Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-07-28
E1TQUST1E OF CARDS.
na ohrerrnnces nf cnra .leayinr. or. as

The observances of cord-ieovlng, Or, as
it has been scoifnglyterrued, "paste'
board etiquette, are at times found ~
be irkso,pe ald arnoving: but they ara
followed, 3evertheiee,, with a ;yIeat deal
Of plnctiIio Upon tjns ens:on. s;.@<
whole fabric OF society may ie said TO
rest, for by the proper use OF visiting
cards. the ice Of conyeDtionality is bro
ken--a circle Of friends either formed OF
ealareed---tha WY p;svei for invitations
acquaintance kept up. Or connections
severed. Thereier the study OF the,
code COW Eollowed in thus respect is OF
the greatest Importance 70 those %lio
are deshmns c; attaining any OF The OBJ
iects Just aentioned. as well IA 10 thosa
who vi ~ Eoei themselves at ea-e,
should they, by any means. fnd them
selves removed ffora tlie Ordinary -of,-
tine Of their liTes. K.
Csrl-leavi,lg is p drty which corfss,ee
almost entirely within the province q
the mistress of the holsa. i,t only oe
her own behalf, hut on her husbands
also
In Tie colntsy ii il etiquette i0 ijio
old. established res!Iant: IL call first
,,pon any paw people who conae to dwell
in tlle neighborhonii. and tI;is is r es!.:
tom which shralsi l'', carefully observed.
By it kind Of welcome is given 10 tlia
strangers, an,' it rests entirely With tl.e'
first callers 70 decide whether ths' &c.
luaintancesiip thus formed silolii3 hc
nothing more than hoving one, o.
whether it should expand into in:imacy
uy friendship. <
This position can be ruosr easily eS-
plaine,l by ncons' OF IN iiin.1rsiioii.1'>S.
We will suppose, for instlnee, tha; "a
Mr. and Mrs. S,niti. coma 10 reai6o
.itle- in lho col!ntl>, in the vili@ge, an 6
suburban Locality, "r any plsce where
they would be likely III raeet frequently.
reven occasionally. With the established
resilents-iu word. anywhere e1cep5
n . large town. +
We will take the family Of the BrognII
Is 3 type of the old inhohitents. UpusEI
earning thu. Mr.. anl Mrs. Smith ver,AI
,.irlr IN resi.j.nce. Mr.. Brown (aueqm-Ii
panied nt noI By her husband, AS t,e|
.ase n9s be- would inbe an early op-
.cr,uairy # ealing ni.or Mrs. Smith.
r thue lndy is 1T home. N,s. Grown. ists
-. Shown INTO 1De drew'iug-room,
aiil intiu,us~ ti,. ,,nrpcri CT l.,rr,
t;s;t--namely. :iial y. manitesting n
riendiy Disposition toS:rd them. This.
,,a,ll ,,sed noj los! n.oi,o than 3 few min,
..t.-s-- suy r:,l or fittt.p- If Mrs BroSa3
nes caile.; withoni ll,Y Husband, she viii
taxi. coe onpprt,Iri5.e, willie leaving, 10
ship 81 ;jar hail-Jn;o'o tro Of der 3lus-:s
bar,;s cnrQs -ol.c i.r Mrs, tbe Other fsr
U:. Slnitl THIS IS i:;i.ea " equryaE'if
10 Il oa!l frnm Mr.. Bro~n md, beside. I
u tins oase. the cards arc ,lsefni, As ie-5l
orntirr 3f,=. Suiii. .. "a the 4 -,
,,iact y; 7S5i6eaNs. :.iI'G'., :,. \ ..!TaEt''s!.
niql.r not ;le ilr,"r: a. iiri
/. j. mov NJ. Smiths turn u easl>of.l
t. ti,c a.iliiy fils ailnr'i:. Ate: ~
iarsp of il,roc ~ fonr aaS'', ~ : a,e::
,c,a.d;ng ~ 81" a9omnt % n.,rlia!:,y
.i.o !n:v l,.el- is Ae: ilair 70 retarn
.iss. I;rowIl's taD SEE ;tces 81, of
co.,rsp iaaviI,s' cai.'s sho'ld Mrs.
Brown baseeE 10, 70 he If horne.