Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
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Tho EtAausets oS Paying vlsits-1rssty
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19aks Peach Preserves.
Considerable ignorance prevails, even
among persons Of good breeding. CON-
corning the details Of everyday etiquette
40 obsery. in the world Of fashion.
Following are some hints on paying
visits from an English authority which
convey correct idea also Of the ETH
quette prevailing in our large cities:
When 4 gentleman makes a call, no
should take his hat and stick into the
drawing room with him. He retains
them in his hand until he has greeted
the lady of the house and shaken hands.
Then he places them OF, q chair or on
the floor beside him, or may hold them
in his hand still IL he prefers. When he
comes to the house by invitation. he
should leave his hat and stick in the
hall. Otherwise this ia qnite incorrect
unless he ia one Of the family. To do
10 shows that he ia on privileged terms
and would be in very bad taste unless
lie were at the house by invitation. He
may retain his gloves all through a
morning call or remove them, Us he
prefers N.
When lady is in the drawing room,
and guests are announced. she ut once
rises to meet them and shakes hands
If there are ladies present known to y
lady caller on her entrance they rise to
speak to her and shake hands. Gentle
men do the same aud remain standing
till she is seated. II a gentleman enters
and the ladies present know him. they
merely bow or shake hands without ris.
ing from their seats. The hostess, OF
course, rises, aud 90 do the ladies OF
her family who are at home Should
the host enter, no lady whom he greets
should rise TO shake hands unless he 10
very old gentleman and she young
girl, when such an attention Ia pref
ty compliment. > ..-,s a.a5,as-.
It ia not usual to introduce two call
ers to each other unless there Is u spe-
cial reason for it. Where both are resi-
dents in one neighborhood it 10 y dis
tinct solecism, unless both have given
the hostess to understand that they de-
sire it. People sitting near each other
at call should converse without any
introduction. When lady rises to 60
utter she has shaken hands with her
hostess and others with whom she is
acquainted, she should bow to others
whom she does not know, whether they
have spoken together or not. On meet
ing again this does not constitute an
acquaintance. and they do not bow. g.,
When caller rises to take leave, she
first shakes hands with her hostess, then
with others present whom she knows
These rise to say goodby-the ladies at
once resume their seats and, the gentle
men remain standing till she has left
the room. The ladies to whom she
merely bows do not rise from their
seats, though all the gentlemen present
do 90, whether they are known to bel
or not. The host should accompany hez
to the door, or, in bis absence. any
friend of the family on sufficiently in.
innate terms to take his place. In any
case he opens the drawing room door
for her. If several gentlemen are pres
emit, this Office 10 performed by the one
nearest the door. A formal call should
not extend over ten minutes or quar-
ter of an hour. When guest rises to
take leave, the hostess rings for serv-
ant to show her out When she Is the
only guest present or of higher consid-
Grafton than those staying behind, the
hostess should go to the door of the
drawing room with her.