Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25

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How to Make tho visitor Thoroughly
Comfortable.
| II aiWQys like TO hiiye Mrs. X. come
| to the nousc, and often invite her even
when / have been overrun with COM
pany, and this because she is what
call the restful guest" said a woman
whose country house is favorite resort
of very large circle Of friends.
Il have, as yon know" she continued,
IN very extensive acquaintance, and am
| fond Of entertaining, but there is such q
difference in people! Last year ! had
with me, for two weeks, one of the
sweetest little women ever knew, in
some respects, but 1t was necessary to
adjust her every day, so to speak. She
was extremely primitive in some of her
notions and awfully prim in others.
Her principles were extravagantly high,
all right, of course, and proper, but she
exploded them, as it were, at many in
convenient times. While she was in the
house felt IL my duty TO keep an eye
on her continually, not that she did any
thing dreadful, but, out Of certain lines,
she was wholly destitute of tact. In the
first place, she was very fond of rising
early. At the time of her first visit,
on the morning after her arrival, she
was downstairs at least an hour before
breakfast was ready. She found the
maids sweeping ana busting, the man
was beating the rugs. and there was
general nousc-cleaning Time gong on.
having no resi- ior tne SOU OF ner 1901
IN the regions peiow' she tflppeo up
stairs, put on ner nat ana wrap ana
vntii she was warned by preparations
that sweeping tnere would De next IN
oruer. linen she meahdereo up ana
Gown the gravcl walks. When break
last was announced ana sne came IN,
she toiu me IN me sweetest possible
way put with Just the least lttie ac-
ccno OF reproacn' tnac sne nao peen
downstairs ior over an nour.
VI course inc malus were more OF
less uncom1ortapie' thinking tnat sne
mlght pc annoyed py what was actually
necessary 10 pe done. VI this' however,
she seemed utteriy obvious. Durlng
DreaKIast she repeated the statement
.ilut sne nao oeen downstairs something
more ,nan an hour. a ratner uncom-
iol.apie siience was aver'ea by very
WHY guest VINO Always Jumps INTO
every soc'ai oreacn ol TINS sor1 Win
so'nc prish. Iehiarh 'na' puts every
pouy IN goou numor.
inae was sample Oh that Visit l
,ouiu pu' no'ice 'iie con'ras1 between
her manner anu management ana 'hose
u MIS-. A. VINO Slips ihto tne uomestic
e,oo'es y, an es'apiisninehl as 'housh
sue were Dorm anu maze lor tne place.
cnc iaaSes ner appearance III the morn
ins az pieciseiy the righI hioineh'' sue
disappears us II ny magic when any
tning occurs thas makes her absence de-
sirapie' ana, pest Oh all shc VIII take a
wnole' roomiui Oh guests win ner' ana
euterc oin them SO graclously ana manage
tne'n 50 neauCiiuily tnat lney maven
the silgntest loea that they are either
eafrieu VI. OF hianageu az All. ihere
Is no wonder tna' MIS-. ~. mas more III
Vitaoions IMAM she can possibly accept
ana that sne is welcome guest every
"nere.
one Oh the disagreeapie FEATURES OF
entertaining especiaiiy young persons
OF those unaccustomed 10 going ABOUT
very much' is that they seem 10 expect
10 De amused ana looked a1tef' lhose
people VINO nave no resources OF tneir
own' ana are compelieo 10 rely soieiy
on others 1or mental occupation, are
most unfortunate ana, as guests are
not without serious ooJecuons.
Every child should be taught from
It's earliest years certain amount OF
seiI-nuependence' and should De
Drought up with Inc idea that IL must
never become n tax on others for Occu-