The Washington times., 1919-03-15
and
Guest
By Loretto g. Lynch.


Ny Dear Miss Lynch:
am 4 business girl. twenty-five.
A girl Who worried with me about
a year ago married recently END
now has Z home Of her own. She
invited me and two others 70 Sun
Cay evening supper. OF course, I
wore my only best gown and
groomsd myself as well as a knew
hoW. When the meal was over,
the others, including the husband,
suggested that we help in clearing
OF the table and Washing the
dishes. She offered u6 no aprons,
and. against my better judgment,
pitched In. Ny only best gown be-
came spotted, and I left fer home
feeling none too kindly toward my
hpstSas.
VIII you kindly help t. settle q
dispute Thieh has arisen by telling
me wheth0r or not you believe
have q grievance? n s. T.
Once when / had to live in q
household dominated BY q eocksure
old farmer, Q young lady from my
home town came to visit for the
day. I did not know he. for she
had not been there before during
my stay, but the fafmef and hiS
family seemed to have known her
when she lived inert farm" q few
years before. She wore q pretty
silk city dress, the envy OF all the
sdmiring rural females.
she stayed for two meals" old
skinfiint bsgan, "and not a durn
dish did she offeF to wash. tell
you the city spilss Z woman. Did
yer notice how all the country folks
UfNrknA -
But he had voiced his protest q
bit sooner than he intended, for
Miss Scott had not gone, as he sup
posed. She stepped in from the hiii
and faced old skinhint Had he had
9 desire to Gpologize, one glance at
Miss Seotts face Knocked IL out Of
him. What she told him happened
back In my memory when I read
your letter. Shall tell you lust
what Miss Scott said? Well Il was
something like this:
See here" she snapped. "I came
TO see you for q little recreation
ana diversion. 7 came because Won
and your family urged me again
and again 10 visit you. wore my
only best dress and that Is silk.
When ! lived in the country and
came calling in a cheap calico.
did not mind pitching In ana help
ing the miEsus. but I certainly win
do no helping when I'm wearing
my best, hRrd-to-eGrn gown"
Needless TO say, that ended Miss
Scott's relations with the farmer
and his family. but ] came to know
her quite well. ] came TO know she
had TO leave her home before seven
each morning to get to work on
time. That meant that she had TO
arise about six. also came to
find out that Miss Scott was quite
religious, and che did not approve
Of doing any work on the Sabbath
that could be put of until the NOR
row
A good hostess never allows her
guest to be annoyed IN so far as
she is able to prevent it. And a
woman who cannot look out for the
comfort Of her guests should not
attempt to entertain. A psrticu-
larly good hostess whom I know
manages to entertain without a
maid, and does Il we'll Her hus-
band earns only q moderate wage.
Yet when she has a few guests on
Sunday evening once a month, we
arc all hoping for Invitations.
In the hrst place, she limits the
number Of her guests. Besides her
SER and her husband there are usu-
any four others. She limits her
menu TO one main dish. a quick
bread, and an easy-to-serve des-
sert. A salad or q chatting dish con-
coction is the piece Dc resistance.
When you sit down every necessary |
- upon the table. There is sum
eient water and butter balls and |
everything else TO relieve your |
hostesS Of the necessity OF jumping
up from the table just as you are |
about to come to the point in some !
joke you are telling.