Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-29
FOR THE LADIES
cA1.xs AnD cAxDs.

A ard shouid be piece OF plain
..sise cardboard. nsss glazed, and TIE
..ne shoaId be engraved 10 script
Scme ,.eopie sfiii cling 70 th< osd To-
s,sn letters. to Old Ens1ish, ans fass
..d shen 70 fac-simile u the siaslsi-
.,s,i,'g Fhese Gse ~, however. the
r.vh~sr shson, which reduces 10 the
ssssriest sarra all things A lady .
card should b. larger than that Of :
gentleman. and should have nes Ieh
sidress. and siso her residences ~ The
left hand csansr. OF the = ~ nsnd II
he prefer t. The h ter u the most
convenient il she wishes % ssse her yis-
lting card, a. many do, fos invitations
10 6ve O'Clock tea Gsnflenseu cards
sln,osf invariably have the Address IN
the les; hand corner.
In leaving cards the lady Of tie house
leaves her osn, Der husbands, With
those Of her son. and daughters who
are out, on families whom she knows
Or WISHES 20 know. II this IL q first
cali, The esvilsay should be returned
within a week. Ia giving an enter
tainnent lady tneloses her husbands
card 10 all who are invited for the fifst
time. IL il equivalent 20 . call On hss
part. In calling alter . dinner or .
psrty. the lady also leaves her hus~
lands card, ~ be is generally to-
busy lin this country 10 make calls.
First invitations especially should be
aiwsys courteousiy responded TO, cards
left and . proper recognition OF the
ciyility made. even If those invited do
not wish 10 keep mp the acquaintance.
Il often happens TO those who have .
very large acquaintance, End who have
met with perhaps adversely or sorrow
that they cannot easily enlarge Their
acquaintance. Let such = failure 10
accept the overture OF an acquaintance
be made with attention to Kindness
and 70 the feelings OF those who have
invited you. Show them that you are
Obliged Tor the compliment, even II you
cannot all yourself Of 1t. To return
q card--to say This has been :. mt by
mistaks"--is to write ones self down a
snob. . vulgar person.
The younger should cali ON the elder.
The new conner has q perfect right TO
send the first card. II II IL not re-
spondeI To no one Is killed or wound
I'd. The natural delicaey OF any sea
sibie person will prevent his Intrusion
upon a social queen whose position Is
80 very well known to be Of the highest
that she can discern from her lofty
station whom she Wishes 70 know and
whose visiting list Is probably full. Two
persons who are on the same social
plane need never fear TO call hrst.
IL Is generally regarded - comph-
lnent, and the person who has most
seifrespect Is generally the one VINO
linda no fault with 1t.
The custom OF calling on all one ;
acquaintance in crowded city has be-
come an impossihility therefore sooi-
ETY. women have day Jew reception
days In a mo ID, thus seeing all Their
friends once year. III II Is iinpossiDis
10 reach them on these occasions, send
card for every member OF the iami'y
invited. aud ones duty u over Tor the
gear.
When young ladies' leave their mo.
Tiers card, there IL the same respect
expressed as II the mother c lied 10
person. Many ladies who are ELDERLY,
or invalid, or who are disinelinesi Tor
society, leave all this work Tor those
Who are young and strong. Itisa great
pity that 80 inany American mother
retire from their social duties, bat "
they do the card Is still ail-po~e,iul,
and the lady visited must be content.
A lady never leaves her card on gen.
tieman. She sends the card oil husband
or son, II she chooses. when she ASKS
him 10 dinner.
The card business mui tlpsIes itself so
Infinitely that some xit proposed that
there should be q clearing house fur
cards xhere NJ. March and Mr.. starch
.o,.ld leave their cards for each other
on ia first day OF the year, and BY
this inte. ehange, managed by clerks,
escape the bother for the rest OF The
year. The idea IL n good one, though
unfortunately imprscticabie,a as the Sch
timent OF personal attention Ringers
around the card still.
Cards should be left for guests visit
ing at a house. II the lady who calls
knows ot their presence. Ibis,
course, u ot always possible. out u
lady 10 invited to meet a stranger sne
should call ON her immediately. 4. T..
&. cards are no longer left or seat shen
,,eopie merely separate for the sum
me-. Indeed, people rarely send them
eyer when going to Europe. lhe
br,dxc across the Atlantic Is now so
short ana 20 easy that few eople CON
.ider il worth mentioning that they
intend 10 cross il. hut they are In or
der n a foreigner Is leaving the eoun-
try, where he has been sisisor'-l Nfs-