Etiquette and Formal 1930’s Dinners

The maids in black or gray dresses and with white aprons, if they are well trained, can serve a dinner equally as well as butlers in evening clothes and footmen in livery.

Question: If maid servants are employed, how is a formal dinner served?

Answer: A formal dinner is served in exactly the same way by maids, as by men servants. The maids in black or gray dresses and with white aprons, if they are well-trained, can serve a dinner equally as well as butlers in evening clothes and footmen in livery. Most dinners in large cities take place at 7:30 or 8 o'clock and consist from four to five courses. – From “Standard Rules of Etiquette,” 1931

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