New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
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GRIEVANCES OF THE HOSTESS.

.<zvoulanse ehe country be simply .deal II SC
wasn't for ehe visitors we have 20 have" said
the summer hostess over her afternoon tea on
dhe veran6a. "I don't mind the guests. thoF-
ougily love company. The responsibility OF en-
fertasnine them doesn't bother me- It is sim
ply their numerous thoughtless acts that upset
ma Why, we had a young girl visit us for sew
eral weeks last summer whose thoughtlessness
was beyond COMPREHENSION. She was really one
OF the pretticst and most attractive girls ever
eav. but such habits! When she was out on the
veranda among crowd Of young people couId
iscarcely believe that she the same careless
person who had left such untidy room up
stairs She left the water in the basln' her
clothes all over the floor, her shoes on the
dresser. and Oh. most unpardonable OF all she
4est hair sn her cOmbT
ssweiI I don't believe that leaving hair in the
koorb IS as had as what cne Of my guests did,"
.sass che caller from the house opposite. when
f.he maids cleaned her room they found little
rolls Of combings which she had thrown belina
,te dresser. Now, think Of that for haoit'
ysheu had wastebasket, tool!
ooh Ihad all wanted Of guests last summer
.ald the satisfied young matron who was about
70 escape TO Europe. 'It was my 1lrst summer
at our new country place. and my nrst guests
were two Of my bridesmaids. Oh, what ols-
appointment I didn't suppose that two such
sweet. dainty girls would be so careless. How
they abused the pretty things in my guest roomsI
land didn't have unusable, impractical things
sn them. either. The dresser covers were wash
able but hadn't anticipated ink spots. medi-
cine stains or holes burned with curling irons.
And can you imagine any one wiping or heavy
dusty walking boots with a handsome em-
broidersd towel? It was a wedding present,
TOO"
ooh, wen." sighed the hostess. 81 suppose we
snust continue to entertain our friends even
lhough they continue to have barbarous habits.
souH simply will not have guests who interfere
with the servants. Last summer my downstairs
anaids were rung for at all hours by guest
who took personal dislike to the ladys maid l
gave her. Just when the maids were re neeoee lo9a
downstairs she called them to hook her gowns
and wait upon her generally.
THAT is bad enough remarked the hostess
of the house opposite. but. oh, deliver me from
the guests who are never time. They go INTO
my guest record with black marks after their
names. I do love company, but there Is limit
.'Yes. of course that is dreadfulIy annoying"
admitted the hostess. but whatever you do,
don't ever invite an old friend whom you haVenG
seen for years to visit you. 1t is very risky.
had an old school friend with me last summer
who simply capped the climax To begin with,
she didn't like children, and very plainly showed
IL. / gave the nurse implicit instructions about
not letting the children bother her. but the darI-
ings could not be kept out OF her sight alto
gether Her afternoon nap disturbed by
their happy little voices when playing out on the
lawn She complained of their little feet clat-
tering on the stairs. She never lost an Oppor-
funity to allude to their little shortcomings by
telling OF the perfect training her sisters chill
dren were getting. Well, the memory OF that
summer viii stay with me long. People who
don't love children should never go visiting
where they are
Wei, people who viii have company do
have TO endure good deal, but TO me the de-
structivo visitor is about the worst said the
mistress Of the house opposite. "I mean care
less and destructive with other peoples things.
A young girl came 20 US for a few weeks one
summer who said she simply aGored books and
was just going TO spend all her time in the
library reading. ] happy at the thought Of
not having to bother much about entertaining
her. But she really consumed more time being
followed up to what she did with the books.
She left them any and every place. Out on the
porch railing, the lawn in the swings, down
sn the boathouse; just any place where she hap
pened to be she left a book, usually lying open
or with the covers bent back. She was a sweet
girl, but oh, such an absentminded dreamer.
Several OF choicest books were left out in
the rain and completely ruined; others were lost
for days and found in most unheard Of places.