Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-11-22

n PERsoNALs.-Miss Ida Rosa is visit
r. ing IN Poughkeepsie, N. Y. where she
K will remain until after the holidays are
y past
i We are gratified to meet again on the
t street our esteemed fellow-townsman,
Clinton Prettyman. and 10 be able 10
/ say that his health seems to be daily i'm
: proving
Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Humphreys and
J son Tom have returned from a short
visit 10 Philadelphia.
Miss Laura Twigg is visiting friends In
Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Miss Sallie Black, of Milton, is visiting
Mrs J c. Wiltbank
DR.. w II. Moore of Philadelphia. spent
Sunday in Milford, the guest of Mr.. s.
Arnold.
Mr. T. F Hammersey, Milford's well
known aud highly esteemed druggist, has
been seriously i'll with erasipelas of the
face and head His physician, DR..
Prettyman, informs us that he is now
steadily couyalescing.
Mrs H L. Paige is visiting in New
| Britain Conn
W. F. Draper, general manager of
the New York Transfer Company. of
/ New York, returned to that city last
/ Monday after two weeks visit in Mil |
ford
DR.. ]. S Preityman, Jr, who is now
attending the clinics in the great hos
pitfalls OF New York City writes that the
facilities for practical instruction in all
branches of surgery are excellent. Every
day there are numerous operations per-
formed on all parts of ;he BODY and &C
credited medical men froui all parts of
the world are permitted to see aud take
part in The work. There thew learn 10
be expert IN all operations Besides taxi
ing part in general surgery the Doctor
IS paying most attention 10 operations on
the eye ear, rose and throat
DESPITE the fact that the inevitable
social routine of calls is generally regar-
ded by mos, women as a irighlful bore,
the fact remains that IN orier to keep uo ,
the social standard such coucessi ms 10
decency aud good manners must be made,
therefore Is il not wise once 10 while TO
consider how best 20 20 about ii, SO far a, I
is possible, oreduce the burden Of both |
Your hostess and YOURSELF We would r
advse, hrsi never to 90 at an iaopporlune
hour II there is anything mare harro1-
ing 10 a housewife than 10 receive a visit
tor before her house is in order or rer /
own self prepared to receive company we
have not yet discovered it The woman
who can appear At ease when she sees a
LAYER of dust staring the caller in the face .
aud knows that there may be smuages
Of flour on her own nose is the up-to date
rival ofthe Sparton boy. but we have vet 10 il
meet her To have a day for receiving is I,
the best plan and saves your friesds the r,
lritterisg away OF their time
in desultory visits When you have .
reached the house and been ushered into II
The drawing Toom do not be persuaded, If 81
you have started ont to make formal
call, to remove your wraps. Fifteen G,
minutes being the limit of your stay there =,
IS no occasion to act as though you had n
arrived for protracted visitation On an
other occasion. when ceremony is len out y
lf the formula, you can stay longer and o
ut and gossip Comfortably If YOU fiui YOU 70
ire not boring your FREUD. In making O
1 formal call remember that no matter =
low intimate you may he with your host
IS it is a sign Of better bree ling 10 talk
IN her at home' dayin The fashion cou ). a
enanced BY society rather than 10 in al
lulge in personalities This more es al
,ecially applies If there are others pres 3
mt Finally at TIE conclusion Of the /.
all, get p<nd 50; do not as so many
women in5ist upon doirg .alk longer
lier you afe once on your feet than be Sc
ore you <ose to depart. Do OF rush Bi
orth aaFuptly, but do not loiter. Al S,