Kate Power's review., 1895-02-02
LADIES' RECEPTION DAYS.

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serious and earnest consideration OF the
| ladies ~ Jackson
| IN ~ the Oft discussed and much yeKed
question of reception days among our
/ ladies
There are many reasons why reception
days should b. observed iu Jack son rea-
| sons of economy a. well as reasons Of
| fashion
Jackson IN Just at present of most nm
omfortable si1e neither village nor "A
| city. with feW III the advantages Of the
| latter and all the disadvantages Of The
| former
In nothing Is this more apparent, than
In ita social nbsernneas
And this very question of reception
days could he 10 easily ssttied and would
carry sueh satisfaction In it, train.
AN II IN n1N, there II scarcely ii day ~
the week in which calls arc not made, I'M
all parts M the town and three out OF
| hFo pf These calls are failures Either
the call In made IA AN hour when the mis-
trraa nf the house In absent, shopping. or
marketing or making calls herself or
" ben size IN engaged about her household
duties
OF caursrt the caller has Oulp ten minutes
for this particular visit so the hostess
must either excuse herself and so run the
risk nf offending her visitor or she must
leave tho work unfinished. rush through
IA change nj costume and enter the cold
parluf whore Il Atrkiv fire Ia beginning 10
flicker conscious MI tho tact that the part
In her hair ts moi straight, tho curl there
nf In "A frif tn stead nf a wave. the set ~
her gown III bad. and her equilibrium IL
generally upset
And after "A few spasmodic effort. AT
cUn$FFARtio on. a few Intellectual puHchinge
of tie tire, to force some brightness some
where aud five minutes uf general misery.
The guests depart, tn w0nder IN themselves
how on earth any body thinks that wo.
man agreeable or smart Just as she
leaves the Tire blAzes out brilliantly, and
sings and shines away, nndisturhed, for
The reat nf the day, the hostess returns 10
lind her cake spoiled that her eggs have
fallen, ar that the baby haa overturned
hla bath or ohewed up the soap, and so
ia goes
on course this is not always the ease,
for thrre are a few homes III which the
parlur tlr1 III always burning. and the
mistress always ready to @ee her guests.
ttut thrsc Edcn.like homes Arr rare
IL was only two days ago that, AT
o'clock | met Two ladies who had been
calling three hours. and though the sun
shunr warmly upon na, they shook and
ahaYeFed aud looked blue around the
iip@, 40 chilled had they become in the
twelve Icy parlnra, ont of the fourteen
luto which they had hrgn ushrrrd
4 reception aav would do away with
All 0f this unpieasantnFss
The hostess. her daughters aud her
guests would hr ready to receive and tn
enjoy any number If visitors, the rooms
would he warm, eangeutai friends would /
meet, and, III IL happened tn he afternoon /
would marry nr bury" all If their absent /
friends. Sn vup of la ur chocolate
Tet the ladies If the various nrighhor- 4
hoods gvt together aud decide unou ia /
aay ~ that iRdieN Herd nat watk them. 4
selves down in making two or thrre wide 1
III separated visits
For instance. in extreme North jackson
aaN ffom Asylum @t up, irt the ladies all /
decide unon nne day, ana announce Ill
Es*t other tln likewise, and III this Way, /
visits wlil br i pleasure ta guests and
aNateea alike, anal u dainty cun Ut teA
served hy the daughter af the house wiil