Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18
BEING ENTERTAINED.
OBLIGATIONS RESTING ON THE GUEST
ARE IMPORTANT

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The weiooms Visitor L. One who Does
Not Appear Go Disturb the Regular
Routine OF the FamiIy-RIThts Of .
Hestess--M Mistakes OF some oassts.
We do not disregard the Bible command,
BE ye NOT forgetful To entertain stran-
/ gers" and there are few who In obeying IL
have not found ut some time the "angel
unawares;" and yet. despite the many
pleasures that come TO us through the
friends who from time to time are 10
journers under our rooftree. we do feel
that there IL another side. and that she
who entertl,ins has her rights as well as
she who II entertained
The friends who come into our home
have n right 10 expect that we will do all
we can TO make their stay with us pleasant
and comfortable No woman should In.
vite another to visit her and then fail to do
all she can to make her guests visit enjoy.
able To fail ut any point where IL Is pos
sible To do otherwise In rudeness II may
be that means are limited and the home
small. but the welcome should be warm
and the very most made Of everything.
The instincts Of hospitality lead one to
do all this. We invite our friend into our
home because we believe IL will be mutual.
iy pleasant To thus he together, and while
we try 10 please we hope also to receive
pleasure.
But-and this brings me TO my subject
do wei There IL n faculty for being enter.
tanned, as well as for entertaining. and the
one is even more rare than the other some
persons can enter strange house, ft at
once into the place made ready for them
and the household wheels move on with
out jar; while others, from the very mo
ment OF their arrival, necessitate the tax.
ing apart and readjusting OF every piece Of
the household machinery
The housekeeper. In anticipation OF her
visitor, has room In readiness On this
she has bestowed not little care and
thought. Everything IL in the neatest and
most perfect order, and she waits In pleas
ant expectation. Her last glance has as
sured her that everything IL in readiness.
even to the useful wash cloth" Few
women have not known the pleasant sen.
sation with which guest Is shown to the
room made ready for her But how often
her cup OF JOY IL rudely dashed from her
lips. In Jew days, In the room to which
she has given so much time and labor.
chaos reigns. Clothing, Shoes hats. gloves
lie scattered everywhere. Shoe polish and
ink bottles stand side by side with her
cherished toilet ornaments.
Towels are used for busters and floor
cloths. crockery IL broken, cracked or Lost
She II "A woman of wonderfully philosopbic
temperament II she does not turn away
from room and guest with feeling of pain.
and with the mental resolution 10 next
time strip her beautiful room OF every
thing NOT absolutely necessary to the com
fort OF her guest. But II IT WAS only in the
room assigned To the guest that discomfort
made itself felt, one might not complain.
Every person and thing In the house feels
the presence OF this disorsierly element
Breakfast IL delayed. dinner must wait.
and supper Is served mt unheard OF hours
II there are servants the matter Is still
worse. for there are just NO many more 10
suffer. Their regular hours are all up.
settled. and they find themselves lat sea. /"
Nothing disturbs good servant like being
called upon to do unexpected errands or
work
Every one in the home OF another should
seek To III into his place with just as little
disturbance OF the rules Of the house as
possible. lie should do his best 20 see that
everything coming under his immediate
care Is kept as neat as when he found a.
and certainly should see to IL that nothing
Is broken, lost or needlcssly soiled. He
should be punctual ut all meals and ali
other engagements. II there are servants,
all orders or requests to them should be
made through the lady Of the house A
lady once had a guest who, having received
an invitation for herself and husband out
TO dinner, told her hostess's cook OF their
intended absence. This the lady had pur.
posely refrained from doing, but instead
had asked two intimate friends to drop In
TO dinner. Imagine her CONSERVATION, on
going into the dining room with her friends.
TO find the table set and dinner prepared
for but her own family OF two. She had a
right to feel annoyed ut any such inter
ference on the part Of n guest.
One would hardly expect friends to visit
her without AN invitation, special, II infor
NAL, and on the other hand no one has the
right to take her welcome for granted. II
Is good plan to always give notice OF an
intended visit. even " II extend through
but a single meal This, not that extra
preparations may be made, but that
should L not be convenient both the visitor
and the hostess may escape the EN- barrass
ment OF an III timed visit, than which few
things are more annoying. IS. q. S. Green
In Good Housekeeping