). The "salads of harlequin designs" further insinuates the amount of the care taken by the caterers (44). Liquid refreshment comes in the form of "a bar with a real brass rail" and stocked with such diverse alcoholic beverages that the younger female guests could not differentiate among them (44). The rail is also a symbol of privilege and power, especially during Prohibition. The bar may not be out of place now or even ten years after the occurrences of the party; this party was occurring during Prohibitio
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