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JANUARY 5 ISSUE ANSWERS (photo to right): The object in the new photo is a napkin ring or napkin holder, fancier than most as it also has a vase to hold a small flower. Victorians loved to put on a show when they had company for dinner. One of these napkin rings would be placed at each place setting as part of the elaborate table decorations. So the next time you are at a Victorian dinner, you know what these are used for. (Yours is to the left of your place setting.) Gloria Billo, Romeo Historical Society staff

JANUARY 5 ISSUE ANSWERS (photo to right): The object in the new photo is a napkin ring or napkin holder, fancier than most as it also has a vase to hold a small flower. Victorians loved to put on a show when they had company for dinner. One of these napkin rings would be placed at each place setting as part of the elaborate table decorations. So the next time you are at a Victorian dinner, you know what these are used for. (Yours is to the left of your place setting.) Gloria Billo, Romeo Historical Society staff

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