The Return of the Dinner Party

FANFAIR

Entertaining at home is back in fashion. Whether you’re planning an intimate gathering for six or you’re a member of a roving supper club, in which members trade off hosting in a sort of round-robin pattern, hospitality and decorum matter. Good food, generous cocktails, a little night music, and after-dinner games all make for a deliciously delightful evening

"At dinner party, a trace of scandal never does any harm.—Reinaldo Herrera

"The Three-Day Rule’ applies to sending a thankyou note as well as responding to a written invitation with an RSVP." —From Manners, by Kate Spade

“I allow cigarette smoking in my home-otherwise, —Marjorie Gubelmann

The Well-Stocked BarOther than the obvious...

Rose’s lime juice Triple sec Club soda Tonic Tomato juice Angostura bitters Grenadine

Horseradish Cocktail olives Cocktail onions Lemons and limes Stirrers, shakers, and strainers

“I like to lo a dinner in honor of somebody—that's tin* raison d’etre for having a party. And a mixture of people with some marvelously wacky guests is also nice." Betsy Bloomingdale

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HOSTESS GIFTS

** A SEASON'S WORTH OF TENNIS OR GOLF BALLS »'• A SELECTION OF YOUR FAVORITE FLOWERING BULBS IN A BOWL FOR PLANTING »* JO MALONE VOTIVES r* GOURMET OLIVE OIL f* LINEN DISHCLOTHS OR NAPKINS -* BOLD COFFEE-TABLE BOOKS ON DESIGN AND ENTERTAINING, SUCH AS VOGUE LIVING: HOUSES, GARDENS, PEOPLE; SLIM AARONS'S ONCE UPON A TIME; TONY DUQUETTE; OR JULIUS SHULMAN'S MODERNISM REDISCOVERED PARTY CONFIDENTIAL'S TABLE TOPICS, A COLLECTION OF QUESTIONS TO GET EVERYONE TALKING (sea below)

Let the Games Begin

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