There, they'll gather in the living room to discuss what it means to be in the home, then head back up the hill for a picnic, complete with china, silver, candles and lanterns.
Add a glowing warm light with white or silver candles in candle holders.
"They once made only perfume but now they make manicure sets, brushes, little silver-plated candle sets".
Except for lunch, which is served in a picnic basket, meals are taken at the formal dining room in the main house, usually at a huge table set with silver, flowers, candles and old Carnegie family china.
The small inland town of Bangalow, about 10 minutes away, offers a quaintly preserved main street of two-story wooden Victorian shop fronts, with gift shops displaying items like mother of pearl vases, African mud cloth and large Indian silver-plated candle holders.
"Put out candles, silver, china, water glasses, and bring in the neighborhood baby sitter to serve.
Surviving door and cabinet hardware show how plantation owners locked up their stores of tea, coffee, sugar, candles, silver and medicine.
Even insides of drawers are thoughtfully lined with fabric and stocked with the host's tools — linens, candles, silver and serving pieces.
