Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21
THE USEFUL GIRL.
She Vino Literally Shines at Functions
Never Loses Her
Head,

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Never Loses Her
Head.
We have all met her-the girl who as
ststr ut one function after another
Sometimes we wonder why She is 50
much IN evidence. She may he lass
neauiliu! than her cousin, vino, SWatded
III white broadcloth and furs, trails up
10 the RECEIVING party. sips languidlF "a,
her tea, aud trails out again 10 rect ~
ton No. or -. according To hCp al
gagement book for the dav She in"y
wear the simplest Of point dcspYit. Whale
her neighbor across the way sets OIL
her brunette beauty in lace that cost the
eycsight of more than one Irish laSSir
She may carry her allowance in mnia-
ture chatelaine. while Miss Millions
Signs her personal checks but. iuSt The
same. mt all functions where women do
congregate will she be found, and usual
ty numbered in the receiving or assisting
party.
Why? BY reason or those things which
she leaves undonc rather than for those
;hings she does.
In the first place. she never losaS her
head. If anyone has the right 10 feel
anxious it is the hostess. No matter
how admirably her plans are laid, some
evil circumstance may arise 10 cause
confusion. The Invaluable social lieu
tenant is she who holds her nerves and
her wits always ut the service of the
hostess.
Happy that hostess who may chat
with her guests in the drawing room.
conscious that some absolutely Depend
able friend has an eye to the servants
in the dining room.
The best of caterers will sometimes
fall below the standard of vigilance, and
then the young woman presiding behind
the coffee urn saves the reputation of
the hostess.
The average guest at an afternoon az
fMr makes a mere prctenSe ut eating
She Is there to see and 10 be seen. In
cideutalIE. she has the eve which sees
through her back hair IL the dining room
appointments are lacking. She who
proves an assistant worthy of the name
looks 20 II that the dining room arrange
mentS are perfect
Black-clad serving people are indiSpen-
sable for the formal function. but for the
daintler afternoon affair there is nothing
prettier than bevy Of bright-faced girls
passing the viands particularly pleasing
70 feminine tastes. \ rosy frappc from
The slender, white hand of pretty girl,
who losses in pleasant word takes on
iiaYOr lndeScribablc. but always rrc0g-
nlzable. The girl who is really indis-
pcnSable in this office is She whose eve
does not fail to see the latest arrival at
the dining room door. She has 4 faculty,
too. for grouping all Corners, aud never
allows the incoming guests To take on the
appearance of a limo waiting their turn
OF a quicklunch counter.
II the affair bc a card party. she has n
secret way locked IT, the innermoSt re-
ccSSes Of her hearn for bringing the right
sort of people together when she passes
Out tho score cards She knows chat the
success Of the afternoon may lac deter
mined by gathering the most congenial
people together during the fcH minutes
while players are waiting for the tinkle
Of the bell, which means the starting Of
the race Of wits and cards for a prize
that may represent only a few dollars,
but many hpart-hurnings. And She deals
out consolation prizes with a gracious
ness that robs them of their sting. More
over. she IS m authority on cards from
casino 20 bridge She can settle disputes
without calling on her hostess or her
HoyIc
If no special duties be assigned her her
magnetic personality pervades ali the
rooms. She Gocs not ding tcnaciOusly 80
The receiving party at the hostess elbow.
nut is here, there. everywhere: never
hurrying, yet never lettering longer than
necessary to make Il guest feel at home
She does not make the mistake of dom
ming a half-worn evening frock for this
occasion. but appears in something fresh
and new-distinctly an afternoon gown.
She does not devote herself TO some in
timate friend whose conversation j. par
ticularly pleasing, nor to the social
hOnesses. whose favor She would win.
Neither does she add 10 the discontinue
Of the bashful, constrained guest by
singing her out and publishing the fact
that she is q wallhower even in feminine
gatherings. Rather, in "a way quite her
own, she scores by reason OF discrectly
chosen intrOductions.
When the guests have gone and the re-
ceiving party sits down for a chat around
the library fire or freshens the toilet
preparatory to the arrival Of the men for
dinner She does not drop one word that
would mar the triumph Of her hostess.
She does not repeat one mOrsel Of eriti-
cism. which the most discreet of tea
drinkers viii drop ca occasions.
She does not detail any slight contre-
temps in the afternoon arrangements
which has escaped her hostess eye
She does not mention the fact that she
is tired 20 death Not she--thc girl who
is n demand by exporter ced ho@tesses.
She smiles and smiles 8p. is charmer
to the very end. until she sinks back i'm
her carriage. or trips tightly toward her
home. her wise little head buried IN a
fieccy wrap, hcr arms filed with flowers
from the hands Of grateful hostess. |
who. over her chocolate the next morn
ing murmurS To her dearest friend:
My dear, il you want someone TO pour
tea for you at Heiene'S coming out, ask
that pretty Douglas girl. She has such
2 faculty for doing the right thing at the
right minute. '-WaShington Star.