The dessert was, apple pies, pudding, etc.; then iced creams, jellies, etc.; then water-melons, musk-melons, apples, peaches, nuts.

With moderns the dessert is not so profuse, nor does it hold the same relationship to the dinner that it held with the ancients,the Romans more especially.

Coffee and liqueurs should be handed round when the dessert has been about a quarter of an hour on the table.

Of course, if one were disposed to be critical" "One would say that one's elaborate dessert" "Was a very successful imitation of a complete failure," interrupted Mr. Fairfield, laughing.

If the dessert is fruit, a fruit napkin may be used in place of the doily, the real purpose of which is to prevent the bowl from sliding about the plate in moving it.