Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27

sara. is Evelyn Winter coming to see
you this month"; l remember that she
was with YOU last fall and seemed TO
have such good time"
Not II the court knows itself viii she
be with me. I ike her. and II l had
plenty OF servants and the time 20 enter
tain er / would ask er TO return. and
] am sure she would come. She has no
idea OF the duties OF guest and could
not come right out and tell her to do
things All the folks in the house go
away for a month and 1 get some friend
10 spend the time with me. II is large
house and by the time get breakfast and
make the dining room sweet and attrac-
tive think Il as little as my guest should
do 70 be dressed and have her room in or
der Evelyn had TO be called every morn
Ing and by the time she had her bath and
rot in her clothes the toast would be cold
and the omeIettes a bit Of leather.
had TO hurry TO work. and it's awful TO
laave a house untidy.
know something about'that." sympa-
theticaIIy added Rose. Il asked Mary
Norton TO visit me. and II she picked up
her own clothes three times can't re-
member H. She said that she had been
teaching till she was too tired to want
anything but rest. and rest she did the
two weeks she spent in our home She
was no pleasure TO any of us. You may
say what you please. but any guest in a
home adds to the work. and it's as little
as she can do TO keep her room In order.
/ nearly died when / found that she had
used some sort OF face bleach and care
lessly let II drop on my new dresser, and
n made all sorts OF spots that / can't
get of 1 was surprised to ind that sort
OF thing"
This conversation was in my hearing
and when the girls had gone 1 thought of
what they had said and thouht that l
would give a hint to the girls and per-
haEs show some OF them why they are
not invited the second time TO a home.
It Is not enough that you give your
hostess the pleasure OF your company. but
you should be unseIfish enough to want
TO In some way be a help TO them
have known girls TO visit in a home and
be SO exclusive in clinging TO the espe-
cial one she was visiting that the other
members Of the family got disguised with
the guest and let her severely alone And
for mercy sake don't make your hostess
pay for your washing and the carting
back and forth OF your trunk Don't just
ofrer TO pay for things. see that you
mean IL and share all the extra expenses
that you know come UP because you are
there.
Tact must be used. you need not do like
knew one girl TO do The day that she
was going 10 leave she walked up to her
hostess and laid a bill in her Tap and said:
Il did not come here expecting to sponge
on you; here Is my board" OF course
the hostess handed il hack and told her
that II was not her custom to invite
guests and then take pay for their stay.
When the girl was gone another girl VINO
In he house nd hard the a
ton sid that she would never get over
the DISAPPOINTMENT because Mrs X did
no. open .he bill and see how her enter
taiumens was rated. Some or the crowd
thought Il was lack Of sense that made
her act so. but am inclined TO think that
she simply had no tact One cannot be
in a home several days and be ignorant
OF something that can be presented at the
end OF the visit that would be a graceful
and acceptable return for the courtesieS
extended And whatever you do don't
forget the servants. better not be so Law
S.. with the members OF the family and
speud some on the servants. / heard
hostess say that certain girl was going
20 visit her and even the servants were
glad
Take these things TO yourself. dear
girls. and when you go a-visiting keep
your eyes open Don't be ofilcious. and
OF tire other hand, don't act as IL you
are there simply to make convenience OF
thom There IS nothing l enjoy more than
having my friends visit me. and I have
been fortunate in the quality Of my
guests But right now I know a girl
who Is visiting a girl who has to hurry
TO her work and her guest leaves the bed
tilI that girl gets home at noon and in
stead Of seeing TO the mending Of all
theis clothes the guest dons the best and
poor Betty has TO mend and do all sorts
OF ways 70 keep presentable. The guest