New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-15

modsrn rerrplucons are the flvoritc shapes Mounted
| In velvet these are very effective. carl with The
name Of each person and "A petuIv decorate" menu
may be PLACED each plate. Write TIE name oi 81"
couple very distinctly on small card ana give ''
lit To vonr husband 80 that he can hold 1t con
vcnieuuy in his hand to see who IS to take III Who
II there {. ~ host he hostess VIII Of course arrange
this herself Be sur, too, that The couples know each
otAcr and also their ueirhborS. Many people arr care
les, about this. and II Is very AWKWARD {" BE- placed
to "A stranger Luckily To- n'. questions # prece-
dcn,e In thi, country. except, perhaps. at Washing
ton. not DE rigcur. ~ on thu other 'ldc ana we
arr allowed 10 give the seat of honor E the right Of
the hos, and lostcss to those wish to distinguish
In England thee questions are serious study, and
inumcrabc are the pitfalls awaiting the unwary.
The ho,tr.s Invariably glcS In last. and the host
lead, the way with the lady h- honOs. Before cohee
Is hostess makes sign - the lady on her
husbands right and rises OF course all the men
stand up. Of them opers the door, and the ladies
adj urn 70 the drawing and have their coffee and
gossip until the appear after their smoke, about
half hour afterward Al this seems Of course, very
obvious but English fashions have only become gen
cral OF late years and the knowledge of these little
details I, not a. general ~ nc would suppose
There are some persons who should be barred ont
Of invalIds room. Ouspokcn people who tell You
Just what they think and believe that there Is added
gravity 10 the matter because they think have no
specially commissioned by Providence Ia speak the
truth and who fail to recognize the fact that the
truth should not be spoken bIntly at all times and in
all places. An invalid il should bc remembered. is
In an abnormal state and has not mcntad strength TO
bear hearing many things which would not be the
least source Of burden II I'm perfect health She
must be treated like child and humorcd in apparent
whIms yet never for a moment allowed to think she
Is. II IL not safe always tell sick woman how i'll
she is 10 show by catll steps and-worNe than all
-scpnlchal voices that she is IN danger An amusing
instance Of rnkncss tO invalid recalls old slavery
days An especially talkativc old nanny after
repeated promises that she wouldn't say word was
finally allowed to come and stay with her mistress
while the daughter, who was attendant nurse, went
to her supper. The old wOmans gsrrullty overcame
her. and the horror Of the daughter on her
return see the woman, who especially fond II
her mistress bending her and wringng her hands.
"Oh, missus' she said, lyon don't know how sick,
how bad you does look" The result was that the
mistress, who had been In fair way To recovery |
though yet physically weak had n serious relapse
II would seem unnecessary I'm these days Of general
Intelligence to speak Of the necessity OF airing the
room twice in the twenty four hours, Washing out
the room thoroughly with fresh air. When this Is |
being done it is better If the patient Is well enough
to be ND 10 have he 20 in another room If not, she
should be- covered thoroughly with extra cover and
kept So about the head and shoulders especially. iii;
the room Is aired and has rcgained Its proper tenn
peraturc sic1-room should be kept at regular tenn
pcrature OF s. or 20 degrees. II Is the best plan
where an invalid can walk 10 have different rooms
for day and night II She Is too Ill for tins, then
have two beds side by side. that she may be rolled
gently from one the other. and the bedding Of the
one not In use can be thoroughly aired and turned
The clothing OF a sick patient and the bed linen should