The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
Etiquette Of Cards.

Selected.
The etiqutte OF card leaving is really
quite simple, but, nevertheless, it is
often misunderstood.
Young girls do not nave cards OF
their own, but share those of their
mother, under whose name their own
appears. When girl is 10 longer
young enough to require chaperonage.
she has card to herself. And the
same thing happens in the case OF the
young lady journalist or other profess
ional woman. 4 large number of her
visits would be on matters of business.
when chaperonage would not be re-
qulred, and therefore, her mothers
name on her card would be quite out
of place
Only when making a business call
should one ever send in & card by the
servant, but it would be quite correct
to do this when calling On an editor or
publisher at his office or when calling
OF lady to ask for the character Of q
ser} ant.
p ?. G. and Z. D. 4. written on the
cards seem 10 puzzle some people
These initials stand Tor "pour prendre
congo" and "pour dire adieu" and sig
nify that the owner of the cards desires
to say goodbye. It is customary, when
one is going away for any length OF
time, to laaYe Or send these cards to
ones acquaiLanecs. They may be sent
by post ii desired
When paying call, a married lady
would leaye two OF her husbands cards
and one OF her own for married cou-
pie il she found the mistress of the
house out. II she saw her, she would
merely place couple of her husbands
cards in the hall on leaving the house
i gcnsleman's card IS never left for a
young unmarried lady, and in no case
should he ever turn down the corner
OF his card, for there might be some
young ladies in the house, and it would
be thought that lie meant his card for
them. The Specification of the turned
down corner is that the card is intend
ed to include all the ladies Of the fam
l!y.
4 daughter often leaves cards for her
parents, but she lets her brother do his
card leaving for himself. Motherless
young girls have their names on the
cards OF the aunt Or any relative who
chaperons them, or, i they are Lying
alone with their father, their names are
printed on his card beneath his own,
the card in this case being the Size of
| lady's visiting card. Young sisters liv-
| ing together and chaperoning them
selves would haye "The Misses Dash"
on a card, which would include as
many Of the party as were ont.
Cards are left after nearly all enter
tainments except garden parties, but
these should be LETT in person and not
sent through the post. Except after a
dinner party it is not necessary to ask
whether the hostess IS at home. It is
quite sufficient to hand in the cards to
the servant, saying, "For Mgs. Blank. !"
Card Ieayiug is chiefly practiced
among mere acquaintances, real friends
being less cerenaonious in the matter.
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