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host or hostess should be very careful to see that each person is introduced to every one he has not met at a small party. One should know both how to introduce a person and what to say on being introduced. In introducing one person to another, it makes a difference whether you say, “ Mrs. Gray, this is Dorothy Alexander,” or, “ Dorothy, this is Mrs. Gray.” If Mrs. Gray is the older person, Dorothy should be introduced or presented to Mrs. Gray. In this case the former is the correct introduction. The rules to follow are these : 1. Present a younger person to an older person. 2. Present a boy to a girl or a man to a woman. 3. Present a less prominent person to one of greater importance. The best thing to say in introducing one to another is, “ Mother, this is Eleanor Jones,” or, “ Miss Perkins, may I present Mr. Hopkins? ” or, “ Miss Adams, Miss Ward.” The person to whom another is presented makes the next move. He or she may bow cordially or offer his hand to the one being presented and say, “How do you do?” not, “I am glad to meet you.” The one correct response to an introduction is, “How do you do?” The person being introduced follows the lead of the one to whom he is being introduced. If a bow has been made, the bow should be returned. If a hand is extended, the hand should be grasped. The person being introduced may say nothing or may repeat the name of the other person, or in addition to repeating the name say, “How do you do?” The question may arise as to when you shall shake handk and when you shall merely bow on introduction. It is customary for (1) a boy or a man to shake hands with another boy or man; (2) a girl or a woman to bow to another girl or woman or to a boy or man on formal occasions ; to shake hands at less formal occasions. Since a boy or man is presented to a girl or woman, 576 Hospitality the latter extends her hand first in an introduction, in case she desires to shake hands. Shall persons being introduced rise during the introduction? (1) The hostess or the one doing the introducing rises. (2) A boy or a man rises. (3) A girl or a woman remains seated when a boy or a man or another girl or woman is being introduced to her unless she is a hostess ; she may rise when being introduced to an older woman or to a much older man. A person who introduces others gracefully often says some- thing after the introduction to let the persons being introduced know something more about each other. A girl presenting one of her school friends to her mother might say, “ Mother, you will remember that I have often spoken of Mary. We are in the same classes at school.” What courtesies are demanded of a guest at a party? One giving a party tries to make the guests have a good time. It seems only common courtesy for the ones accepting the invita- tion to help the hostess in every way possible to make the party a success. If games are planned, play them heartily, and thus add to the success of the party. Do not sit in the corner as if you had no interest in the party.