The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
TREATMENT OF GUESTS.
HINTS WHICH SHOULD HAVE A
REAL VALUE TO HOSTeSSES.
Preparing "a Room for Gueste-rie Little
Omissions Which Mar Everything.
Windows and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
Doors-The Morning Bath.

WINDOWS ana HaiIIODt'--' s'7tsh'h51 w
Doors-The Morning Bath.
As intend that these observations shall be
Of a decidedly practical nature, shall state
plainly my ideas respecting the arrangement
Of guest chamber in an ordinary middle
class house. Ignoring, then, the existence OF
q family bath room, the visitors apartment
should BE- provided with bath, large
sponge, and "a plentiful supply of towels. Tho
first Of these should be kept turned up in
some spare corner by day and laid down at
night by the chambermaid, with a square of
oilcloth or felt underneath, to save the carpet
from being wctted, for some persons are very
untidy bathers and make a terrible splashing
when they indulge in a tub" The sponge
should Jc kept in a little basket, made to
hook on to the lower rail of the towel stand,
which Is in every way preferable 70 keeping it
in n bag. Care should he taken that the look
ing glass does not when touched make low
salaam-thc upper end coming down upon
the nose of the visitor, while the lower
portion departs ont Of sight This Is very fire.
quentIy the case in hotels and lodging houses,
and indeed in too many private dwellings
also; and it can be so easily rcctilicd by the
bestowal OF little care upon the screws, that
it is quite wonderful how persons can CON
tentedly 20 ON from month to month prop
ping up the disabled toilet mirror-or leav-
ing others to do it-with haTbrush, or
folded into pad.
LEAVE THE WARDROBE EMPTY.
BE sure also, if you are expecting visitor,
to leave the wardrobe in the guest chamber
perfectly empty, and all the shelves neatly
swept and papered. BE certain to attend par
ticularly to this matter, more especially if the
expected visitor be lady, for 1t IS pitiable to
contemplate the Inconvenience which neglect
of it may entail. See that every article of
ri, i=
robe and do not, from negligence, leave half
a dozen dresses hanging up i'll the latter, or
array of laces and tineries folded away in
the former Nothing can possibly be moro
conducive to the discomfort of lady guest
than-just when she has Eolted her door and
divested hcr-.lr OF her outer garments, to
dress for some dinner or dcItcc-to have the
hostess knock and bounce in with: I beg
your pardon. i know you woH't mind me;
but | find the dress | want to ear Is in your
wardrobe or, Ny opera mnntrI i slowed
away in one Of your drawer
have OCCASIONALLY staid at houses, and very
frequently at hotels, where there was no such
thing iii my room as a wardrobe ut all, III any
shape or form-not even shclvcd press OF ..
clothes rack ON the wall. This is dire misery,
and is AN unparlouaUie omission on the part
Of those in authority over the management of
affairs. 1t IS not 10y ANY means matter of
necessity that costly glass pancled ward
robe should be provided Many households
cannot afford such; but Il neatly painted one
is not an extravaganza, and III the event of a
narrow staircase or doorway preventing in
greSs to such piece of furniture, there is an
excellent plan for improvi>nS a wardrobe
which [ have seen tried with great success.
Nail up a substantial clothes rack in n recess
of the room; suspend brass rod across it, on
which curtains hung ON rings, and cover
III the top with strong calico, leaving neat
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fringe, to hangove the edge. Any place, in
short which will allow Of coats and dresses
being hung up to prevent the crcasing which
they suffer by folding, and to preserve them
from dust, cannot fail to be acceptable to
visitor when he or she comes to unpack,
FIN THE WINDOW BLINDS.
Always make sure that the window blinds
are III perfect working order. They are at
times too stiff. or too loose. or 50 muck out of
gear that if drawn down at night they remain
immovabe in the morning, and the guest is
obliged To dress in sami-darkncss. See. also,
that the windows themselves are properly i'll
order. Every window ought To bc made to
open both at top and bottom, Is this admits
of the immediate and thorough ventilation
of the ROOM If, however, through defective
carpentering in the first instance, the windows
are hermetically sealed ut the top-as it is too
frequently the case in old hOu~cS-makc Ger
tain. Mt all events, that the lower sash opens
and shuts with caSe. and that when closed it
does not admit drauEht. Above all things,
see that means are provided to prevent the
shaking of windows in windy weather Few
things arcso aSgravating To the temper, and at
the same time wearying to the constitution, as
being kent awake at night by the ceaSeleSs
and monOtOnOUS bang, bang" Of u loose
window sash, which, after all, can be very
easely remcdied without adopting the old
fashioned method of thrusting toothbrush
handle or rack comb between the SI-hes to act
rs n sort of wedge.
You should make sure also that the bolt and
lock of the door are in proper order. Many
persons cannot sleep easily unless their door
is fastened; and it Is pleaSauter for the hostess
TO cXpcnd few pence upon the meuding of a
lock or bolt than to hear her guest at dead Of
night dragging Il heavy box, or table or chest
of drawers, or some other unwieldy thing,
across the floor Of the chamber to barricade
the door against imaginary disturbances.
Ascertain, likewise, that there are night
lights and matches left III the room, also
writing materials, pins, hairpinS # the eX-
pected guest be lady, perfume AMI Il few
amusing magazines other specimens of
light literature, well the book OF books,
for some persons wakeu early and enjoy
brief spell of reading before getting up.
During the stay OF your guest, ii a lady, do
not suffer her to pay anything towards the
expenses Of cabs, trains or laundry. neither 10
defray the cost of her own concert or theatre
tickets. While in your house she * or ought
to be, member of your family, AMI it Is not
worth while for the sake of a triflng addi-
tional outlay to doanythinS which bears upon
it the smallest stamp of meauneSs If. how
ever, the guest be gentleman there may,
under certain circumstances, 10 some little
relaxation Of the rulc; bu. where n lady Is
concerned IT cannot I've too Striugenrly adj
bered to.-CLambers' Journal.
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