The Washington times., 1920-01-09
The Ideal
Hostess
BY Loretto G. Lynch.
D AcknOwleAged Authority In All
Matters PertainInx % the
HsusehOlA.

rs HsusehoiA.
~ ME OF the really delightful
things in life is to visit and
be visited
There are some folks natural born
hosts and hostesses, while othsrs
lpcquire the art Of making their
Huest comfortable. 1t isn't slways
that, makes her guest most comfort
stbie. Just what Is It?
III put this question to many folks
Who make a practice of visiting
Hriends often and staying over
Eight. And, strange to say. 1t seems
10 be the folks of limited means
Who poll the heaviest vote when 1t
smes to maatings a guest comfort
.pbIe. - -
b3Take, for instance. that little
Euple who live in, a four-room
APARTMENT on the edge of Green
%ich Village in New York. They
6ist love company. and when they
Aere getting their place together
Eey planned it so that they might
Ia able to ask one or two guests
aS stay over night
s The tiny apartment consists OF
eSing ROOM dining room. kitchen.
Ised room, and bath. But 1t was In
S.e living room that they planned
M keep their guest over night
After looking at all the folding
Hluch beds the shops had to offer,
ls.ey decided not to purchase one OF
M5esc because every one they saw
Md ugly wooden arms and were
ssore sanitary than beautiful and
decorative. And so they passed UP
Ne folding couch bed in favor Of
Aally beautiful library table which
lipuld be unfolded into beautifully
&mfortable bed at night.
EThe sheets. blankets, and the like
Cor this bed were alwaysIkept on a
@ecial shelf fnTthe cupboard ready
br an emergency. On this same
helf were the guest towels, the
bap, and the wash cloths. There
Fas always on this shelf a comb
End brush in readiness for the
Euest who had come unprovided.
EPerhaps the one thing that ap-
bealed more than all else was the
kct that this hostess always seem
NJ readyito receive you. You never
klt that you were putting her out
Xfeadfulfy H storm tempted you
- drop In and stay overnight For in
Ser tiny kitchen there always SEEM
"a to be . delightful little reserve
tcck OF food, which made X un-
Necessary to make a hurried trip to
Ne food shop because company had
Some i.
Most OF this little womaL's guests
We're girls who had to go to busi-
ness each day. And having once
beer a business girl herself. she
knew the things a business girl
4articuiarly appreciates. ....
y Once tired Miss Brown who has
TO work very hard at the end OF the
Year to finish up accounts, was the
suest, and ever since she has been
Ainging the praises of this thought
fui hostess Mrs. Hostess tiptoed
10 the bathroom while Miss BrowL
has chatting with Mr.. Hostess In
the living room. She placed a bath
mat and several towels and the
bathrobe where they would become
nice and warm by the time Miss
Brown would be ready for them
She drew a tubfui OF warm water
tor she knew how restful is a warm
bath to one who has worked hard
all day.
\ And while the tired guest sioried
in the luxury OF the little bathroom
the thoughtful hostess had provided,
Mrs. Hostess, assisted by her help
fpl husband. was converting the
Folding table into comfortable
bed. ' .
The hostess arranged to awaken
her guest so that the latter might
have ample time to enjoy deli
rlous breakfast before leaving for
her place OF business.
For breakfast there was half
grapefruit golden brown toast,
creamy omelet and delicious cof-
fee. There was no need OF lot OF
serving to n simple breakfast like
this. and so the hostess had time to
sit leisurely and chat and read the
main headings OF the news to her
guest