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Show I pi SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR M i 63 - THE SCHOOL GIRL H ! ONE of the first duties of the laughter f'f the house should be lo s that the guest room is always al-ways ready for , mj nicy at a moment's notice. A visitor eau more quickly be mnde to feel that her prescne is i (rally wan' ' ' 'V household house-hold if on every side her apartment shows a careful forethought of her comfort than b - other lueutis Kind words of greeting of course play the first part in making the guest feel at home, but be her web me ever so cordial its effect will soon vanish if the guest Is ushered to a room w hich shows I Iii-iii In her room if It be passible. If she is fond of reading there will be books on her bed table poetry, njv i-ovels. histories his-tories whatever she cares nioit for. If she is leaving home foi long there will be ipany letters to be written to her family, and the desk should be carefully care-fully stocked with pen. peuciU. ink, writing paper and stamps, 'lo keep a book of postage stamps in I lie gueat room will nut amount to mure than l dollar or two at the outside in Mie cmnse of a voir, and though this may iin-a;i the greatest convenience to the visitor It is au item which the most venerojs hostess seliiom provides for. Just by so many extraordinarily geuerons girls and oldei women as well are consistently small in giving postage stamps t is hunl to say, but it is certainly ihe favorite ami perhaps the only re.il ec-oiioiuv o" ihcl age, as it it: about the uuly forui of economy econ-omy that is really foolish In fitting out the guest room there arej certain articles that should alvuys bo I there ready for the guest who comes unexpectedly un-expectedly to luncheon as well as the visitor vis-itor of a week or inouih. Ou the dressing dress-ing table there should be the uecc-tMiary Articles comb, brush, mauicuro set, button but-ton hook and hand uiirror but vo great collection of useless boxes and flasks. On the wushstand should be a fresh cake of soap, u neatly ironed face rag, u jar of cold creum perhaps aud a bottle of bath a. ills, so thai the guest shall not miss Ler baggage bhould It bo delayed even over night. If the tastes of Ihe visitor ure well known there will be o bottle of her favorite Cologne on the dressing la bio and the kiud of powder that she prefers will be found in the powder box. There must always be a light within easy reach of the bed. Not every house is equipped with the luxury of electric lumps by every bedstead, so the old fashioned fash-ioned candle and box of matches will have to auawer in most cases. Attractive little sets are to be had In pretty ehina, consisting of a tray, candlcsth-k and match safe, with a small water pitcher nnd glass fir the ne water that must be left iu tin) guest room each evening. It is not always possible to puck in n trunk or suit case the tiny pillow- upon wlibh the modern girl or w muiu is so dependent. A small pill')'" iu dainiy .linen case mimt therefore not be forgotten, for-gotten, but most have its plate amoug the larger pillows on the divuu or bed. i I"a ' guest room should have its owu 'break st tray and set of china. Even a school girl is often Mowed the luxury of breakfast in bed fter a holiday dance, .ml her guest must be allowed all the hours of the morning if she ilesir s them for sleep. But as soon as she Wukens she must be given h-r breakfast, and no matter how simple this until is it will be twice ns delicious if eaten e-Lf a pretty white tray and attractive china which is of the same color decor ' 'ii as the room itself. And the maid mnst be showu just Low the tray should be set, lor an untidy breakfast iruv with lnieu not absolutely fresh is worse eveu limn q poorly served "inuc-r. There Is uo greater mistake thau the fc-ciiiig ihut the regulur routine of the household should be in any way change-. uccui.se of liie guest who lias oein: oruiighl back from school 01 coiiege to; spend Ihe vacation. It any of ;ne daily1 arrangements of ihe family has been iij-j leifered with she will qulciUj .leiceive the slate ol all ail s uud be rendered m-( comfortable nt once, Thu scale ol living to which one is accustomed is eit.iinly good euough for ouu'b friends aud if lliey ure really friends they will i-.-..e in-! finitely more respect uud allcclio.i for ihe hostess who ofters simply what she has, be it ever so little or so much, than fur the girl who pretends to live U a way quite beyond what her father could pos.-i-bly utTord to keep up. J ouly too plainly that uot a moment in the day has been spared In pluuuing for tho visitor's arrival. I There is no need th. -ire room should bo the best chamber in the house, uor when there is un extra room are there many cuses when it is advisable for sonic-member sonic-member of the fumily to move out of her 'own room for the isltor. The average guest would infinitely rather put up with small nirirters than feel that she is pjttmg any member of the family, even the youngest child, to iucouvi'iJieuce. She will be fur more apt to tujoy hc-r visii if she cau feel her coming uud depart ure have not occusioiie-d u geuciul upheaval in t c urruugcincLH of tho house. Toe ntcTage gueal c-bauihc-r is unpleasantly unpleas-antly like tiny hotel room, although ollvu not so complete. It contains all the necessities neces-sities aud not oue of the luxuries or little touches ihui go lo make u room attractive. attrac-tive. Then- is always a bed, a bureau and table, n wushstaud or wash closet and geuerally a desk ; but how ofleu there arc no paper und writing luaieuals for the writing table, no now books on the whelf and uo loilel requisites ou bureau and washslund for the guest whose trunk is delayed in Its arrivul. The really thoughtful hostess will try to call lo mind all the little luxuries that hc-r flic nd delights iu, and will provid'tj |