Evening star., 1925-06-05
The Successful Hostess
How the Summer Cottage Occupant May Make
Her Home Popular With Those Who Come
to Enjoy Her Hospitality.

ways. apart from the obvious one of
mutual enjoyment
The Guest Room.
In the first place. if YOU have spare
room, don't call il that. Call il. or at
least treat it, as the guest room-a
place set apart for the entertainment
and comfort of guests. not a place
where the unlucky sojourner beneath
your roof will find your daughters s
evening dresses hanging in the war
drobe. the extra blankets in the bot
tom drawer. and the dregs of last
years ink solidfying in the inkwell
Let the guest feel that his or her
comfort is of more consideration than
some place to store your superfiouous
hat boxes. and the perfect guest will
repay this courtesy by causing as lit
tie trouble as possible, and you can
do much to further this laudab ideal.
Be sure TO see that there is an extra
bla anket and pillow to meet the in
diVidual tastes of your guests. These
handily placed in the closet, may save
some shivery visitor a sleepleSs night,
and a box of mixed crackers on the
table may be regarded as contributing
to satisfactory state of comfort.
Good hostesses should make a point
OF spending at least week in their
guest room every year. Then they
would see how uncomfortable it is to
have 10 get out of bed TO switch off the
| light or 10 have the dressing table light
so arranged that it reflects itself in the
glass to the exclusion of all worthier
objects.
Garden Furniture.
Several novelties have made their
appearance in readiness for the out
door season. The brilliant ColorS
which are introduced in home decora
tion and clothing this year are also
noticeable in garden furniture. Bril-
liant orange and black and. variously
colored hammocks and lounge chairs
in gay stripe combinations are made in
weather-resisting. rotproof fabrics.
A useful armchair. made of hard
wood and having a canvas seat and
back. folds very compactly and is
easily carried. Cumbersome garden
furniture may be moved without diff
Guilty TO any position required by
being fitted with special roller at
tachment. This little roller is fixed be-
tween the legs of seats, benches. and
so on. and enables one person alone to
take heavy piece of furniture to any
part of the garden.
Suitable for children up TO 1 years
of age is the practical garden cot made
of canvas and protected from the sun
dnu insects DN SflaueS Ol CdlNd as anu
fine netting. The cot can be Slung
hammock fashion between two trees
or fixed TO the special framework pro
vided
When several guests are entertained
in the garden. it makes for comfort
to provide each person with one of the
practical little stands for holding
china ware. These stands are made on
rod which can be securely rammed
into the ground or rested on a bra cket.
Two rings at the top OF the rod will
support a cup and saucer and a plate.
A garden table that will not tip up
is made Of very strong painted wood
without legs. the spSce between the
top of the table and the floor being
divided into variously shaped compart-
ments which will hold dishes, boxes.
needlework and all the articles brought
out when spending a day in the gar
den.
1t will be difficult from a dista nee
to give you very detailed suggestions
about diet, but | will do what / can.
/ should first of all suggest very par
| ticular attention 10 the bowels.
should advise that YOU take great care
| to have them completely emptied
every day. I notice that you speak
| of eating bran, but am wondering
whether you are going Systematically
about this matter of your constipa-
ton. If it is necessary a warm en-
ema may be taken, but this should be
continued only until such time as
you can manage the constipation by
your diet. Another mechanical aid is
paraffin oil or mineral oil. If you use
this, however. be careful to see wheth-
er or not it diSturbS the digestion
Exercises and fresh air are other