Chapter 6

CHOOSING A PARTY.

ROOMS--DECISION--ODD MEN--RETURN--ARRANGEMENTS--THEORIES-- OBJECTIONS--PROPOSITIONS--ELECTIONS--THE LADIES--WHO'S HOST?-- GUESTS--HOSTESS--MORE PROPOSALS--GRANDMOTHERS--AUNTS--HALF-SISTERS --SISTERHOOD PROPOSED--GRAND IDEA--CHAPERONS--TERMS--IDEAL--A PROFESSION--A DEFECT--OR ADVANTAGE--ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS--OLD MAN --DULNESS--THEATRICAL--PLANS--THE PRESIDENT--EXPLANATION--IDEA 36