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" "Nobody here has ever heard of a diet

It meant gentlemen in a rush could eat quickly before going off to business meetings or to the theatre and it proved very popular

Other notable guests over the years included Charles Dickens

Held’s illustrations graced publications such as Vanity Fair

There were two bands – one played rumbas and mambos and the other played songs by Gershwin and Porter

RMS Mauretania 1933 J Lyons " "Nobody here has everThe final dinner of any cruise was always a big celebration and this 1933 menu shows that the RMS Mauretania certainly pushed the boat out to mark the occasion. The front cover is a lovely illustration of passengers making toasts to each other and joining in the general merriment. The interior menu is impressive in the sheer amount of food that was on offer. The Cunard owned RMS Mauretania was one of the most luxurious vessels of its time with wood