Table Brush ; Two Dust Brushes ; two Scrub Brushes ; one Black- ing Brush for stove ; Shoe Brush ; Hearth Brush ; Brooms. APPENDIX. THE ART OF ENTERTAINING. To give pleasant entertainments, especially fine dinners, a woman must have talent and must cultivate her talent. To be a good talker, or in any way an agreeable guest, one must have a good heart and must constantly cultivate self-control, even self- denial, in small matters. He must be a good listener. "The best talkers are the best listeners." Let no one think that because the speaker is not showy, not fluent, that he has nothing to say. Listen and learn. Let young people form and cultivate habits of close atten- tion in conversation, and let those who count themselves brilliant take on a brighter luster by calling out the cleverness of others. To make others shine is the crowning glory of the successful man or woman of society. " We had fourteen courses at Mrs. B.'s, but it wasn't what I call a dinner party," said a bright woman lately. "What was wanting?" " Why, everything was wanting, except food and drink ; bright talk, gaiety and good feeling were wanting. We were all busy selecting the right fork and trying to seem accustomed to the unusual display." Dr. Holmes says that " three courses are as good as ten ;" far better than ten if the remaining seven be served at the sacrifice of the ease and brightness of the hostess, or of that of her guests. A noble friend of ours, to whom fortune had not been kind, once gave a delightful lunch on a huge apple-dumpling, made with her own hands, a cup of fine coffee and a roll. The cheery welcome, the un- affected hospitality, the good ti?ne linger in the memory of the favored few. Those years have passed. WHOM TO INVITE TO DINNER. As a rule, don't invite to a dinner party people who constantly meet each other, as near neighbors do, or relatives living in the same place are apt to do. The charm of meeting is lessened, and stories which sound well at first become a little tiresome after many hearings. Ten or twelve guests are enough for the largest private dinner party. When 648 THE AR T OF ENTER TAINING. there are more, no lady can speak so the whole table can hear her with- out feeling as if she were making an oration. When the party is small the importance of placing congenial people next each other diminishes, because all are neighbors ; and still it is well to be careful in placing your g-uests. The names written on cards, with' an appropriate sketch or a verse from some favorite author, is now the most common fashion, but if the hostess can place her guests herself without confusion the distinction is greater, and much peering about at cards is avoided. To do this well it is often necessary to put the names at the places until the order is thoroughly learned. No one likes to take a chance place, to be told to sit anywhere. HOW TO INVITE. Invitations are often given verbally, or in an informal note, from the hostess as : My Dear Mrs. Wilkins : Will you and Judge Wilkins come to dinner with us on Thursday, at six d clock, to meet Mr. and Mrs. Baxter f Sincerely yours, Ellen Blair. Cedar hurst, April 6th, 1886. HOW TO BE SIGNED.

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Table Brush ; Two Dust Brushes ; two Scrub Brushes ; one Blacking Brush for stove ; Shoe Brush ; Hearth Brush ; Brooms. APPENDIX. To give pleasant entertainments, especially fine dinners, a woman must have talent and must cultivate her talent. To be a good talker, or in any way an agreeable guest, one must have a good heart and must constantly cultivate self-control, even selfdenial, in small matters. He must be a good listener. "The best talkers are the best listeners." Let no one think that because the speaker is not showy, not fluent, that he has nothing to say. Listen and learn. Let young people form and cultivate habits of close attention in conversation, and let those who count themselves brilliant take on a brighter luster by calling out the cleverness of others. To make others shine is the crowning glory of the successful man or woman of society. " We had fourteen courses at Mrs. B.'s, but it wasn't what I call a dinner party," said a bright woman lately. "What was wanting?" " Why, everything was wanting, except food and drink ; bright talk, gaiety and good feeling were wanting. We were all busy selecting the right fork and trying to seem accustomed to the unusual display." Dr. Holmes says that " three courses are as good as ten ;" far better than ten if the remaining seven be served at the sacrifice of the ease and brightness of the hostess, or of that of her guests. A noble friend of ours, to whom fortune had not been kind, once gave a delightful lunch on a huge apple-dumpling, made with her own hands, a cup of fine coffee and a roll. The cheery welcome, the unaffected hospitality, the good time linger in the memory of the favored few. Those years have passed. WHOM TO INVITE TO DINNER. As a rule, don't invite to a dinner party people who constantly meet each other, as near neighbors do, or relatives living in the same place are apt to do. The charm of meeting is lessened, and stories which sound well at first become a little tiresome after many hearings. Ten or twelve guests are enough for the largest private dinner party. When there are more, no lady can speak so the whole table can hear her without feeling as if she were making an oration. When the party is small the importance of placing congenial people next each other diminishes, because all are neighbors ; and still it is well to be careful in placing your guests. The names written on cards, with' an appropriate sketch or a verse from some favorite author, is now the most common fashion, but if the hostess can place her guests herself without confusion the distinction is greater, and much peering about at cards is avoided. To do this well it is often necessary to put the names at the places until the order is thoroughly learned. No one likes to take a chance place, to be told to sit anywhere. HOW TO INVITE. Invitations are often given verbally, or in an informal note, from the hostess as : My Dear Mrs. Wilkins : Will you and Judge Wilkins come to dinner with us on Thursday, at six d clock, to meet Mr. and Mrs. Baxter f Sincerely yours, Ellen Blair. Cedar hurst, April 6th, 1886. HOW TO BE SIGNED.

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