The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-22
BEST LAID PLANS
OF HOSTESSES.

1t is fortunate for the peace of mind
of many a housewife, says the New
York Tribune, that she is unaware of
all that goes on in her household. What
"Biddy'' does, and what she leaves UNI
done, would probably shock her mis-
tress considerably were she cognizant
of her peccadilloes.
Go right in and set down and I'll
see if she'll see yer" said a we'll turned
out looking parlor-maid to a couple of
callers who looked at each other and
laughed, as the woman left them with
scant ceremony to find their way to the
drawing room. while she went to sum-
mon her mistress.
How annoyed poor Mrs. A. would
be If she knew the way her new maid
received her visitors" said one of the
guests. 'She so prdes herself upon
having everything conventionally cor
rect. and yet in spite of all her care her
unframed waitress gives her away In
this fashion at the very threshold ="
A young married woman who had re-
Gently moved into a fashionable SUI
burban neighborhood was most anxious
that the right people should call upon
her, and had trained her newly ar
rived Irish maid to receive a card on
her little silver tray and usher the
visitor into the drawing room. 1t was
not long before she felt she could trust
the maid to receive any visitor cred
itably. One day as she was dressing
the maid brought her a card. "Oh, 1t
is Mrs. *" said the mistress, flush
ing with pleasure as she recognized
the name of the most prominent socie-
ty leader of the place. Yes, I'll see
her." she said to the maid. But I'M
fortunately she had not carried the
training of her raw material quite far
enough, for a moment later she heard
heavy footsteps OH the stairs, and be-
fore she realized what they meant she
was petrified at seeing the equally as
tonished face of her visitor at the door
of her bedroom. Your maid told me
to come up" said the portly dame, good
humoredly taking in the situation,
while the poor little house mistress
stammered an apology, $50 I thought
your sitting room must be upstairs. I
suppose she made a mistake, but at all
events" she continued, with ready tact,
you cannot be taken at a disadVan-
tage in such a pretty room, and with
such becoming wrapper!'
Chinese servants are said to be high
ly satisfactory, as they never forget
anything they are once taught, but it
is necessary for that very reason to be
careful not to make any mistake in
coaching them, or overlook any con-
tingency. A woman who decided to try
Chinese man servant began by giving
him instructions as to the reception of
visitors, and as an object lesson pre-
scented herself at the front door and
gave the man her card telling him to
say in answer, IT Will see If Mrs. b.
is in," and then usher the guest into
the reception room. This he learned
quickly and satisfactorily, and that
afternoon when the doorbell rang she
leaned over the banisters to see the
result. The man opened the door, re-
ceived the card of the man who was
calling, looked at it and then seemed
dissatisfied. Suddenly he darted to the
table. produced a card of his mistress,
which was much larger COM
pared the two, and vehemently shook
his head. Ticket no rightee," and
before his mistress could interfere he
had shut the door in the visitors face.