Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-12

The Cordiahiy wit. which Guests Are
Decentralization Tl,s ,salSc!ys- al Home
On arriving. the host and hostess greet
,ts al the door very cordially, and lead
The way To a spacious reception room.
where refreshmenJs are served in true
English style. We we're then told that
the dinner hour was 3 O'Clock. There
are fully fifty rooms on the second ana
third floors. and the sery couTtly house
leeper escorted us in turn to those as
signed US. Promptly at O'Clock all
Nle.t in the drawing rooms. and without
,peCIa. ESroiuctiOns treat each other a.
icuuaintances. Such - the tTeenIasOnry
sf English society. sllhougu much pre
'eT our American custom Of general IN
| PRODUCTIONS which commits one To moth.
| ing in future meetings and yet for the
| time being puts one on velvet with one 5
| neighborS. When the butler opens the
| doors, the host assigns the gentlemen TO
| the ladies, who walk arm in arm into
| the banquet hall Behind each guest
/ stands q serving man, silent as a mum
10Y. in fine livery Of gold and purple
! (sometimes scarlet; pumps with large
| silver buckles, silk stockings and garters,
| md powdered hair. The dinner IL often
! of twelve courses, and appropTig-e wines.
There Is no fixed hour fos the morn
ing's repast-from y to l0-and no sery-
| ants stop about the breakfast room, the
gentlemen s..r~::.e. .t-S1uselves anu ladies',
n most part, from the sidebOards. The
sristocracy and middle classes do not eat
much at their first rleal-e-gs. toast,
u1uf;ns, cold meats, pasties and tea.
rarely coffee. That over, every one IS
free. Each spends the time as inclined.
The host and hostess let their guests do
Just as they please. You may be sure
that your host will not put himself out
for you in the least, unless you expressly
desire 1t. Everything in the house goes
on as usual. just rs if you we're not there.
But. per contra. the house and all that is
IN it are practically yours while you stay
within its walls. Your host puts his ser
wants, his wine cellar, his lardCr, often
lis horses and his game preserves. abso-
lutely al your disposal. You are ut LID
erty to act, and are expected 10 act, pre-
clsely as If you were in your own house
You can order a sand Tich, q bowl q
broth, glass Of wine or spirits SheneNe!
JCu please; you can announce your IN
teutIon Of going of shooting the YER
morning after your arrival, and guns ard
dogs are waiting for you Ii Is the com
monest occurrence for men, arriving II
TIE afternoon al friends house, TO senC
SlIeir dress suit down to the lauDdress Il
be pressed before dinner. In England
guests are not only told TO '.Dlake them
selves at home" but are actually allowed
to DO so.
! Each. then, does as he or she pleascs
L, -ho fTst place, there Is reading ani
/ answering letters, Of which letter tn
English woman is especially fond. Sh
srites well and she writes often--wh whethe
she has anything Of moment to say o
not, and oltentimes dozen letters an
exchanged over an invitation to an in
Formal dinner, and these letters ar
u u-ualy so long and always 50 bright an'
'iIatly that they not u1fTeqUcIly "a!
heavily the travellers time and mCnta
covers that she may IL equally courteou
and UriLIIntl
Tie Gai.ics and various magazines ans
reviews Of the day arc GOsraliy diytrib
atcI in the sitting room, while visits L
tEc Library. picture galleries. bot houses
cOrSeTyaJUriss, EarlcHs. park and stable
iorl part Of the daily occupations. In
gentemru generally - shooting in th
preserves. where the peasants beat U
the game-Pdrtridges. PhFasauts, hares
CabJits. etc. and they stand 10 the open
ing -howing their skill in Workmanship
L they stay after ? o'clOck the servant
bring iUDch-On. or they return to tE
mansion and join the ladies who lrav
, gone driving or horseback riding, IL
: very generous lunch.
, The guests. repeat, conduct them
, selves Is II 1t home, without rescra n q
, Ceremony; the host and hostess Ecvcr in
: <.sde, or worry, leaving you in rcTisC
=, .@~Iona 10 pursue your humUr. Every
ao1- Is sgprosel to know best how I
enjoy himself. AcqUaiHtanccs forme
lbus are Ike those OF thc ballroom. al.
% not Warrant i'1eir renewal. OF cOurse
friendships and inti-aacies often come q
them. During TIE day al! arc in plai
dress, to be laid aside IL E.s sacrament
dinner hour, for a!though yea are iei
undisturbed - follow th+, bent o YOU
own viii and pleasure during the DIS:
and breakfast at any hour you please, !
ID de Tigueur TO be 81 hand IL regui4Iio
toilet as soon as dinner is announced
hour after the dressing bell IS sounded
C!saradcs. improinptu taEleaux, reading:
music, etc. help 70 pass the evening =
Mrs Frank Leslie In Kansas Git
Journal