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Show I m SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR M II j m THE SCHOOL GIRL m T i i.f cour-" a great ileal easier to g j ; E pnrlj thnn lo give enie- to be ell- j I'-rlainci fhun To 1 iiteri.iiii, but the . S girl who for mime reason rai.m.t invite jU ber fdclidi frenueiitly to ;,er own b..:i:c lo-es a gnat deal. In the hrst pl.-n-e praeliis' i a l hiipm (at:t factor hi th" mahiitg "f a peifeit hi.st..,.. f.r where the head of I he i:ous" liisjjlays the light. .r m-rvoiisiic-s ir.r gijests. ti,. re ii evil it lily ill r ene. The cou.e-y of u inv iinticii abo sl-.n:!'! le relumed if p.,-sinb-. Aieuiig the young pis-.p'.r. ,,f ii,f. pp. sent gi I'l-rali.-i , !'...vevir. Ihore I a vvy rals... idea of lm ,!', 1I11 y unless ihey can .1V .'ii k 11: just tin- sJict- 1'ia-irar :r v. i '. , ihey happei. -o have I...-:. e,.t.-rt ii :l 1 r- it a feel rg thai it i bciier v..: r.. attempt !-' ntuiu rl !.lnd..cx "f ,11, ii,. vit.liion At s!I- Tli.s rtltllilde .'idly .wrong, of roursi-, in: t jt v,.,.ln, hard ni.iiiy to reali?" that to-d:it, w hi.n tert lining, ercil that i::dalgi.-d by vel1(,,, I'bildren. or. u n.ore or h-;s . hiborite ba.-i. the iiiforma! party will i.,. nj; The -.core cojoyed by i"rj c.utrat. There is prilClici'.ly Do ru(y rt. itmn-iii so forma I that il cannot l.e returned by an invitation to a simple IuiiiIumd or .liancr party or daiir ijch o a girl cuuld giv-e Ii. her wo home. The iirst duty of a bostos., is, 0f co.ir;e to ee to it that lu .0 far n i.ho him th,. power her guests shall enjoy themselves I the Utmost. If ai iy tint be f.t. fa-hion nowaday ro iutrodiiec each gu.-st.i but ii-rtaluly 'he theory that nil w ,0 meet at the limit? of motual fHen, nlUKt j nives'-jrily t Id the pam- h-i ftl,j kow .each other well cannot t ofii-rc-il' 1 for young people who have ut J'-t . b-e-n about long euough lo have a very I w ide Jit of aumaiiitinioes. A girl shoiii-l 'naturally see to it. then-fore, that her guests, shall know eaell other before ihey sit down to the luncheon o.- dinner table. I The sneers; of a luncheon or dinner, or, I in fact, e.f any ctitc-rtniniueut. large or :mall. depends I hroe-iiiaricrs upon the j faculty of the !ion-ss. She must never, for .example, nllovv In-r.ell an intiniate con- v er-atio'i w ith her l"l"t hand ueigld or if j in o doing the guest sitting at her right hand i r-ot also cusag.-d in ceiiivei-s,iilon. S!ie oer. s-.!o:il tall: with !.lh m-igb ber. ill.-e it! so dl.il. g It will leave OH" 1 g rl vvithoiit a partner. K-;n-eially when! then, are -h'tli irl and I 1.1 presi-nr the, llnsfess inrsr gl.i i;i e nutim.i by .ibemt tlie- ' t:i iii'.'i '' to ;t that every i-ni pi" i; go-.tlfg .,11 i.rippt'.v. Sinn Id by any chance ihree pei-.-.m,- be: tltS. ill fT tng' ther, thus Ivivitig 0-10 jiolie. . the h"M' ss i-in g'-ti'-r.-'ly nghr ibis : by I.irniug !' the iiparimri u her nthr-r j 'si'b- and tin siiifl:lig pal-?;iets iir..i-!. I l!ie epilre l.'iinl. T"" Ims'i-ss. too. shi.ul'F -change Iw-r partner nnc cv twice duringj il'C nii-.il "o tli-Jt nil may hive no ojchir-'uuity ojchir-'uuity iKirim: tbe evei.in; to convcrv wilhj j'h.-Ir m-lclil-r at each lde. ' Should by any chance a girl n..r be; ! i-:triHli:c.-d to lo-r neiL'lils.r ut a iliau-r! j .she is at liberty to to him then, but j ant aiV r.Viird until he is formally pre-! scutoJ to her. J A hostc should never be so ill at' en-" in her own limine ns p, tuuk t.scll!,M f..r the many trilling mist ikes on the' part of serrautH that are hinm,) t-. nn-url llu the bi-'l regiil-'ted bousehohis. The ei-i cuse only draws attention to .111 occur-' roiir-c that would otherwise m.; be iiotie-ed Ik.-ivo by thi- overi'bservaiit eyes of the ! hostrs nnd lays stress on whef is so 11 n (Important an to bo eit henvlse immediately I'nrgolten. j j Hie pi-rfect hnstess is, s-id to relate, a rare f(ng, for she cniitaios in one per- I si. pi lity en. nub different characteristics ; to make up in any one line a genius. She 1 jH-i.-ese. Infttiif chariii. inlintte tact, j 1 .1 1: ir-1; i.iider!niiijiiig of human nature end ; jsullicieiit rleveroegl fo be aid" to drawj ;our each gaest m njpear to lwt ndv.m-; l.ige. She must know a little of every I subject mi that she rin talk Interestingly! with all. yet she mut never allow her-, st if to dilst" upon her own special inter-) est to the exclusion of the hobbies of those j nl-niu her. Sh must tindirtnnd herj gursts no iii'itnately a ' olway plm-e to-i ethei iho.,1 who have a common interest. . Aliove all, sb" mut the epitome of i:n-l s -ll shnrsii. for ho enn oewr allow her.-lf to be ,ti;rt.se.J in her own enjoyment to he f"rs,eliili:, of r.II her gui'. Tiii-si-iiniliiles Rlutie nre oei-emary In thn girl' who can make every pnrfy a su-ces hy " iii'ikiii; oven tli" Diost sol.'inn develop a ' sense ..f fun and hunvr. .selles to!1 state, svlf-coiiscloiisucs : pnie'ieriliy un- ' known to her. for only by getting outside 1 cii -elf Is It possible lo l""'1 "ut forj1 other. I' Perhaps no cirl run p-xses-. nil of th.,'j' cp'ilifi.-s. certainly they cannot be oc-l quired in a day. but they nre crcry one of j tln-in peimlblo of attainment If elltlgen'.ly ; .trivnii for. And the fun and popularity j I that will ensue muke the ideal OUO worth it woiklnj f ir. I' |