The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-17
CARD ETIQUETTE.
For Maids and MatrOns, Widows,
Bachelors and Husbands.

The question of card etiquette is, like
the poor, ever with US. There seems on
some points connected with it no au-
thority that may be considered as final.
Consequently the presentment of various
dictatOrS has its adVanIag yes, giving one
at least an excuse for erring.
a compiler of d recent book upon the
subject discusses some of the intricacieS
Of card leaving in print.
AS, for example: when sisters live to-
gether two or even three it is difficult
to be absolutely certain as TO the number
of cards to leave. For one thing age
gives individuality to ladies. and in these
days they acquire it at very early age,
when left parentleSS and living together
Each one has friends of her own and dis
tinct from her sisters. When this IS the
case, cards are, as matter OF course, on
ly left for the one sister upon whom the
call is made, and a married lady should
leave one Of her own and one OF her
husbands cards; but when the three sis
tiers are acquaintance of a caller, a card
should be left for each Cne-a card OF a
wife and card OF a husband: but should
one sister act as the head of the house,
considerably older than the others, then
cards should be left for her only, with
the corner of the lady's card turned down.
AS regards the sisters cards, If still very
young, their names should be on one card,
if not, they should have separate cards
"a widow had two young ladies' staying
with her. Are callers to leave a card for
each? They are slight acquaintance on
ly, and have but recently met In this
SuIIlCiGnL
two young ladies, in addition to the one
left for the widow, and two of the hus-
bands cards should be left; but if he had
not met them. this would be Unnecessary
in his behalf. Again, when a widow is
calling upon acquaintance to whom she
wishes indirectly to introduce her visitors
she should write their names on her own
cards, as they could not leave cards upon
people they did not know.
"A bachelor calls on married people,
with two daughters out. Is he to leave
cards for the daughters as well as for
the father and mother? He rather thinks
he ought, but the card-ledving code says
he ought not. On the other hand if the
daughters were staying at a hotel, for
instance, with a relative or friend, or on
visit in town or country. he could leave
a card for the two, or even one for each.
when calling on their relative, or he could
leave cards for them if not acquainted
with their relative or hostess.
When an unmarried lady is calling on
a married couple with daughters, what
cards should he leave? She can leave one
for the mother and one for the daugh-
ters, of friends of hers, or one for the
mother with the corner turned down;
but she must not leave one for the hus-
band, because ladies do not leave cards
upon married men, and only upon bachsl-
OrS and widOwerS after entertainments
given by them, at which they have been
present.
when should p. p. C. cards be left and
wren not? On the occasion of a long alb
sence of over three months: on leaving
town al the close Ofthe season; on leaving a.
neigh bOrhOOd where YOU have resided for
for months and sometimes only for weeks
but not when changing houses IN the
same neighbOrhood, town, or even district
not even when about to be married. un-
less the future home is to be in another
city The words pour prendre congo sig
Nifty farewell; and when goodbye is not
intended, and future meetings are anti
cipated. there is no ostensible motive for
leaving p z. c. cards. New York Times