Sarah took over all hostess duties after Emily died from tuberculosis in 1836.

"Delight," Scheherazade responded, as Lady Anne left to pursue other hostess duties.

Paul wants me to go along, as usual, hostess duties, catering, laundry ..." I made a disgusted face.

Were it not for my hostess duties, I'd have whisked him upstairs.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Inez drifted off to perform her hostess duties.

But-Known allowed one more stroke then obviously decided that her hostess duty was done and strolled over to leap up on the sofa beside Lorinda.

Subject dismissed, on to obligatory hostess duties.

He explained she had hostess duties.

(The poet left hostess duties to her sister Lavinia and listened to the chatter and music as she sat alone on the hall stairway.)

Now that Anna's muddy boots had crossed her threshold, hostess duties kicked in.