, 1881-11-13
Some Sensible Remarks on the YuI.
garlty Of Miscellaneous
Kissing.
The Weddings Of the Past Week-Mar-
riage Licenses Soon to Be
Taken Out.
The Clubs Awakening from Their Summer
Snmters- Prominent Social
Eyents.
Gossip for the Ladies-Novelties Of
Fashion-Personal
Notes.

Notes.
CALLING, cEnEMoSIoUs AND
FRIENDLY.
Written for The rhicago Snndtu 7ribuns.
Visiting is ceremony not 10 be neglected
or discarded it We expect to be remembered
by our acunaintlncts.
Visits Of ceremony are undoubtedly 1abo-
rious and urinterestins. and yet they must
tie exchanged. unless we wish our names
strlcke,, froni the VISITORS bOnk. This will
certainly be the consequence, as the neglect
of this common courtesy is not forgiven by
eociety. We sincerely wish that formal visits
might be represented by cards as 4 ri1ie-and
sent by post except OIL very rare occasions;
but that lime has not come. and until it does,
the society wt,ltian must 20 through the
ordeal Tor which there seems to be 10 rcltl-
esy. AS the great structure, suciety, rests
upon al Interchange uf visits. it is absolutely
necessary to submit gracefully to its require
IleuiS.
1t is not proper TO invite Il person to yonrt
ilotlse, no matter how often you have met.
until sou lave formally called. You would
aifel,.i good taste We're you 10 do so, bts;des
bt:rayln. AL Ignorance of the laws
ii visiting. Gentleman have hitherto
been excused from. visits nj form.
OH account of their days being occupied with
business, They l!:lve thus far happily es-
c:ptd the mnl,atnny anu wearylnz. stn1y- viii
lnlyiy allowing it tn devulrc 1ron their
wives. daughters. mnsllers, III sisters, as the
ease may he, While they arr. the recipients at
tie various social evening gatherings. But
THESE excuses have l,an their day. II nur
gentlemen ar,. still eNt.H], from formal rails,
uley will find the ladies vii! mt excise So
rt;tlily ali absence from their Salo1.S,'
which a:t. all entirely new feature, very IT.
Gently iMlr"iuced, aud which bid fair 10 ''t-
come excessively lrnplllar-. We are glad To
ti,at sucie1y 81 r.ldy IT. receive and adopt the
sa!s AS one hf her chuice social gatherings:
They surely deserve IL be popular. for nl I'LL
plclsl;ti,lt. receptions the salem Is the cream.
Fur wears they have heet enjoyed 1T Paris,
end it is almost 4 wonder that they have not
been introduced long ago OIL this side nt tile
water We will soon llt.:,r serious lauent:-
tons from some ol our gentlemen that they
have !,rtI overlooked. and d,>erveiy. 1np,
ly Mrs. $G-;:lu.-So the Nc;.sioil Of her last
full-slress reception, nr her last ball. 1He
sa,n Is held tlt'ln = IL II ocluck III the evet'-
iu. oi course. both gentlemen! and i;l,lies ap-
ptarinE III street t"iit1. Tie. ttat'!res
u the salon , are very , hSe tl; that
eesses an advantage III This. that gentle
men will ofienrr In in the ma j0rity than
ladies'. Wrare obliged to admit -latter:.lg
is 10 the stronger >ey-tflat this fart ia4i'ts
greatly to the popularity nf tie SALON: .Aii-
.',tler thing which recommends itself il the
fac; that there Is iii prets!ssit'n to Mure than
ordinary street costume THIS will im dc
li.ittul l,ews to the conservative people who
nl:lse themselves popular i'll Il fertall way,
by maintaining their uWli taste, rvgaItilesS
uf the !;4w III faShinll-at 1he best Ill u1,-
pleasant characteristic. They may a2inar
u, these gatherings. IlnweynE, and be no longer
ali &uity in the st,tia1 SteNt.
Ladies never pay cerelno!lous calls oll
r5rfSt 1E