Answer:

hostesses

Answer	Crossword Clue
HOSTESSES	Party givers.
HOSTESSES	Hors d'oeuvre servers, maybe
HOSTESSES	Party throwers

HOSTESSES	Some restaurant employees
HOSTESSES	Perle Mesta and others
HOSTESSES	Entertaining women

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.