it a "stag dinner"--that is, a dinner for
men only.

To this she invites as many of his men friends as she can accommodate, and
provides a good, substantial meal, without any "frills." It need not be
elaborate if everything is good of its kind, well cooked and served hot.
The menu may include oysters, roast fowl, two vegetables, several
relishes, and an entree, with some simple dessert and good coffee. She
will also see to it that the cigars are of the proper excellence. It is
optional whether she sits at the table till the coffee and cigars are
served, or stays in the kitchen to superintend the serving. Red is the
most appropriate color for decorations, since a man's ideas of color are
usually rather crude. Men always enjoy a dinner of this kind. The evening
may conclude with cards.

A stag card-party sometimes takes the place of a dinner; it is followed by
a substantial supper.

THE MUSICAL AND INFORMAL TEA.

At a musical, guests are seated, the hostess remaining near the door to
welcome late arrivals. If these arrive while a selection is in progress,
they stand till it is finished, then find seats. Guests do not leave their
seats during the intermission, but converse with those in the vicinity.
Refreshments are always served. Hats are removed.

For a very informal tea the hostess sends her card with the date and hour
written across the lower corner. If a friend is staying with her, she may
write "to meet Mrs. A." at the top. She will offer a cup of tea and cakes
or wafers to each comer, or may ask some friend to do so for her, leaving
her free to mingle with her visitors. Simplicity and informality
characterize this form of receiving friends.

[726 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]

ETIQUETTE FOR CHILDREN.

"The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother."
--Bonaparte.

Children reflect the manners of their homes. As they learn to talk after
the fashion of their parents' speech, so they learn to be polite by
example, aided by training, and in both cases the habit of youth persists
in greater or less degree all through life.

To train children properly requires patience and persistence, but to have
polite children, and to feel that they know what to do and how to do it
when they begin to go out, is certainly a great source of satisfaction to
a mother, on whom the burden of training falls.

The secret of success is beginning early. Before the baby is three years
old he should be in process of trai