Evening star., 1936-04-26


coat With the jacket on, you are
dressed for the street. or in fact for
anywhere. If the weather is very hot,
you take off the jacket and every one
will understand perfectly well why
you are in a sleeveless dress at midday.
And remember one thing: 1t does
not matter how few clothes you have,
but it is important that those few be
becoming.
You can perfectly well wear the
same day clothes to every session and
the same half-evening ones every
evening. Take pains to be as we'll
groomed as possible. Have your hair
we'll done and your nails well mani
cured. but not painted garnet or
gilded or silvered) And don't put on a
too obvious amount Of makeup. On
the other hand, if you believe that
shiny nose and pale lavender lips are
the evidence of lady. let me assure
you that it is entirely possible to be
unmistakably lady and be pretty at
the same time by helping nature at
least little.
In all hotels pressing is expertly
done, so don't leave your prettiest
dress at home because it does not pack
well.
When the convention takes place in
a city that has many attractions, ses-
sions are so arranged that members
may take time out for sightseeing.
But in your personal case, this is very
limited because an important point of
etiquette is that delegates from the
club of their own state must be present
at all the sessions in order to make
their full reports This is rule that is
particularly rigid if any of their ex-
penses have been betrayed by their
home organization.
Questions concerned with the oppo-
site point of view - that of the COM
mittee on arrangements - have come
from many of the smaller clubs But
this is perhaps my best opportunity to
make the following replies: The COM
mittee should appoint a sufficient
number of ushers SO that a definite
one may be detailed to each speaker
or guest of honor at each session and
at each entertainment. These ushers
should wait at the door of entrance.
Each greets her own particular charge,
and stays beside her (or him) through
out the meeting - or at least until
she is seated in her place on the plat
form or at table.
Flowers are always sent to past
presidents and guests of honor at
luncheons and banquets. Properly,
smaller corsage bouquets are put at
the places of the speakers, since it is
rather sighting to see one person -
no matter how prominent she may be
- covered with flowers, while others
have none.
There are place cards, of course, at
the speakers table, and when possible
it is better that the committee take
pains to seat all people with place
cards, because general scramble to
sit where one can find room is un-
pleasantly confusing.
At the speakers table older gentle
men are apt to wear white ties and
tails but the younger men wear black
ties and dinner coats (the very smart,
wear white waistcoats - alv ays). At
the other tables all men should wear
dinner coats.
To a novice speaker who asked for
advice, ] offer earnestly these suggcs-
tions: First of all. remember not to
repudiate the courtesy of the chairman
who graciously introduces you. To
contradict her fatty, by saying: I'm
afraid the chairman has greatly exag-
gerated my Abilities" is not being
modest, but rudely lacking in appre-
citation of the chairman's courteous
intentions. A speaker of grace should
bow and smile. "How kind of you to
cav all that" iS what the smile and DOS