urn-lamp

Updated: April 30, 2025

The laying of the table must be a careful and neat operation; a clean cloth should be put on, with the fold regularly running down the middle of the table, the silver and glass and china placed neatly and in order, the urn-lamp lighted, and the water put to boil, the napkins fresh and well-folded, and the chairs drawn up in order on either side.

Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood - Manners and Social Usages