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Page 23
CABINET ( U. S,), MEMBER OF--HOW ADDRESSED. An
official letter begins: Sir, and ends: I have,
sir, the honor to remain your most obedient
servant.
A social letter begins: My dear Mr. Wilson,
and ends: I have the honor to remain
most sincerely yours.
The address on the envelope is: Hon. John
J. Wilson, Secretary of State.
CAKE. is broken into pieces, the size of a mouthful,
and then eaten with fingers or fork.
CALLS. Unless close intimacy exists, calls should
only be made on the specified days.
ASKING MEN TO CALL ON WOMEN. A debutante
should leave this matter to her mother
or chaperone.
A young woman, until she has had some
experience in society, should be very careful
in inviting men to call.
She should not invite a man to call whom
she has met for the first time. No man
should be invited to call until she is assured
of his social standing and character.
In some parts of the country men first ask
permission to call, and in other parts women
first ask men to call.
ASKING WOMEN TO CALL ON WOMEN. It is
generally the custom for the married or elder
woman to ask the unmarried or younger
woman to call.
BACHELORS' DINNERS. See BACHELORS' DINNERS
--CALLS.
BREAKFAST. See BREAKFASTS--CALLS.
BEST MAN. See BEST MAN--CALLS
BRIDESMAIDS. See BRIDESMAIDS--CALLS.
CHAPERONES. See CHAPERONES--MEN CALLING.
BUSINESS. A business man may call in street
dress upon a woman before six o'clock.
Social visits may be made in the same
manner.
DAYS AT HOME. Calls should only be made on
the regular "At Home" days, and the
hostess should always be present on that day.
Very intimate friends may set aside this rule.
DEBUTANTE. See DEBUTANTE--CALLS.
DRESS. When making an afternoon call, a man
would wear afternoon dress, and evening
dress in making an evening call.
HIGH TEA. See HIGH TEA--CALLS.
HOURS. When no special day for receiving is
indicated, calls may be made at any proper
hour, according to the custom of the locality.
Men of leisure may call at the fashionable
hours from two till five in the afternoon, while
business and professional men may call between
eight and nine in the evening, as their
obligations prevent them from observing the
fashionable hours.
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