Charger plates tend to be only slightly larger than the average dinner plate, while a placemat takes up more room on the table, designating more space for the place setting.

Chargers are generally reserved for more formal place settings, but Real Simple home editor Stephanie Sisco says you can still use a charger in a casual table setting if you wish—just make sure ...

In the formal table setting, Swann notes that chargers can be used as the dinner plate and should be removed before dessert. If the chargers are only intended to be used for decorative purposes, ...

Chargers and PlacematsFor a formal table: Place a charger, or presentation plate, at every place setting. If you like, you can place a soup bowl or salad plate on top of it when yo Nov. 17, 2011 ...

JACKSONVILLE – Here's this week's Setting the Table: Storylines and stuff to watch as the Jacksonville Jaguars (0-6) prepare to play the San Diego Chargers (3-3) at EverBank Field Sunday at 1 p.m. The ...

Charger, $15, China Plates, from $3 each, Flatware, $2 per piece, Stemware, $3 each, and Salt and Pepper Cellars, ... An elegant table setting needn’t be fussy, ...

At the center of things is the service plate, or charger, which does nothing useful though it used to. It covered food on the dinner plate on the long hike from kitchen to table in castles and great ...

Emily Post's great-great-grandaughter Lizzie Post shares how to properly set a table for casual dinners, informal events and formal gatherings ...

Senior writer John Oehser examines key players, matchups and storylines as the Jaguars prepare to play the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, Sunday. ... Setting the ...