Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-11-25
TRUE HOSPITALITY.
She Who Gives Her Guests Their Freedo
Is the Ideal Hostess.


Is the Ideal Hostess.
In the art Of entertaining our friends
We are more apt TO err in The observ-
ance than in the breach. There is no
method OF rendering even the most
self-consequential individual so an
comfortable as by over-obseQuious
attention and TO modest Visitor
such strained courtesy becomes pos
tive pain.
1t is not true hospitality to depart
from our regular mode of living when
we receive a guest or surround him
by strained punctilio which is I'm.
comfortable alike to receiver and to
giver. There is good old homely
sound in the term 'pot-luck. which
indicates that the guest Is to share
our tireside. to be one with lis, and
partake OF the goods that may be pro.
vided. If we all of us live truo lives
lives which we are not ashamed to
have the world see and know. il we
did not have poor wretched skeletons
hiding in our closets which we have
not heart or bravery enough to clear
out OF our houses we could receive
our guest into our very homes ana
not turn our dwellings into a hostery
for his reception.
] hat wretched thing which for a
better term. we call pride, but which
is really the true demon of covetous-
ness, is forever turning our homes
topsy turvey. creating wretched
makeshifts TO make an appearance of
Inv han
ought to be proud of the simple and
homely good fare which we are able
to have. How many women pos
sessed OF dainty rag carpets. well and
tas,efully made. over which the sun
shine can play forever without any
danger OF fading them. long anxiously
for tapestry carpets and shut out all
the sunshine when they have got
them. for fear they may be faded
H. is Just this spirit that goes
through the whole household. the
spirit OF dissatisfaction with all the
homely surrounding Gesire to ~sn-
troduce show and glitter and false
makeshifts of every kind. which does
more TO break up family happiness
and destroy all chance of extending
true hospitality TO our friends than
anything else. If we live true lives
we can bring our friends home at any
time that we choose to invite them
and We need not apologize for the
simple fare. They will appreciate
the old Scriptural adage Better is
n dinner of herb where love is. than
II stalled OK and hatred Herewith.
She indeed is the trucst hostess
who can make her guests feel more at
their ease. who in the plain old
Saxon. can make them at home. The
opening Of dusty shut-up parlors.
which smell OF moth eaten carpets.
the parade Of the best china on the
table with trembling care lest Il piece
be broker. the setting forth of SO
elaborate II menu that it tends to glut
tony. will never make our friends ',dt
home. If our parors a'e always
open and we have no brio IA brac too
| fragile TO be admired by all the fam
! lily. il no part OF the house is too good
for our own living TO be made use of
whenever necessary IT, in short We
sacrifice entirely that gloomy sep
ulchral room. which is still main
tanned in many old families state
parlor-we shall live nuch moro nat
ural easy lives
| We can then receive our friends into
the living room make them at home
to the, best that we have FOR ourselves
and we may always be satisfied that
it will please them better than any
effort o. strained hospitality. She
learns to be true hostess who gives
her guests their freedom ever watch
full OF their wants yet never allow
ing them to oe aware of that watch.
fuluess.