After all these accounts of the week's social. act understood that Shanghai hostesses fare having a busy time of it. Yet jin case they should be inclined to think that their task as such is an exacting one, or that their burdens dealing with Shanghai guests are too heavy to bear, I will quote from London gossip writer who is from fall' accounts familiar with the Jdificulties that confront hostesses in that city.
"To be a London hostess is no easy matter, as I was reminded Jwhen a lady who is famous for her Jentertaining took me into her office and acquainted me with her. numerous daily duties in this Jeonnection. Here, found a most Jeficient card index system. 'Het friends—and they numbered nearly, 2,200—were classified as married couples, single women, bachelors, fort, music, literature, theatre and on. On each of' the ordinary envelopes were this purpose—was inscribed a private' memorandum thumb-nail. character sketch, the interests of the person concerned. This hostess had her hours, uses an up-to-dat dictaphone. "These are modern [business methods indeed!"
Were any prominent Shanghai hostess (I also will refrain from mentioning names) to start making "thumb-nail character sketches" of her Criends, "the result might be amusing, to say the least.
It might also be uncomfortably enlightening, if she were enterprising enough to put her collection lof sketches before the public eye. better tha
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