New-York tribune., 1900-08-31

Ms A has guests who may or may not be
without an invitation from Mrs. A. or in other
cords does politeness require Mrs A 70 invite
a5d should Mrs :. rsfrsin Infh 50 invited7
No Invitation is necessary TO cali on visitor at
e t-ten3s house. even Il Mrs. A is only an ac-
quairtance, and her guests complete strangers It
e always act Of graceful courtesy for q visitor
2 q e & @ eay69 Th % % hostess 5 any In Vsr sree Me9
communities, Ike New-York society n the winter,
considered almost obligatory
Please tel ne Il Il Is considered necessary TO
leave cards on every woman in the household II
there are more than Two Also what are the rules
bands that LEFT with those Of the women OF
their family. A. 2.
L prevents mistakes 70 leave card on every
person who IS included IN the visit. but as more
than three seems absurd, a couple with the right
hand end turned across expresses the intent. A
husbands separate card should be left On the man
S-6e-s a-s -5o b5E1 10 make their o4 calls 0o1
os1 save +5si% ca-s also b- Il ossI To;,ne
men should pay their own visits
tne sor ny t; aunt S So n B ga not So Nov INT itnately
specr L 7.
The period os mourning for relatives IN America
has very much decreased in late years. We now
follow the English standards, which notably
Shorter. Three months IS generally the rule for
g1ce o. aunt who lives IN the same place, and with
WON you have been IN constant communication
b1r six weeks IS all that is necessary 70 show re-
i Ton the Woe fie siG but three % nonthS 4t o3rn nUpra
ag may be relieved by wearing white and rnauve
ssoqi6 bs grateful for some suggestion for an
growth Mrs E s.
successful function of the kind given at a
country house last year may prove useful A room
d the left o. the hall and opening into another
a.g-- 49, - .
Any amount Of ingenuity might be exercised IN ar
Is-e-ng sach room, by the way; the object being
70 make Il as weird and fantastic as possible. In
LIS case tHe only hght from several jack
-anlerns made OUT Of pumpkins. Red silk was
+----eI o. over the crIfces cut for the eyes and
iHo-lAs which added very much TO their baIeful ap
+sarence when the candles were lit The effect
vas heightened by ingenious head dresses In one
-'-l-eI OF the room was q dreadful wizard dressed
- { 4o--s, white gown, covered with red cabaUsuc
hgores. and & high pointed cap. A long, white
De@To q cotton and bushy eyebrows Of the same
i-@leflsl proved effective disguise. Before him
Us q -aTge copper pot, the contents Of which he
H-lreo whenever visitor was introduced into the
-O9 As the Ingredients consisted OF common salt,
-Sol winch q small quantity OF alcohol had been
poured and lighted just before the guest entered,
nc eject was very good. The other end OF the
ION vas occupied by a medium sized mirror. hung
l@lAer high. 20 that person standing before it
goe-c just see his face and next TO this was a
,tof Covered with long curtain and leading into
oeen purpose.y taken away so that il was easy
~J-ceal any one behind the curtains. Each per-
- was introduced singly into the chamber or
1..tcrs, and told 70 look IN the glass which
$3.50 ne curtain Wei the face Of the IN
,-...Si after fortune, who might not look around
So ne or she had peeled apple and cast the
- over the left shoulder IN the mean time the
reeeele4 Eeclteo magic rhymes. while a face ap-
- e fsIecJed in the mirror the shoulder OF
- LsIHyi- JEts was easily managed by a slit IN
y. g-s curtain. through which peered faces in the
-C-s c.sgulses dOnned by the several people who
n me next room. The ceremony concluded,
ne visitor having seen the face OF his OF her
Cf1df y
ei,5E Ii-aIn5eI. The rest OF the performances in
. b-r--sa poDbing for apples IN rub Of water
EsI1sLt INTO the hal. and the various other All
frss5I,NeeL games. the evening ending up with re-
-Ss-InenLs ana q dance.