Christmas Menu and Table Decorations
| Ottoman Country Roasted and Gorged. | (Roast Turkey) |
| Red Swamp Fruit Sauce. | (Cranberry Sauce) |
| Hibernia’s Pride Crushed. | (Mashed Potatoes) |
| Cucurbita Maxima Crushed. | (Mashed Squash) |
| Stalks of Kalamazoo. | (Celery) |
| Bivalves Nestled. | (Escalloped Oysters) |
| Dough Baked. | (Bread) |
| Cream Churned. | (Butter) |
| Lover’s Test. | (Pickles) |
| Curd Pressed. | (Cheese) |
| Arabian Nectar and Bossy’s Best. | (Coffee and Cream) |
| Rosy Cheeks and Bossy’s Best. | (Peach Sherbet) |
| Cherub’s Diet. | (Angel’s Food) |
| Nature’s Food. | (Fruit) |
| Squirrel’s Dependence. | (Mixed Nuts) |
| Sweet Compound. | (Candy) |
Select for your color scheme red and green. Set the dining-table in the centre of the room directly under the chandelier. To the latter fasten a large bunch of holly with plenty of red berries, and make garlands of evergreen to reach from the chandelier to the four corners of the table, fastening each one to the tablecloth with a bow of red ribbon. Have plenty of holly berries in the garlands of evergreen. If holly is dipped in a strong solution of alum water and dried in the sun, it will have the effect of being frosted. Have a red carnation with a sprig of green laid at each plate. Red and green paper napkins should be used. Have pretty side dishes of red and green things, such as red apples, red and green grapes, and all kinds of red and green bonbons. The first column of the menu as given should be printed or written and laid at each plate, for the guests to study while the courses are being served.