Proper Table Setting
Our next Daughters of Esther Lesson — Etiquette Proper Table Setting
Having a dinner party tonight and your guests are coming over in twenty minutes? Going out to a fancy restaurant and you’re not too familiar with formal silver ware? Here is an example of a formal setting.
You can still set your table properly regardless of formality! Here is how to set a proper informal dinner table.
Setting a formal dining table is easy as pie. However, there is a correct way to go about doing it. Dining etiquette dictates the proper way to set a formal dining table. By following the simple guidelines laid out below, you can ensure the place settings at your dinner table are properly designed. Whether you are preparing for a big holiday dining experience, or just want things to be done the right way at your family dinner table tonight, this article should help you learn the basic tenets of how to set a dining table.
1. Setting should be one inch from the edge of the table.
The place mat or dinner plate should be set one inch from the edge of the table. If you are using a place mat, set it one inch from the edge of the dining table, then put the plate in the center of the place mat. If you are not using a place mat, set the dinner plate one inch from the table edge.
2. Every piece of silverware has its own special place.
Silverware is placed according to its function at the dinner table. Forks go on the left side of the plate, with the salad fork on the outside, dinner fork in the middle, and dessert fork on the inside. Knives and spoons belong on the right side of the place setting. With the soup spoon on the outside, small spoon in the middle, and the knife placed closest to the plate. In some cases a coffee spoon and dessert fork can be placed horizontally above the place setting, for after the meal. This is simply a matter of preference. The butter knife should be placed on the bread plate.
3. Plates and bowls can be stacked in the middle of the place setting.
The dinner plate, salad plate, and soup bowl should be stacked in the middle of the place setting, one inch from the edge of the table, or in the middle of the place mat. The soup bowl should be on the very top of the stack, followed by the salad plate, and finally the dinner plate. This allows an easy flow through the trajectory of dinner courses, from soup, to salad, to entree. If you don’t like the stacking idea, and prefer to serve your courses one at a time, simply place the soup, salad, and dinner plates in the middle of the place setting as your meal progresses.
4. Stemware and glasses belong on the upper right corner.
The water glass, wine glass, and coffee cup should all be placed on the upper right corner of the place setting. The handle of the coffee cup should face outward from the place setting.
5. The bread plate belongs on the upper left corner.
The bread plate and butter knife belong on the upper left corner of the place setting. The butter knife can be placed directly on the bread plate.
6. The napkin can be placed in the middle or on the left of the place setting.
The placement of the napkin is a matter of preference. Some people prefer to put the napkin atop the middle of the place setting. Others choose to place it on the far left of the place setting, to the left of the forks.
Of course there are several variations of formal dining settings, but the methods listed here are some of the most basic and widely accepted in dining etiquette. Hopefully these tips will help you on your way to creating a beautiful dining experience at your dining table this holiday season, or any time you want to have a special dinner event.
Last Words on Proper Table Setting
In general, there are two types of table setting: Continental style and American style. Continental style, you’ll find the rest of the world dining to, and American style only in the United States. You don’t have to worry what style you are eating in, as long as you use the silverware from outside in. The differences is the order that the foods are served, salad, soup, etc.
Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition
Today, Little Jewels:daughter of Esther visited the exhibition at Discovery New York Times, Dead Sea Scroll. I am proud of our girls.
We are excited and looking forward to our English Tea Party this summer. Weeks to come, we will be in preparation for our trip to a fine restaurant in Manattan….bells and whistles. Moreover, our planning for an aristocratic and elegant debutante ball.
So many exciting things to look forward to for our career-oriented students.
Parents and teens, there are still a couple of openings available. If you are a teen and desire to register, or would like your teen daughter to register, contact us.
Your Safety’s at Stake – Social Networking
Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens
You’ve probably learned a long list of important safety and privacy lessons already: Look both ways before crossing the street; buckle up; hide your diary where your nosy brother can’t find it; don’t talk to strangers.
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, is urging kids to add one more lesson to the list: Don’t post information about yourself online that you don’t want the whole world to know. The Internet is the world’s biggest information exchange: many more people could see your information than you intend, including your parents, your teachers, your employer, the police — and strangers, some of whom could be dangerous.
Social networking sites have added a new factor to the “friends of friends” equation. By providing information about yourself and using blogs, chat rooms, email, or instant messaging, you can communicate, either within a limited community, or with the world at large. But while the sites can increase your circle of friends, they also can increase your exposure to people who have less-than-friendly intentions. You’ve heard the stories about people who were stalked by someone they met online, had their identity stolen, or had their computer hacked.
Your Safety’s at Stake
The FTC suggests these tips for socializing safely online:
Think about how different sites work before deciding to join a site. Some sites will allow only a defined community of users to access posted content; others allow anyone and everyone to view postings.
Think about keeping some control over the information you post. Consider restricting access to your page to a select group of people, for example, your friends from school, your club, your team, your community groups, or your family.
Keep your information to yourself. Don’t post your full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, or bank and credit card account numbers — and don’t post other people’s information, either. Be cautious about posting information that could be used to identify you or locate you offline. This could include the name of your school, sports team, clubs, and where you work or hang out.
Make sure your screen name doesn’t say too much about you. Don’t use your name, your age, or your hometown. Even if you think your screen name makes you anonymous, it doesn’t take a genius to combine clues to figure out who you are and where you can be found.
Post only information that you are comfortable with others seeing — and knowing — about you. Many people can see your page, including your parents, your teachers, the police, the college you might want to apply to next year, or the job you might want to apply for in five years.
Remember that once you post information online, you can’t take it back. Even if you delete the information from a site, older versions exist on other people’s computers.
