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<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em><a href="http://www.corbisimages.com/Search#p=1&amp;q=elsa+maxwell" target="_self">Elsa Maxwell with birdcages via Corbis</a></em></span></p>
<p>My dog-eared copy of Elsa Maxwell&#39;s <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Lively-Art-Entertaining/dp/0847827135" target="_self">How to Do it</a>&#0160;</em>is a great source of hilarious quotes from the original hostess with the mostest. As party season begins in earnest, I&#39;ll try to keep these two jewels from the hostess herself in mind.</p>
<p>As a guest:</p>
<p><em>Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being bores.&#0160;</em></p>
<p>As a hostess:</p>
<p><em>Serve the dinner backward, do anything - but for goodness sake, do something weird.&#0160;</em></p>
<p>In other words, whether you&#39;re a guest or the host, DON&#39;T BE BORING.</p>
<p>Now, doesn&#39;t that just put you in the mood to party?</p>
