finger bowl

"I've seen a man pick up the finger bowl and drink out of it," she said.

I had deposited a chicken bone in my finger bowl.

It suggests the only thing involved is the mechanics of etiquette, like how to use a finger bowl.

At the end of the meal, no finger bowl nor even a wiping tissue was offered.

Oh we have to share a finger bowl.

He was just glad he'd recognized what the finger bowl was in time.

Among other glaring errors, she gulps down the water in the finger bowls.

"I've never seen a finger bowl used like this before," Mhorbaine said.

Towels and finger bowls are passed around after the messier dishes have been consumed.

Thane lifted the finger bowl to his lips and took a long slow sip.

This couple I work for, at one party they were the only guests who didn't know to lift the doily with the finger bowl.

Standing, he lifted his finger bowl and cried a greeting as the tall doors were flung open.

Thane turned his head to watch and let the finger bowl fall forgotten from his fingers.

Serve at once, providing napkins and finger bowls.

Even the finger bowls have a ritual quality."

Queen Victoria drank from her own finger bowl.

We dipped our hands in the finger bowls of rosewater before applauding politely.

Cranberry glass was also frequently used for wine glasses, decanters, and finger bowls.

He was favored with china and crystal, and a small finger bowl on a doily.

'Each one of those who rode with us has a finger bowl attached to their belts.

No one cares any more about things like finger bowls, she said; she uses her mother's old ones to serve dessert.

The envelope's adhesive flap was moistened from a finger bowl and pressed shut.

The "melted butter" was a finger bowl, obviously.

Cut-glass flower vases, finger bowls, and water bottles were used for serving.

And don't drink from the finger bowl!