The sun., 1894-11-11
IDEAS GIVEN TO SOCIETY.
THATIS THE PURPOSE ora BUREA o
UHfCH mas JUST BEEN STARTED.
Miss EIin Garrison Ready 60 Take AN
Trouble OT the shoulders or n Hostess
The Bureau of social Re1utrements

Miss Ella Garrison Ready 20 Take An
Trouble On the shoulders or n Hostess
The Bureau of social Requirements.
My dear" says Mr. Charlton Judd I'VE
really ought to give a card party or q reception
or something. We've been poing and gong ever
since we moved here, and It's time we returned
some Of the courtesies we have received"
YES OF course we must" agrees the femi-
nine dear appealed to. II feel that we can't put
II of any longer, but dread It. There's 80
much to think OF and arrange, IL the entertain.
mcnt is to be an entire success. There are the
table decorations, the china, the flower gne
the menu. II we have dancing. there are the
favors to be arranged, or else we must hsv,
somebody to sing or read ur do something TO en-.
tertain the guests. Then | must have a nrv
gown and the girls, too. II seems terrible un.
dertaking but suppose must go through with
IT." and the prospective hostess sighs as she
thinks of her many responsibilities.
The time has come when Mrs. Charlton Judd
or Mrs. Anybody Else who wishes to entcrtaiu
may do SO without giving herself the slightest
trouble. She has simply to apply to the =" Bureau
Of Social Requirements" put the affair in the
hands OF Its managers, and the dinner, tea, cotil.
lon. or reception will come Off without further
effort on her part. In starting this bureau Miss
Ella Garrison entered new field In the range of
occupations for women. There are caterers, Of
COURSE and scores of florists ready to do theii
part toward the success Of private entertain
ment; but never before in New York hasa
hostess been able TO resign to bureau the en-.
tire management Of a party. from the compost.
tion Of the menu and the design for the cards Of
invitation. to suggestions as to her own toilet,
Miss Garrison has at her command u staff of
chefs ready to concoct dainty dishes and but.
lers whose dignifed department will add splen.
dor to any entertainment. Slo proposes to fur.
nish unique designs for the arrangements al
H. tt..
advance gracefully to the altar She will de-
wise ideas for children's parties and she will IN
vent new favors for cotons. She will furnish
artists to sing play read or recite for the enter
tainment Of guests, and will undertake to think
for tie lady of the house regarding every detail
about which the slightest concern might be felt.
In short she will take all care off the hostess's
shoulders and enable her to mingle with her
guests with light heart.
There is another branch OF the Bureau of So-
cial Requirements which will tend to relieve the
mistress OF many handsome home of worry
and responsibility. This department is de-
scribed In the dainty little lavender pamphlet
which the bureau sends out as "the dsmantling
and Encouragement of houses" When a family
Is to be absent from the city during the summer
that make the indoor life Of winter so attractive
the manager Of the bureau will send work
ing OF the furniture in linen. In the autumn IL
will he her province to take off the wrappings and
Another department that receives &c s tRe bureaus
fnttentI9n Is lnformation on all points of social
qs Rs W bs aFs as psn
application to the manager. These include such
not ciapse before paying a first call Il :" % and
" What should determine precedence in the mat
Of forks and TO be used for .nS
courses sa may puzzle one VINO has never paid
Snrh nrnhlnms
vor y, What n iirst sugsested such business 70
Garrison duly installed ut her desk.
scloasIy ali my lifssS % was s' the R @ reply u1sS %y
suggestions when they wanted to decorate q
table tta6, prettily, get new hangings for 9
the kind. II any one in the family was to
be married my invention was taxed TO
the ceremony should be conducted. have
the color. material, and style of making most
likely to suit certai in OF my friends who were in
has come when want to be seif-supporting it
seems to me that had best make business OF
about texture and colors, house decorations. so.
cial forms and customs than know about any-
thing else, so | have determined TO make my
Miss Garrison is a sweet faced young woman,
TO minGle with the world. The oldest daughter
IN IN home where entertainments were frequent
~ gwen, she learned IN her fathers house the
art of conducting social affairs gracefully and
and on account of financial diffi-
culties she now proposes TO put her knowl-
edge TO practical use. Everything about
the bureau Is In lavender-that is the mote"
that permeates the place-and the young lady's
icsk has fresh flowers on ii constantly. the
tribute Of friends who appreciate the manner In
which she has met misfortune which would
make most girls lean upon the first strong arm
hat offered. Miss Garrison is disciple Of
Rgskin Et and believes in the dignity Of labor.
gladly relieve me of care. but prefer to be In
DEPENDENT" she says, simply, and then she adds
hat she Is enjoying her new and engrossing oc-
,upation very much.