The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-07


And each thought Of the days to be
And breathed a prayer, half'silently.
One poured nor love on many lives,
But knew loves toll and care;
Its burdens oft had been to her
A heavy weight to bear;
She stopped and murmured lovingly,
"Not burdened hands, dear child, for
the e."
one had not known the burdened hands,
But knew the empty heart;
At life's rich banquet she had set
An unfed guest, apart;
"Oh, not she whispered tenderly,
"An empty heart, dear child, for thee"
And one was old she had known care,
She had known loneliness;
She knew God leads US by no path
His presence cannot bless;
She smiled, and murmured trustfully,
Goods will, dear child, Gods will for
thee!'
KATE TUCKER GoODE.
Boydton, Va.
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The Art of Hospitaiity.-Is 1t On The
Decline?
There is a noticeable and deplora-
BILE decline in hospitality.
OF course it is easily enough ac-
counted fol-everything in life, you
know, has a reason for being. 1t is
the rush and hurry of the day that
has brought about the change.
In the good old days which
some of us remember and others of us
only know about as it is all told in
stories or recOunted tHnderly by our
elders, home meant a place into
which ones friends might come and
be welcome.
There were no street cars to hurry
away on from place to place, and so
there was no such thing as getting
around to pay dozen calls in one
afternoon, unless one was fortunate
enough to have Il carriage.
In the good old days" people
were asked to stay to tea il they
were belated at friends house. 1t
was counted a terrible oversight of
the kindly art Of hospitality to let
one 90 hungry from ones home. 1t
has gone out of fashion, though, to
ask ones friends 70 stay to tea. The
busy housewife says she is glad ii
has, that it must have been a dread.
full amount Of trouble for her mother
when there was always the chance OF
having a guest in the house. But her
mother, now "A siIvery haired grand
mother, shakes her head and per
Sists still that they were good
old days aud signs over the lack
of hospitality that exists in modern
homes.
Don't you remember the spare
bedroom of your childhood? The
bed in that room was always higher
aud pulitzer than any other bed in
the house. and it's spread and pillow
shams were the best. The greer
and red carpet was always speckless
anG spOtless. aud the linen kept fOl
that room was the finest that the
household boosted. There were
cheerful pictures on the walls anC
notices worked in wOrsted cross
stitch, with clusters of red berrie:
and bright autumn leaves put about
their frames if 1t was winter anC
flowers if it was summer.
Nothing was too good for tina
chamber whsre would rest the
chance or invited guest. In you
childish way you knew it was some
thing very nice, and there was I
feeling of awe that crept over yOl
whenever you were sent to tba
bright, cheerful room to get any
thing.
know that in a crowded city
every extra room means so muci
extra rent. 1t may not always b.
possible to have the spare room al
ready and waiting for the coming
guest. but when the guest does ar
rive for day Or week, do max
the stay as happy and comfortable
one as possible. You may fancy tina
this is what every housewife will
naturally do, but it isn't. We hav
got 80 practical that even hospitali
~ is fast being looked upon as
foolish sentiment that is best pu
aside and done with.
One does not need to visit for an,
great length of time to learn tina
hospitality is sadly on the decline
There are, to be sure, homes where
holds sway in the good old fashiOne,
way, and these are not all home
where riches abound either. Their
is one home that | know where tn
strictest Of economy is from necessit
practiced, aud vet one never goe
there but one feels that the welcOm
is so cordial and that the plain Lit
tie dainty luncheon is the best tina
could be served anywhere. The de
lightful air of hospitality that pei
vades it all makes one forget to no
tice that the rich old broCade is sad
ly worn on the chair bottoms an
that the draperies in the dinin
room are much faded. The mOthe
aud daughters of that household d
not hesitate to ask the most fashion
able caller if she looks tired, 10 tax
of her hat and have "A cup of tea
They take it for granted that if pee
pie think enough of them to Wis
them they expect to be made CO.
daily welcome to the best the
home affords. Are these old fasl
toned people popular? Well, ask tn
folks who always keep their name
at the very tops of their Wis
ting lists. Margaret Hannis in 5
Louis Bepublic.