Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-19
The Art OF Hospitality.

The first e->euuA. a .ii!ty of the euc
cessful host or hostess IL the knowing
how to extend cordial welcome 70
the guest. To be honestly glad to sea
your visitor, and to assure him of your
gladuess by look, tone and accent,
without elusive talk, and simply by
the expression Of sincere friandliness
in your manner, is no slight accom-
plishment. Incompatible is tina.
charm of salutatory greeting which at
once. with subtle magic, cnpfers the
freedom of the house upon the newly
arrived. He is aware. without the
verbal pledge, tina. the pleasant intcri
or has been SWEET and garnished, and
the board beautifully sprred for him,
and still the notion that trouble has
been taken on his account Is kept ont of
sight. This matter Of the welcome is
an important one. There are kindly
geptlewomen who never acquire its art,
for it is by 10 means always innate.
and while they feel pleasure at the
coming of q friend, and regard no pains
too great to minister to him, they do
not show their pleasure by hand-clasp,
or beaming eyes.
Hospitality 10 more than an sgreea-
Bile way of breaking mp the routine into
which the hest ordered families are apt
to settle. 1t is direct educating force
10 parents and children. Il helps to
widen the home horizon, and to make
the outlook on life and the world .
serener, happier and more philo-
sapbical one. Most men, as Prof
Joweit we'll says, live in a corner, and
see but little way beyond their own
home or place of occupation; they d..
not lift up their eyes to the hills;
they are not awake when the dawn ap-
pears" Nothisg SO fosters a certain
narrowness of disposition. and, if you
please, a certain householdprovincial
ism, as the living constantly without
the world contact which the frequent
coming and going of guests gives. We
need many things besides schools and
text. books for our sons and daughters,
and among other things We need the
owner of the carpet bag and the shawl
strap. The pleasant procession OF
guests through home is one Of its
most potential influences. Qaite other
this from that descent upon a house
hold of constant company, who, IL
summer or winter. make the home OF 4
kinsmsn or friend {. convenience. This
lest invasion Of private rights is ictOl
cradle.
Alter the welcome. the thing in order
is to make tnt guest thoroughly com
Portable. First, in the bedroom. There
are many rooms whlc1 are elegant in
every detail Of Their furnishing, artistic
in every appointment, aud censpicu
ously lacking IN real old fashiOned
comfort. The lacecovered pine ushion
holds no pins. the new towels on the
rack are hard aud siippe+y. There Is
no soap. or the watee needs borax to
soften it, and mona is provided. Hot
water, that toiirt luxury in chill
morning, is not invariably sent to q
guests chamber by the providen.
house mistress, but it ought to be. II
hot and cold water are not everywhere
in the mansion. The CHASTITY church
yard chill of some spare rooms is
dreadful. blood curdling in memory
an arctic experience at the time it is
endured. Have exquisite trihss in
satin and worsted, the embroidery, and
tides, and shams, il yOn choose. but
these shonld all be secondary. The
guests comfort Is primary, and should
be unobtrusively out constantly at.
tended to, so long as he or she is
under your roof. Never leave it to a
gentleman. seldom to u lady, to take
care of the shams, cOyerlets, etc.
which, too Ene for use, are folded up
at night. Let some one go 10 the room
and prepare it for its inmates occu-
pancy.
It is a mistaken idea of hospitality
which keeps the ladies of the family
weary over the kitchen range that the
table may be more daintily served than
common. By traditions received from
our ancestors, most of Us like to set the
table for company with viands more
various and delicious than We have
Q cry day, but We may carry this praise
worthy desire too far. Our guests want
not fats aud sweets, but ourselves, and
We should respect them and ourselves
By giving them ample and well-coOked
fare, but not by devoting our energies
TO CONNECTIONS and creams. In its de
gree every meal taken with our friends
has q sacramentsl significance: il
strengthens for service, it renews the
spirit, it closeIier binds our hearts.
The most perfect entertaining insuret
the guest large measure of personal
liberty. Well bred people In then
friends houses remember that obliga
tions are reciprocal. Guests do moi
ignore household laws. but wise hosts
allow q degree of q, xibility to theil
rules when they have company. The,
try to make no hing burdensome, no
even their courtesy. and to so surround
their friends with such graces of low.
that the visi' is always remembered with
pleasure. The CongreRailOnalist.
A FEMALE IzAAK WALTON.-An Eng