[712 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]

What Is Expected of Guests.--One does not invite guests to make them
uncomfortable, therefore it is best not to expect them to rise for an
early breakfast. If they are expected to present themselves, as late an
hour as possible should be named. But they may be served with coffee,
rolls, fruit and any other easily prepared breakfast dish whenever they
please to arise, being given to understand that a substantial breakfast is
the price of the extra "forty winks." Guests at a house-party are expected
to entertain themselves, among themselves, to a considerable extent. They
may walk, or row, or play croquet or tennis, or read or gossip or play
cards, while the hostess attends to her domestic duties. If the party is
large, or if but one or no servants are kept, the women should quietly
attend to their own rooms, making up the bed and picking up their own
belongings. Whether they may do this or not depends upon circumstances of
which they must judge.

The most enjoyable house-parties are given in these roomy old houses with
broad verandas, surrounded with lawn and garden. But this need not deter
those having less delightful surroundings from offering their best to
their friends. It is not so much the elegance of what we offer as the
manner in which it is offered that makes our friends remember their visit
with pleasure.

Dress at Week-End Visits.--Women wear a simple tailored suit while
traveling, with white waist or silk skirt to match. If the weather is
warm, white duck, pique or linen skirts with white shirts are worn
mornings; afternoons, foulard, or some of the fine and dainty fabrics
suited to the season. For evening, nothing is prettier than white for the
young--and, indeed, "everybody wears white." By change of accessories, the
same white gown may be made to do for the two evenings. If an automobile
trip is part of the entertainment, one should take an ulster or long loose
coat and veil.

The woman's greatest trouble is to carry a second hat--something she may
need under some circumstances, though the fashion of going bareheaded
helps considerably. But if the entertainment includes a garden party, a
tea or reception, she must have a hat. The trunk is uncalled for, and the
suitcase is disobliging. What shall she do?

Her best plan will be to have a becoming shape covered with black tulle or
malines, and a made bow attached to it to travel in. On arrival, she will
detach the bow and pin