o be attentive to the comfort of her
guest, there is quite as much obligation resting on the guest to show a
disposition to be pleased and to make herself agreeable. Some women--young
girls more particularly--seem to think too much cannot be done for their
entertainment. They make themselves burdensome by their wish to have
"something doing" all the time. The visitor who conveys the impression
that she is neglected unless some festivity is in the immediate future
easily becomes tiresome.

The guest should accommodate herself to the ways of the family. Especially
should she be punctual at meals and ready on time when going out with her
friends. Her host may acquire a dislike to her if she keeps him waiting.
She should always be neatly dressed, never appearing at the breakfast
table in kimona or dressing-jacket if men will be present. She should
respect the privileges of the host, not occupying his easy chair,
appropriating the newspaper or the best position round the lamp. She
should give as little trouble as possible and be especially careful about
scattering her belongings about the house. This particularly applies to
young girls, who are apt to be careless in this respect. It annoys a
hostess to find Missy's rubbers kicked off in the hall, her hat on the
piano, and a half eaten box of candy on the parlor sofa.

About Being Thoughtful.--She should be careful to avoid injury to any of
her hostess' pretty things or her furnishings. The story is told of a girl
who, conducted to her hostess's beautiful guest room, furnished with the
utmost daintiness in white, threw her umbrella and dusty coat on the
spotless counterpane, exclaiming: "What a lovely room!" It was not lovely
when she left it. The wall was defaced by marks made by scratching
matches; the bureau scarf was blackened by the curling-iron; there were
ink spots on the hemstitched sheets where she had written letters in bed,
and something that would not come out was spilled on the table cover. It
does not show that you are accustomed to nice things to be so negligent
and careless; it shows you are not accustomed to them and do not know how
to treat them; and it makes you a visitor the hostess is glad to get rid
of, and never invites again.

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The guest, young or old, should take herself out of the way part of the
time; she shouldn't be always in evidence. Let her go to her own room and
write letters, read, or take her work out of doors; i