The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-01
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8. ~ soHi WI sa;tALt1l v MY PARTIES
ever real Successes like Gretchen's? =.
walled q detected! hostess. the morning
after she had given a]llttle function.
y work myself most TO death to have
everything Just right andatllljl5 know
neople don't enjoy themselves as they
do at Gretchen's house, and, she never
takes half the trouble fEdo." z
We all know that there are some
homes where we always seem to have
good time, no matter how simple the
fare or how commonplace the enter.
lainment provided. land others whore
we do not have! half the pleasure. even
thoughlthe fare may be sumptnons and
the entertainment most elaborate.
Now, why is 1t? What makes one
party be a success and another fall
flat? :, e,
Well, for one thing, ! think this de-;
iected hostess put her finger on her
chief mistake when she said She work.
-ed-'hersef almost to death to make
her! party p apSSsss. Doubtless rhIt;
Was the @efs4 REASON Wight was fieaf.i
er q failure. A spic aid. span house.
anSelabofdte programme and the most,
delicious fare viii mot Icounteraettt the
depressing anfhience Of a hostess who
tries syainly to hide her anxiety and
her ,weariness under forced gaietyy
nemember that you yoarssiftafe a
part of your entertainment The orig;
inal idea Of entertaining. an Idea which
has ben buried under the claptrap. we
have piled upon 1t, Ia that your iguests
come to see YOU. II you can boing Goa,
diaity and good cheer and a genuine,
tgafety TO your guests, you will go a
long way Notwithstanding your party
a success. And you cannot do that if
your feet ache and your nerves are
frazzled and You are thoroughly weary
and dlspirited because OF your. over
anxious efforts to have everything Just
SO. asi..i,s I, q
Again. don't forget that It's people
taat make q good time infinitely more
than things. In other words, the prime
requisite OF a Jolly party Is congenial
crowd. Get a congenial crowd togeth.
err; Just let them talk, and feed them
nothing but lemonade and cake, and
they'll have better time than an un-
congenidi gathering FED with theimost
delicious fare and offered the most
elaborate entertainment. II
BE sure to have at least one OF ;thqee
folks who make things CO. on yburi
list. Everybody has at least ONT or
two such in his acquaintance, fhey,I
may not be any cleverer or more bopu.
lar than other people, but they hfppen
10 baye this gift. Look over yofr LIST
Of g,iests to see ifyou have invitk I'd one
ofthese folks. and II you have8 Il. get
hold of one by hook or crook.
BE sure ito have some game.td begin
with which will breakup the lie; no
matter how silly is, so that ID tiissis
pates the slight stiffness which dyen q
crowd OF congenial people are Apt tot
feel, when they have been biddkn to
n formal gathering.
And that~brlngs me to my astSsug
.sestion. Don.tlhave your party a fors|
NAL gathering: TO my mind, tformA ICY
is tho deathblow to enjoyment. any Il
'am,dellghtedtofreailze that the formal
party Of the last decade isirapldiy DIN
anbearing,9If aeseHRh'houf inspfrationAI
and telephone iinvltattons are the Or,
der of Twentieth Century hospitality
and for my parB hope the PENDULUM
iwln'never swing back in the other dii
}reetion. 1870 n
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