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L I V I N G D I N I N G L I B R A RY B E D K I TC H E N G A R D E N LADY DAMASK'S RESOLUTIONS FOR HOLIDAYS, HOME AND HOSPITALITY, ANNO DOMINI —— TO FINISH MY HOLIDAY GIFT LIST WITH PANACHE. FINDING THE UNIQUE AND UNEXPECTED BRINGS JOY TO THE RECIPIENT AND, OF COURSE, TO ME. GIVING IS NOT A COMPETITION, BUT I DO LOVE TO WIN. TO HOST FEWER DINNERS, BUT MAKE THEM MORE MEMORABLE. I WOULD RATHER HAVE SIX GUESTS WHO TALK BRILLIANTLY THAN TWENTY WHO MERELY CHEW. TO KEEP FRESH FLOWERS IN THE MORNING ROOM YEAR-ROUND, AND AVOID DISCUSSING HOW VERY EXPENSIVELY UNSEASONAL THEY ARE. TO MASTER THE ART OF THE SURPRISING TABLE SETTING, INCLUDING—THIS YEAR—COUPES AND STEMMED GLASSWARE FOR EVERYTHING AND A SINGLE THEATRICAL CENTERPIECE, PREFERABLY SOMETHING ALIVE. TO SPEAK WELL OF OTHERS AT LEAST UNTIL THE FIRST COURSE IS SERVED. AFTER DESSERT, ANYTHING MAY BE FORGIVEN. TO GIVE EVERY ROOM A UNIQUE SIGNATURE SCENT— MY VERSION OF A CALLING CARD IN THE AIR. AND ONE WILL KNOW ONE'S LOCATION BLINDFOLDED. TO ENSURE EVERY GUEST LEAVES BELIEVING THEMSELVES THE MOST FASCINATING PERSON IN THE ROOM— THOUGH OF COURSE, THAT DISTINCTION WILL ALWAYS REMAIN MINE. 1 3 1 6 S LO C U M ST R E E T DA L L A S K D B I E L . C O M RO O M S W I T H A P O I N T O F V I E W