What follows is 17 jewel, clockwork planning:
1. Balance the Guest List Minutely:
To begin with, give yourself an even break on the company. Invite only people you like and who will get along together.
For a small party, where the guest will have no escape from each other, it's vital that they have interest in common. Therefore, they should not be too much alike. They want stimulation, should complement, not compete with each other. For this reason, stick to only one prima donna per small dinner table.
At a large party, you can relax with the invitation list if you will take a little more care with the on-the-spot matchings, and be alert to its pitch as the party progresses. You can invite both the Republican and the leftist, if also you have two or three others whom each will enjoy: a fellow fisherman who won't mind a few political edicts; an attractive woman who will bring the subject around to her specialty when the atmosphere gets charged. You stack the cards your way if every guest has at least one talkable interest in common with every other guest.
Having constructed this great and congenial guest-list, the next cog in the gears of good party-giving is to...
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