Consider not posting your photo. It can be altered and broadcast in ways you may not be happy about. If you do post one, ask yourself whether it’s one your mom would display in the living room.
Flirting with strangers online could have serious consequences. Because some people lie about who they really are, you never really know who you’re dealing with.
Be wary if a new online friend wants to meet you in person. Before you decide to meet someone, do your research: Ask whether any of your friends know the person, and see what background you can dig up through online search engines. If you decide to meet them, be smart about it: Meet in a public place, during the day, with friends you trust. Tell an adult or a responsible sibling where you’re going, and when you expect to be back.
Trust your gut if you have suspicions. If you feel threatened by someone or uncomfortable because of something online, tell an adult you trust and report it to the police and the social networking site. You could end up preventing someone else from becoming a victim.
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Perception of the Black Teenage Girls in America
Little Jewels met today. Pastor Leo Carter was our guest speaker this morning–what an awesome class. As we sat around the table eating our fruit, bagels and drinking juice, he asked two questions.
Pastor Leo’s research and examples were clear and informative. Google Search (or Google Web Search) is a web search engine owned by Google Inc. Google Search is the most-used search engine on the World Wide Web, receiving several hundred million queries each day through its various services.
If you were to look on google.com and enter black teenage girls, then click images, please tell me what images appear?
Then enter white teenage girls, what do you see? Does the images depict a more positive image of our teenagers? Let go a little deeper. Now type in caucasian teenage girls. Do you see a more well-rounded teenager? Is the perception different? Do they appear innocent?
Pastor Leo asked us to type in Latin girl. The images were positive as well. He advised that if we were to enter hispanic, the images would change back to a more provocative, sexual, and less positive teenager. It would also connote a teenager of less intellectual abilities and nescience status as we saw with the black teenage girls. If you were to study Latin and hispanic’ origin, you will understand the reason for the difference in perceptions.
We also found that the posting for each very interesting. As we read the web post for each, to our surprise more negative connotations were found for “Black teenage girl.”
Behavior is the reason for HIV, teenage pregnancy, and other deficiencies in our community. Although culture is great, it could be the nemeses for our behavior and failure.
The lesson raised some questions and stirred something in each Jewel. They must be a part of the solution to change this image of our young teenage black girls in America. They are achievers with honorable ambitions and dreams. They are the intellectual well-rounded and precious jewels. This is what Little Jewels is commissions to do by keeping our teens on track with their career goals.
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Humility
Serving others is humility.
Daughters of Esther-Little Jewels volunteered this Saturday to work the outside pantry and serve hot meals in the soup kitchen. It was a humbling experience.
I met Joanna, she is an awesome women. God has given her a heart to look beyond the natural and see the need. Her drive to obtain all she needs to make these efforts possible is prosperous for the community. Thank you Joanna and the Harvest of the World Team
NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Please join us in welcoming Marsha Joseph and Michele Salley as committee members. Each has a sound background in the field of counseling and will play an essential part for this program.
Marsha Joseph is a Mental Health Counselor. She is a M.A. graduate of Nyack College who has worked with young adults for 8 years.
Michele Salley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her masters degree in 1994 and her tenure of service for young adults is 18 years.
Both are on staff to assist you if ever needed. They will only provide spiritual guidance and will only assist at your request or approval. They are also available to counsel your family and friends for a small donation.
This is a huge accomplishment for Little Jewels. We look forward to a prosperous year. Each participant: Daughter of Esther has a grand future. Our focus is to help each parent propel these students forward into their destiny. I was asked a pivotal question, “how did you get to where you are now; i.e a Pastor, Author, Founder, Designer, Mother and Wife ?” I responded by my telling them that God has always placed someone in my path that was a voice of reason. This person (s) was there to direct me toward a path of prosperity and integrity. The onus was on me to take advantage of the moment and season.
The board members and myself pray that our teaching and coaching will help each student to stay focused, that they may exceed their progenitors. Our prayers for each family, is a life of posterity from generation to generation.
Daughters of Esther News Forum
Little Jewels Classes - have started for Little Jewels: Daughters of Esther.
Much is in store for them. They are learning a new word every month. “intrepid and trepidation” is the word for the month.
- Intrepid – Fearless, audacious
- Trepidation – Fearful, afraid
They will also begin their book club this month.
Role playing was the agenda for the day:
The question is:
- What would you do if you went to the store and purchased a bottle of orange juice for $4. However, the cashier gave you $13. back?
- What if your friend’s boyfriend rolled up on you to flirt–would you tell her or maybe confront him? Or, maybe you saw a friend’s boyfriend talking to another girl in a flirting way?
- What would you do if your girlfriend was going through a trying situation; she was being harassed and seemingly going through a form of depression, maybe she thought about taking her own life?
WORTH NOTING:
How apropos; a friend on Facebook just the other day had a similar incident. She walked into the bathroom on the Long Island Railroad and found a wallet that had over $300 in cash tucked inside of it.
Although she could have used the money, like most of us, she reported it lost with all of its contents inside. What would you have done?
How ironic, on the same day, another reported that she went to the bank and the teller gave her $100 over. She went back to the bank teller after counting the money several times. At first, the teller disputed the amount. However, she counted her draw to realized she had miscounted.
Why loose your blessing over peanuts, God has a miracle for those who pass the test. Integrity is what the Lord is looking for.
What’s Next on the Agenda:
Board of Directors is planning for the team to mirror businesses and possibly have some of them come to us to speak. This is going to be awesome!
Important!
This program is filling up fast. There is only a couple of spots left. Register today.
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