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IF YOU’RE SPENDING this kickoff-to-summer weekend as a house guest, you’ve likely pondered the challenges of choosing a hostess gift that’s not another boring, superfluous candle. This offering of gratitude can be maddeningly tricky. What will charm, and what will fall flat? How much money should you lay out? And must you bring a gift at all?
To clear up the lattermost question: The answer is incontrovertibly yes. “My mother would always tell me, if you’re not ringing the doorbell with your elbows, something is wrong,”…