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Page 26
PALL-BEARERS. See PALL-BEARERS--CALLS.
THEATRE. See THEATRE--CALLS.
USHERS. See USHERS--CALLS.
WEDDING INVITATIONS. Very intimate friends
can call personally. Friends of the groom
who have no acquaintance with the bride's
family should send their cards to those inviting
them.
Those who do not receive wedding invitations,
announcement, or "At Home" cards
should not call on the married couple, but
consider themselves as dropped from their
circle of acquaintance.
WOMEN RECEIVING AND INVITING MEN. The
invitation to call should be extended by the
woman, and if she does not specify the time,
will naturally be considered as an act of
courtesy, but not as an invitation.
These invitations should be given with great
care by young women. It is better to have
the invitation extended by her mother or
chaperone.
A married woman may ask a man to call,
especially if she have unmarried daughters.
An afternoon tea is an appropriate time to
specify. A man may ask a married woman
who has a family for permission to call.
At the beginning of a season, a man who
desires the further acquaintance of a woman
should leave his card in person for all the
members of the family.
A formal call, or the first call of the season,
should, mot last longer than ten or fifteen
minutes. It is proper for the man to inquire
for all the women of the family.
A man should call only on "At Home"
days, unless especially invited to come at
other times. The hostess should be home on
all "At Home" days, unless sickness or
other good cause prevents.
In the absence of "At Home" days, or
specified time, calls may be received at any
proper hour, according to the locality of the
place.
When men make a formal call at other than
specified time, the hostess may justly excuse
herself. The caller would have no ground
for offense.
Intimate friends need not hold to formal
hours for paying calls.
Men of leisure should call only at fashionable
hours--from two to five in the afternoon.
Evening calls should not be made by other
than business or professional men, unless the
acquaintance be an intimate one, or unless
they are specially invited.
Business and professional men may call between
eight and nine o'clock, as their obligations
prevent them from observing the fashionable
hours.
Informal calls may be made on Sunday
after three o'clock by business and professional
men, provided there are no religious or other
scruples on the part of those receiving the
calls.
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