Etiquette for Coffee After Luncheon

If coffee is served in the living room, the only difference is that the host and the men guests may fetch the cups of coffee for the women, if the hostess is serving the coffee herself.

 Coffee after Luncheon

There are the ways that coffee is usually served after dinner, but after luncheon are small changes: At luncheon, or at the most informal dinners, where there are only one or two guests, the men often go into the living room with the women. In this case, of course, if coffee is served at the dining room table, there is no difference in the service. If it is served in the living room, the only difference is that the host and the men guests may fetch the cups of coffee for the women, if the hostess is serving the coffee herself.– From Vogue’s Book of Etiquette, 1948

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