[Illustration]
With three forks, a serviette ring, and a plate, one may improvise a
stand for a soup tureen or water carafe. The forks are merely passed
through the ring and spread into the form of a tripod, the handles
resting upon the table. A plate placed upon the prongs of the forks locks
the whole and provides the necessary rest for the article to be
supported. The fruit dish in the illustration happens to be of just the
right size to rest in the support formed by the extremities of the
forks, the plate being in this case unnecessary.