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Supper Parties

Suppers are now given at balls and parties, after the opera, etc., and it is rare to invite a guest to supper alone. An invitation to a dancing or card party is generally understood to include a supper of some kind, although it is never mentioned. Such terms as "an oyster supper," "a champagne supper," ete., are never heard among decent people. Oysters and champagne may be given, but attention is not called to the fact any more than one would ask a guest to "a meat and claret dinner" when these were to be given. In fact, the terms mentioned should be restricted to the vulgar haunters of bars and billiard rooms.