The
BEALL MANSION
407 East 12th Street
Alton, Illinois 62002-7230 USA
Greater St. Louis MO
bed and breakfast hotel
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“The ideal hostess must have so many perfections of sense and character that were she described in full, no one seemingly but a combination of seer and angel could ever hope to qualify”
—Emily Post, 1922
“Hospitality consists of a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1856
“Little comforts for the guest room include: Biscuits;
pincushion with plenty of different kinds of pins;
needles threaded with black and white cotton;
Aspirins;
Gas or electric fire, with kettle and small saucepan; Plenty of coat-hangers;
Mushrooms for hats;
Some spare trees for shoes;
All writing material, and a board in case she likes writing in bed. Reading lamp;
A wide choice of books; Her favorite magazines.”—Rose Henniker Heaton, The Perfect Hostess, 1931