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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ETIQUETTE WHAT TO WRITE WHAT TO DO WHAT TO WEAR WHAT TO SAY: 348 total pages.

DUTIES OF THE HOSTESS OF AN AFTERNOON AT HOME T HE first duty of the hostess is to rise, step for-ward, and shake hands with every one who enters her drawing room. When two guests arrive Calls 43 simultaneously, or one almost directly after t`ne other, she devotes her conversation to them equally until someone else enters to claim her attention. She should remain throughout the afternoon in sight of the door; not standing, as at a reception, but always ready to go quickly forward and extend her greeting. How do you do, Mr. Blank, or, Mrs. Brown, I am de-lighted to see you, spoken in a cordial tone and accom­panied by a firm pressure of the hand, is an appro­priate expression of welcome. General introductions are made by the hostess on her day at home, unless her rooms are very full and many callers have strayed from her immediate vicin­ity. Ordinarily, not more than half a dozen guests are at once in the drawing room, and as these are apt to remain seated near the hostess, she easily in­troduces any newcomer who requires introduction.

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