Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-06-24
TO BE A GOOD GUEST
Some Hints on the Gentle a,5 D.,
Acquired Art N@'eiy

During the summer moptL.
Tie weekend parties are ARRANGED H., ~,
tagers spending the vacation sao - COL
the country and shore. and 10 +bas. :. d
the dear pleasure of the girl oLIigo5I Is
remain at her desk in town. To ba s osi. %
80, for these girls here is a HfrI ,sh N'sl
monette. "'Nc ser
A guest recognizes that = bo,+,.-,
certain duties to her in the wav - mas
vldlng comfort and amusement Ln+ pro-
oIten she forgets that a guest oIsn 'o'
obligations, the chief of VIII mas
promptness in every detail.
1t is the height of inconsider,....
when time has been set for yiS ,i,'lg rs
the prospective guest to write nutti,,.. ~? u
on Tor few days or a week. TEa 5oi II
tess has undoubtedly planned mnrLooo,ss
caro- partes and other things Of tba,
sort ana departed from her regular r ,,''
tine of living only to learn thronab th
post that they were thought ont N N" r aG5
and must be done over again. '''H
Moreover, 1t prevents her from rnol,;n.
plans for herself when the visitor i eora4s
for II the visit be DELAYED if stiIl ', SSt
not be curtailed. Always 60 ot tbo t Hi"y
originally set unless illness nrevants ' al5
unless really urged leave at the time S S.t
appointed. Courtesy demands that
hostess express regret that her rupst /.
departing, and many a visitor has raje
herseif unpopular by prolonging yist
that her hostess might have eui0vSa boJ
it been briefer. ~ N"u
Once inside your friends house raaIi,,
that from then until you leave her way
Is yours. 1t you are old aud Intimate
friends a certain latitude of refusal ~
allowed, but, broadly speaking. VEN Tnr1,
do as she has arranged 1t makes M
difference that you hate teas. If she
wishes you to go you must do 50. for +
you stay at home she will think Won ara
not enjoying yourself, and so her own
pleasure will be spoiled and the chances
are that she will scurry around to trv
to think of something else TO do that viii
amuse you. You are. figuratively speak
ing, in the hands of your hostess If
you don't like what she does, never re.
peat the visit, but while You are there
that time act as though you We're en-
joying it.
Two things. each of which is uuimpor.
tant. that will do much to contribute 70
the hostess comfort if looked after is
always to be prompt to meals and to
keep ones room tidy. With only one or
two maids in the house they cannot bs
expected to give much personal service.
and if a girl does not pick up her own
things it necessitates the hostess going
in when she has the chance and doing it
herself.
A girl staying in the house of another
is apt to forget that by herself is her
family judged. If she is noisy, incon.
siderate and obstinate she shows imme-
diately that she has been badly brought
up and places her parents in a light
where they are open to criticism.
Neither hostess nor guest should al
ways be on parade, for there are times
when each has little things that must
be done. A hostess must keep her house
running; guest has letters to write
and needs time for resting 1t is a very
tactful thing on the part of a guest to
excuse herself after breakfast to write
her letters, for that is the time her
friend is most apt to be busy with
household matters, and it leaves her
free with an untroubled mind Indeed,
consideration is the keynote of visiting,
and if a guest does as she would like
one to do in her home she is rather apt
to be a success.-Boston Traveller.