The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27
The Way to Glue a
Pretty House Party
House Swept and Garnished- Guests in Measure
Free--I7Uite People Who Are Acquainted and Con-
geniaL-- Gratuity for Servants

the afternoon there may be tea at
TOUR or five o'clock, a lawn party, a
garden fete or something OF that sort,
and the late dinner Is the one formal
function Of the day when people dress
ana are at their best Sometimes in
houses where .gayety obtains, dinner is
followed by dance, and this young
people greatly enjoy. A barn dance,
where the floor is good and smooth
and walls and roof are adorned with
flags and flowers. is a very pretty
sight.
In selecting guests for a house party
1t is well to choose those who will be
mutually agreeable and whose inter
course will not prove a failure So far
as possible. invite people who have q
previous acquaintance and If your
guest of honor be stranger. see that
he or she is some one the others will
like to know.
Do not drop into the great mistake
of inviting people who, while outward,
ly polite. are really at swords points
Once in awhile. in society. there are
maids and matrons who cannot blend
any more than oil and water and they
should not be asked to the same house
party. Invite no more people thar
you can seat with comfort. in your
dining-room- You may ask neighbor.
in to meet your guests. If SO, choose
those who are most likely to get and
to give pleasure.
In sending invitations to a house
party, be explicit as to the time of COM
ing and going. Leave nothing to acct
dent or to private judgment. You,
note will probably be written in the
first person singular, and you will
beg for the pleasure of your friends
company from Friday until Tuesday
or from Wednesday the sth unit,
Wednesday. the 22d, etc. State al
that Is necessary about trains and
steamboats,. If your home is at dis
lance from landing or railway sta,
ton. provide conveyances for guests
and have these ready on the arriva'
of train or boat. Equally speed tho
parting guests. Everything that can
be done to send a leave-taking guest
agre eably forward on his way is in
cumbent on good host.
The question Of tips sometimes puz-
zles guests. IF hostess decidedly OBJ
jects to this, she should let her guests
be aware of her feeling, and ask them
in plain terms to bestow nothing upon
the servants. People who frequently
entertain and whose many guests i'm
pose extra work upon servants should
invariably give the servants an extra
gratufty Tor extra service. To forbid
tips and to fail in adding an extra fee
is to impose hardship on hardwork-
ing hired people.
If guests arrive in the middle or late
afternoon, they may be at once con.
Quoted to their rooms, that they may
make any desired change In their
dress Tea is usually served between
four and five. and after a journey, al
though 1t may be a short one. cup of
tea is very refreshing. The careful
hostess sees that her guests are pro
vided with comforts, among which
writing materials. desk in good
light. few books and bathing facf1-
tiles take high place
Copyright. 1875. by Joseph B. Bowles)
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