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Show EHETTEiW ... .-L- A hosteso should stipulate the length of a guest's visit. It can be done by saying: "My dear, I wish you would stay for the football game or some other event. This fikes a definite leaving time. QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY ALICIA HOYT. (Miss Hoyt will answer personally all letters pertaining to matters of etiquette, enclosing a two-cent stamp, addressed to her in care of this paper) O. J. C. You should not have allowed al-lowed tho argument to become so sharp, even if you did know you were right. It is never necessary to carry a debate to its ultimate limit, excepting except-ing in a court of law; and politeness demands a graceful yielding of the point, instead of fervid contention. You may disagree with another person, per-son, and may oven argue the matter mildly and pleasantly; but if you must carry the discussion further, do not enter into It at all. ROSE. The young man whose conduct con-duct you criticise, behaved exactly as he should have done. Tho crowd at the football game was dense; and when you were pushing your way through it, he should have gone in front of you to make a path for you, as he did. oo |