How often does she wash & dust them?
> Is she like Dickens' Miss Haversham, waiting for a bridegroom? Are there
> cobwebs on the silver candelabras?
>
> I have never seen a table set that way, untouched, other than in
> museums/historic homes. IIRC Monticello. Mount Vernon. I saw those
> places as a kid on school field trips. Of course those rooms were roped
> off. Look, don't touch. Perhaps this woman should invest in some of
> those velvet ropes. LOLOL
>
> Jill
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> LOL agreed. Maybe they think it makes them look grand)))
>
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>
I think velvet ropes would make them look even more grand. That way no
one could get in to inspect the hallmarks on the place settings and the
silver. LOL

Jill