Guests at a Ball
The Guests Arrive
Guests are announced as they arrive, and after shaking hands with the hostess, they pass into the ballroom.
The Perfect Host and Hostess
The duty of seeing that guests are looked after, that shy youths are introduced to partners, that shyer girls aren't left at the wallflower outposts, and that elderly gentlemen are provided with good cigars falls to the perfect host. Both host and hostess must try their best to make sure that their guests are having a pleasant time.
The Perfect Guest
The guests have responsibilities too. Once they have accepted an invitation, they should be pleasant and act as if they were having a good time, no matter how dull the party may be. Every young man must dance at least once with the hostess, the girl or girls the dance is given for, the hostess of the dinner he went to before the dance, and both girls he sat beside at dinner. At a dance to which he has brought a girl, he must of course dance with her first. He must also watch during the evening to be sure that she is not stuck too long with any partner, and must take her home after the dance.
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