Wedding trip.  The best man should arrange
       beforehand all the details of the trip—­such as
       the tickets, parlor-car, flowers, baggage, etc.

  Pall-bearers.  See pall-bearers—­flowers.

Fork and knife.  See knife and fork.

Formal afternoon teas.  See afternoon teas (formal).

Formal dances.  See dances (formal).

Fruit.  All raw fruit, except melons, berries, and
       grapefruit, are eaten with the fingers. 
       Canned fruits are eaten with a spoon.

Full dress.  This phrase is now no longer in good
       usage, and instead should be used the term: 
       “Evening Dress,” which see.

Funerals.  A member of the family, or very near
       relative, should take charge of the ceremony
       and direct the undertaker.  A large funeral
       should be avoided, and the ceremony confined
       to the immediate family and nearest relatives,
       and, if possible, the service should be at the
       church.

All the details of the funeral should be carefully considered and carried out, with the ceremony started at the hour set, and with all appearance of confusion avoided.

       It is not now customary to watch by the
       dead at night.

       Funerals should be private, and only those
       intimately interested should be invited.

  Carriages.  A carriage should always be
       provided to call for the clergyman and to take
       him from the church or cemetery back to his
       house.  Carriages should also be provided to
       take the friends, mourners, and pall-bearers
       from the house to the church, and then to the
       cemetery and return.  These are provided by
       the family.

  Dress.  See funerals—­men.

  Expenses.  Though it is not customary for
       the clergyman in Protestant churches to
       expect or to receive fees for conducting funerals,
       yet it is in perfectly good taste to offer him a
       fee.  In the Roman Catholic Church the rate
       of fees for funerals is fixed.  There are,
       besides, fees for the sexton, the organist, and the
       singers.

  Flowers.  The family, in publishing notice of
       funeral, may add:  “Kindly omit flowers.” 
       However, in the absence of such a notice,
       at the public funerals of prominent persons
       elaborate designs may be sent.  But at a
       private funeral, if flowers are sent, they
       should be choice and delicate.