Tips for being the Perfect Hostess

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“The ideal hostess must have so many perfections of sense and character that were she described in full, no one seemingly but a combination of seer and angel could ever hope to qualify”

—Emily Post, 1922

“Hospitality consists of a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet.”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1856

“Little comforts for the guest room include: Biscuits;
pincushion with plenty of different kinds of pins;
needles threaded with black and white cotton;
Aspirins;
Gas or electric fire, with kettle and small saucepan; Plenty of coat-hangers;
Mushrooms for hats;
Some spare trees for shoes;
All writing material, and a board in case she likes writing in bed. Reading lamp;
A wide choice of books; Her favorite magazines.”

—Rose Henniker Heaton, The Perfect Hostess, 1931