You and I; . 424 VISITORS AXD VISITIXG. Tour Hosts Friends.— Be very particular regarding thetreatment of the friends of your host or hostess. Even if theybe distasteful to you. you must endeavor to conceal your dis-like, and avoid all unfavorable criticisms after their departure. Taking Leave.— Before going, express to your entertainerthe pleasure you have had in the visit. Be sure to write toyour friends on your arrival home, assuring them of the fact,and repeating your appreciation of their kindness. Whateverskeleton you may have found in their closet, remember youhave partaken of their hos
You and I; . 424 VISITORS AXD VISITIXG. Tour Hosts Friends.— Be very particular regarding thetreatment of the friends of your host or hostess. Even if theybe distasteful to you. you must endeavor to conceal your dis-like, and avoid all unfavorable criticisms after their departure. Taking Leave.— Before going, express to your entertainerthe pleasure you have had in the visit. Be sure to write toyour friends on your arrival home, assuring them of the fact,and repeating your appreciation of their kindness. Whateverskeleton you may have found in their closet, remember youhave partaken of their hospitality, and be not the one to openthe door, for even the slightest peep at the ghastly possession,to any one else. CEREMONIOUS T no kind of social entertainment is it soimportant that the guests should be congenialand well suited to each other as at a dinner. Thehostess should be quite sure that the elements she isabout to bring together will coalesce with harmoni-ous results. The same people are obliged to belonger in each others society, without any escape,than at any other form of social gathering. Youand your neighbor at the table must talk, or you are painfullyconscious of boring each other, and being considered sticks byall the rest. Imagine the situation when you have not one ideaor taste in common. General conversation should at intervalsbring the whole company en rapport or into sympathy; but,in these days the prevailing tendency seems to be to talk inpairs. The era of great conversers, who could entertain awhole tableful with their wit and eloquence, seems to havegone by. We can not believe there are no longer any suchtalkers as those of the old time; we rather think there are nosuch listeners. Much
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