The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-04

the bachelor girl.
 During this time she receives her gen. tlemen friends.
 | She gives her dinners to her own so- 1 cial circle.
 She makes her calls, for the bachelor girl gets little time for daytime calling. I And in the evening the, bachelor girl l goes out to the theater. either alone or
 accompanied, for in the etiquette of the bachelor girl she does not always need
 an escort
 The bachelor girl, it will be seen, has
 abundant opportunity for doing the wrong thing. even as she has abundant opportunity for doing the right thing. l And she must make no mistake. l She must possess always that name less charm called manner She must know how to receive peo- l pie.
 She must have the gift of light con yersation.
 l She must have tact. presence of mind land the ability to say the right thing at the right time
 These are the personal qualities of the l bachelor girl if she is to be the popular girl, the attractive girl. In addition to, these she must have a ] home in which to entertain; and this
 must be sufficiently large to afford parlor or reception home. 1 It must be furnished so that it appeals to good taste. A washstand, only part l ly concealed. a bed couch which looks as If it were always open, table which suggests a constant line of cookery none of these things are admissible in the reception room of a bachelor girl l \ Yet it may be cosy. There is the pot
 of palms and there are small fancy ar ticles, the candlesticks, the fans and the 1 bric-a- -br.ac.
 l In the bachelor girf,s parlor there may, with the utmost propriety, be the ehafng dish equipment: and over it's bubbling mysteries the bachelor girl bends in the evening at one of the little frolies which is sure to creep into her 1 life. In her parlor there is. of course, l the cosy corner. and into this the bach- elor girl may bring her souvenirs And 1 if she be a bachelor girl of the pro nounced type her room will contain not i one, but four corners, all cosy. If bachelor girl can afford to keep maid her task of entertaining is much l simplified, for she has some one to open the door, bring in the tea and serve dinner. But even without the maid she
 can give her little 5o'clock teas by hav- l ing her table set beforehand. From a o'clock tea standard will hang the tea
 kettle giving forth it's cheering fumes, or over an alcohol lamp the kettle will
 bubble ready for the o'clock coffee which is coming to take the place of the | 5 o'clock tea
 ' The tea table must be set beforehand and concealed by screen, so that when l the caller comes the bachelor girl has only to remove the screen, and there will stand the table with it's equipment l iof dishes.
 I The proper settings for the 5 o'clock l tea table are slices of bread all but ! tered and either laid fiat in sandwich lfashion or rolled, and small sweet cakes. l It is not actually necessary that any thing be served in addition to these and the bachelor girl can easily prepare the little tea table set the kettle and con& ceal all with a small screen, which is drawn only part way across the table. I to await the advent of the chance tcaller.
 | The afternoon tea is the prettiest form of entertainment for the bachelor girl. It is 50 simple, so informal, so thoroughly indicative of good spirit and good fellowship that it is deservedly the most popular way of entertaining for the single woman.
 When the caller arrives and is seated ILLg f,.nxy Tf ic no maid the bachelor girl may remove the screen and either draw up the table I or ask the caller to take seat by it's side. Here he may assist at the tea pouring, and, together, the gentleman caller and the bachelor girl.may enjoy a
 cup of tea.
 The 5 o'clock tea caller is expected to leave before 6, and when he rises to go
 the bachelor girl rises also. It is etiquette, when a caller goes, to
 shake hands with him, and the bachelor girl makes the first move by extending
 her hand. If she does not do this her
 caller simply bows and departs
 The bachelor girl must not help a man
 on with his overcoat, for it is not good
 form ever to do this. She must not hand him his hat or otherwise assist him with his belongings, cane or um- Tbrella. He is supposed to take care of Ethese himself and it is the worst of poor Haste to aid him. ! When taking leave the caller may ask if he may call again. But it is taken flor granted that he may drop in any afternoon, for o'clock tea invitation, |once extended is permanent one and need not be repeated each time. Or, if
 she so desires, and if she feels that the invitation has not been general enough, the girl bachelor may ask him to come
 again or. make some remark to the ef-
 feet that she is always at home at five o'clock, The bachelor girl who keeps house in "a little fiat is allowed certain leeway
 which is not extended to young girl in
 high society. .lss a- She can receive callers alone in her
 flat without chaperon. jstt X . She can come and go at all hours of