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In popular houses where visitors like to go again and again, there is always a happy combination of some attention on the part of the hostess and the perfect freedom of the guests to occupy their time as they choose.

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Emily Post
Age: 87 †
Born: 1872
Born: October 27
Died: 1960
Died: September 25
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